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To authorize the special use of the property known as 1308 North 23rd Street for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)
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WHEREAS, the owner of the property known as 1308 North 23rd Street, which is situated in a R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District, desires to use such property for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, which use, among other things, is not currently allowed by section 30-412.4, concerning lot area and width; density; and unit width, of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with section 17.11 of the Charter of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, it has been made to appear that, if granted subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this ordinance, the special use granted by this ordinance will not be detrimental to the safety, health, morals and general welfare of the community involved, will not tend to create congestion in streets, roads, alleys and other public ways and places in the area involved, will not create hazards from fire, panic or other dangers, will not tend to overcrowding of land and cause an undue concentration of population, will not adversely affect or interfere with public or private schools, parks, playgrounds, water supplies, sewage disposal, transportation or other public requirements, conveniences and improvements, and will not interfere with adequate light and air; and
WHEREAS, (i) the City Planning Commission has conducted a public hearing to investigate the circumstances and conditions upon which the Council is empowered to authorize such use, (ii) the City Planning Commission has reported to the Council the results of such public hearing and investigation and its recommendations with respect thereto, and (iii) the Council has conducted a public hearing on this ordinance at which the person in interest and all other persons have had an opportunity to be heard;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
§ 1. Finding. Pursuant to section 30-1050.1 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, the Council hereby finds that the special use set forth in and subject to the terms and conditions of this ordinance will not (i) be detrimental to the safety, health, morals and general welfare of the community involved, (ii) tend to create congestion in streets, roads, alleys and other public ways and places in the area involved, (iii) create hazards from fire, panic or other dangers, (iv) tend to overcrowding of land and cause an undue concentration of population, (v) adversely affect or interfere with public or private schools, parks, playgrounds, water supplies, sewage disposal, transportation or other public requirements, conveniences and improvements, or (vi) interfere with adequate light and air.
§ 2. Grant of Special Use Permit.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this ordinance, the property known as 1308 North 23rd Street and identified as Tax Parcel No. E000-0616/008 in the 2021 records of the City Assessor, being more particularly shown on a survey entitled “Plat Showing Improvements on No. 1308 North 23rd Street, in the City of Richmond, Virginia.,” prepared by McKnight & Associates, P.C., and dated February 4, 2019, a copy of which is attached to and made a part of this ordinance, hereinafter referred to as “the Property,” is hereby permitted to be used for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, hereinafter referred to as “the Special Use,” substantially as shown on the plans entitled “New 2-Story, Single-Family Detached House in Richmond’s Fairmont Neighborhood, 1308 N. 23rd St. House,” prepared by Chris Wolfe Architecture, PLLC, and dated February 9, 2021, hereinafter referred to as “the Plans,” copies of which are attached to and made a part of this ordinance.
(b) The adoption of this ordinance shall constitute the issuance of a special use permit for the Property. The special use permit shall inure to the benefit of the owner or owners of the fee simple title to the Property as of the date on which this ordinance is adopted and their successors in fee simple title, all of which are hereinafter referred to as “the Owner.” The conditions contained in this ordinance shall be binding on the Owner.
§ 3. Special Terms and Conditions. This special use permit is conditioned on the following special terms and conditions:
(a) The Special Use of the Property shall be as a single-family detached dwelling, substantially as shown on the Plans.
(b) One parking space shall be provided on the Property to the rear of the Property.
(c) All mechanical equipment serving the Property shall be located or screened so as not to be visible from any public right-of-way.
(d) All building materials, elevations, and site improvements, including landscaping, shall be substantially as shown on the Plans.
4. Supplemental Terms and Conditions. This special use permit is conditioned on the following supplemental terms and conditions:
(a) All required final grading and drainage plans, together with all easements made necessary by such plans, must be approved by the Director of Public Utilities prior to the issuance of the building permit.
(b) Storm or surface water shall not be allowed to accumulate on the land. The Owner, at its sole cost and expense, shall provide and maintain at all times adequate facilities for the drainage of storm or surface water from the Property so as not to adversely affect or damage any other property or public streets and the use thereof.
(c) Facilities for the collection of refuse shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Director of Public Works. Such facilities shall be located or screened so as not to be visible from adjacent properties and public streets.
(d) Any encroachments existing, proposed on the Plans or contemplated in the future shall require separate authorization and shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, and all future amendments to such laws.
(e) The Owner shall make improvements within the right-of-way, including a new sidewalk along North 23rd Street, substantially as shown on the Plans, which improvements may be completed in one or more phases as approved by the Director of Public Works. All improvements and work within the public right-of-way shall be (i) completed in accordance with the requirements of the Director of Public Works, (ii) considered completed only upon written confirmation by the Director of Public Works that such improvements and work are in accordance with such requirements, and (iii) transferred to the City, following the written confirmation by the Director of Public Works, pursuant to a transfer of interest document approved as to form by the City Attorney and accepted by the Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof on behalf of the City. The Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof, for and on behalf of the City, is hereby authorized to accept, in the manner for which this subsection provides, all improvements and work required by and meeting the requirements of this subsection. The final certificate of occupancy shall not be issued for the Property until all requirements of this subsection are fully satisfied.
(f) In all other respects, the use of the Property shall be in accordance with the applicable underlying zoning regulations.
§ 5. General Terms and Conditions. This special use permit is conditioned on the following general terms and conditions:
(a) No permit implementing this special use permit shall be approved until satisfactory evidence has been presented to the Zoning Administrator that any delinquent real estate taxes applicable to the Property have been paid.
(b) The Owner shall be bound by, shall observe and shall comply with all other laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to the Property, except as otherwise expressly provided in this ordinance.
(c) Words and phrases used in this ordinance shall be interpreted to have the meanings ascribed to them by section 30-1220 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this special use permit is being approved due, in part, to the mitigating effects of each and every condition attached hereto; consequently, if any portion of this ordinance is determined to be invalid for any reason by a final, non-appealable order of any Virginia or federal court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity shall cause the entire ordinance to be void and of no further effect from the effective date of such order.
(e) The privileges granted by this ordinance may be revoked pursuant to the provisions of sections 30-1050.7 through 30-1050.11 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, and all future amendments to such laws. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of this ordinance shall constitute a violation of section 30-1080 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, and all future amendments to such law, or any other applicable laws or regulations.
(f) When the privileges granted by this ordinance terminate and the special use permit granted hereby becomes null and void, whether as a result of the Owner relinquishing this special use permit in a writing addressed to the Director of Planning and Development Review or otherwise, use of the Property shall be governed thereafter by the zoning regulations prescribed for the district in which the Property is then situated.
§ 6. Implementation. The Commissioner of Buildings is authorized to issue a building permit substantially in accordance with the Plans for the Special Use subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this ordinance. An application for the building permit shall be made within 730 calendar days following the date on which this ordinance becomes effective. If either the application for the building permit is not made within the time period stated in the previous sentence or the building permit terminates under any provision of the Virginia Statewide Building Code, this ordinance and the special use permit granted hereby shall terminate and become null and void.
§ 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.
O & R Request
DATE: August 12, 2021 EDITION: 1
TO: The Honorable Members of City Council
THROUGH: The Honorable Levar M. Stoney, Mayor (Patron: Mayor, by Request)
(This in no way reflects a recommendation on behalf of the Mayor.)
THROUGH: J.E. Lincoln Saunders, Acting Chief Administrative Officer
THROUGH: Sharon L. Ebert, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Economic Development and Planning
FROM: Kevin Vonck, Acting Director, Department of Planning and Development Review
RE: To authorize the special use of the property known as 1308 North 23rd Street for the purpose of a single-family dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions.
ORD. OR RES. No.
PURPOSE: To authorize the special use of the property known as 1308 North 23rd Street for the purpose of a single-family dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions.
REASON: The subject property is located in the R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential zoning district. Single-family dwellings are permitted uses in this zoning provided that certain lot feature requirements are met. The lot that will contain the proposed single-family dwelling is 25 feet wide. A minimum lot width of 50 feet is required for a single-family dwelling in the R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. Therefore a special use permit is required.
RECOMMENDATION: In accordance with the requirements of the City Charter and the Zoning Ordinance, the City Planning Commission will review this request and make a recommendation to City Council. This item will be scheduled for consideration by the Commission at its October 4, 2021 meeting.
BACKGROUND: The .072 acre subject property is located midblock on the western side of North 23rd Street between Fairmont Avenue and T Street and is vacant. Deed history shows that the property was an independent lot of record in 1892. In 1901 it was combined with the adjacent property located at 1306 North 23rd street creating a 50 foot wide parcel containing two single-family dwellings, each located within the area of the original lots. In 1962 the consolidated lot was split into two lots in order to facilitate the sale of the subject property and the property located at 1306 North 23rd street as individual properties. Later, the single-family dwelling on the subject property was demolished.
The 1962 lot split created two lots meeting the original 1892 lot configurations but did not meet the required lot feature requirements of the zoning district at that time. Therefore this lot split was not legal and a special use permit is required to redevelop the subject property in a manner consistent with the original development pattern. The block and neighborhood contain a number of single-family dwellings built on similar 25 foot wide lots. The proposed single-family home will occupy the last remaining vacant property on the block.
The Richmond 300 Master Plan recommends Neighborhood Mixed-Uses for the Property. The development style in this designation calls for building types that are close to one another and create a unified street wall. Future development should complement the existing context. Primary uses include single-family houses, accessory dwelling units, duplexes and small multi-family dwellings.
The property is also located in the 25th and Nine Mile node. Recommendations for this node envision that the vacant residentially zoned parcels within proximity to the intersection of 25th and Nine Mile are developed into residential uses that are complimentary to the existing residential neighborhood and increase the population of the area to help support future commercial uses in the area.
The proposed two-story dwelling will be a traditional urban design that is complementary to the surrounding dwellings on the block and in the neighborhood.
All properties surrounding the subject property are located within the same R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential zoning district. Within the area of the subject property, properties are improved primarily with single-family dwellings.
FISCAL IMPACT / COST: The Department of Planning and Development Review does not anticipate any impact to the City’s budget for this or future fiscal years.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Staff time for processing the request; preparation of draft ordinance; and publishing, mailing and posting of public notices.
BUDGET AMENDMENT NECESSARY: No
REVENUE TO CITY: $300 application fee
DESIRED EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon adoption
REQUESTED INTRODUCTION DATE: September 13, 2021
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING DATE: October 11, 2021
REQUESTED AGENDA: Consent
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL COMMITTEE: None
CONSIDERATION BY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES: City Planning Commission October 4, 2021
AFFECTED AGENCIES: Office of Chief Administration Officer
Law Department (for review of draft ordinance)
RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING ORD. OR RES.: None
REQUIRED CHANGES TO WORK PROGRAM(S): None
ATTACHMENTS: Draft Ordinance, Application and Narrative, Plans, Survey, Map
STAFF: David Watson, Senior Planner, Land Use Administration, 804-646-1036
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