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9January 14, 2015 Public

HearingAPPLICANT:

TRINITY CHURCH

PROPERTY OWNER:

YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON

ROADSSTAFF PLANNER: Stephen J. White

REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit (Religious Use - church) ADDRESS / DESCRIPTION: 2121 Landstown Road GPINS: 1484792434 and 1484792884

ELECTION DISTRICT: PRINCESS ANNE

SITE SIZE: 10.32 acres

AICUZ: Majority of the site is within the 65 - 70 dB DNL

Background On February 14, 2012, the City Council approved a Conditional Use Permit for a recreational facility, allowing use of the site for a YMCA and a 50-meter competition pool. The site is currently being developed and construction of the building has commenced consistent with the Use Permit. The YMCA, as permitted by the conditions and restrictions associated with the City’s sale of the property to the YMCA, has reached an agreement with the applicant to use YMCA facilities for church worship services, activities, and office space. The subject site is zoned Conditional B-2 Business, which requires a Conditional Use Permit for a religious use with a floor area over 4,000 square feet. The applicant, therefore, is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a religious use. The church proposes to use the gymnasium for Sunday morning worship services. According to the applicant, up to 450 people can be safely accommodated in the gymnasium for a worship service. Required parking for a 450-seat religious facility is 90 spaces. There are more than 300 spaces being

BACKGROUND / DETAILS OF PROPOSAL

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provided with the YMCA; therefore, even if a worship service had 450 participants on a Sunday morning, there will be adequate parking available for all of the activities occurring at that time. In addition to use of the gymnasium, the church will use rooms for activities as well as maintain an office within the building.

EXISTING LAND USE: Site is being developed for use as a YMCA. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:

North:

Dam Neck Road Hospital and Medical Complex / Conditional O-2 Office

District Princess Anne Park / P-1 Preservation District

South: Landstown Road Undeveloped site / AG-1 Agricultural District

East:

Recreation Drive Cemetery / AG-2 Agricultural District Dominion Virginia Power Electric Transmission Substation /

AG-2 Agricultural District

West: Dam Neck Road Parking lot / AG-1 Agricultural District

NATURAL RESOURCE AND CULTURAL FEATURES:

The site is being developed; therefore, there are no natural resource issues at this time. There are no known features of cultural / historic significant located on the site.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan designates this parcel as being in Princess Anne/Transition Area - Princess Anne Special Economic Growth Area (SEGA 4). The guiding plan for Princess Anne SEGA 4 is the Interfacility Traffic Area & Vicinity Master Plan, adopted as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan in January 2011. More specifically, the subject site lies within North Princess Anne Commons, which serves as the principal gateway to the Virginia Beach Municipal Center and houses several premiere educational, recreational, and medical campuses. The subject site also is within the Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA) between NAS Oceana and NALF Fentress, impacted by the 65-70 dB LDN Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) high noise zone. Despite being constrained by AICUZ, Princess Anne SEGA 4 still offers a unique opportunity for education, entertainment, recreational, habitat preservation, and quality economic development opportunities. Using the gymnasium building included with the approved Conditional Use Permit for the Princess Anne YMCA for Sunday morning worship services is a use that is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and more specifically, the North Princess Anne Commons land use recommendations in the ITA & Vicinity Master Plan.

MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN (MTP) / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP): This segment of Dam Neck Road is a four-lane divided suburban major arterial. Landstown Road is a four-lane

LAND USE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

IMPACT ON CITY SERVICES

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local street from Dam Neck Road to Landstown Centre Way, although two of the lanes function as extended turn lanes. There is an active CIP Project (2.050.000 Landstown Road Improvements) that will provide a widened Landstown Road south of Landstown Centre Way.

TRAFFIC:

Street Name Present Volume

Present Capacity Generated Traffic

Dam Neck Road 18,000 ADT 1

(2014) Up to 32,500 ADT 1 (LOS4 “C”) Up to 34,900 ADT 1 (LOS “E”)

Existing Land Use 2 – 740 ADT

(Sunday) 81 Sunday PeaK Hour Trips

Proposed Land Use 3 – 1,572 ADT (Sunday)

275 Sunday Peak Hour Trips

Landstown Road 1,850 ADT 1 Up to 13,100 ADT 1 (LOS “C”) Up to 20,700 ADT 1 (LOS “E”)

1 Average Daily Trips 2 as defined by 54,400 SF Recreational Community Center (building + 50m pool)

3 as defined by 450-seat church operating within the building described above 4 LOS = Level of Service

For trip generation purposes, the above assumes that the Sunday morning services will occur outside the peak operating hours of all YMCA activities allowed by the Use Permit, such that the peak hour of church traffic does not coincide with the peak hour of recreation facility traffic. WATER: The subject site is being connected to the City water and sewer systems as part of the current construction activity.

The request of the applicant to use the gymnasium and various meeting rooms within the YMCA, as well as to maintain an office in the building will have minimal impact on the operations of the YMCA. All of the activity will occur within the building, there is adequate parking, and the primary traffic impact will occur on a Sunday morning, which is not a peak period for the YMCA. Staff recommends approval of this request with the condition below.

Any sign(s) shall meet the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance as well as the Design Guidelines for Princess Anne Commons, which are on file with the Planning Department of the City of Virginia Beach.

EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION

CONDITION

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NOTE: Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning / Development Services Center and Department of Planning / Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any uses allowed by this Use Permit are valid. The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.

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AERIAL OF SITE LOCATION

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SITE PLAN

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ZONING HISTORY

# DATE REQUEST ACTION 1 05/27/2008 Change of Zoning (AG-1 to Conditional B-2) Granted Conditional Use Permit (recreational facility)

02/14/2012 Modification of 2008 ProffersConditional Use Permit (recreational facility – YMCA)

Granted

2 08/22/2006 Change of Zoning (AG-1 to Conditional B-2) Granted Street Closure

3 03/08/2005 Change of Zoning (O-2 to Conditional B-2) Granted

Conditional Use Permit (hospital, athletic club, eating & drinking establishment, sale of convenience goods & personal services)

12/03/2002 Change of Zoning (P-1 & R-5D to Conditional O-2) Granted Conditional Use Permit (hospital / medical complex & athletic club) Street Closure

4 07/07/1998 Conditional Use Permit (communications tower) Granted 5 03/28/1995 Change of Zoning (R-10 to Conditional AG-1) Conditional Use Permit (recreational facility of outdoor nature -amphitheater) Granted

6 04/04/2012 Change of Zoning (AG-1 & AG-2 to Conditional B-2 & Conditional I-1) Granted 12/03/2013 Modification of 2012 Proffers Granted

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