Planning Commission Meeting Agendas

AGENDA SUFFOLK PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 19, 2013 2:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order A. Invocation B. Roll Call 2. Approval of minutes from previous meeting 3. Family Transfer Subdivision: A. FAMILY TRANSFER SUBDIVISION PLAT FT5-13, submitted by Larry Pilkington, property owner, requesting a family transfer subdivision pursuant to Section 31-514 of the Unified Development Ordinance. The affected property is identified as Zoning Map 54*5C, Whaleyville Voting Borough, zoned A, Agricultural Zoning District. 4. Preliminary Subdivision Plat: A. PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT PS04-13, Lake Kennedy Drive (Extended), submitted by the City of Suffolk, applicant and property owner, to subdivide the existing right-of-way of Lake Kennedy Drive (Extended) and to create one (1) new parcel of land at the corner of Lake Kennedy Drive and White Marsh Road. The affected property is located on Lake Kennedy Drive and is further identified as Zoning Map 35, Parcel 166A, Cypress Voting Borough, zoned RU, Residential Urban District. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a part of the Central Suburban/Urban Growth Area (Core Support). 5. Public Hearings: A. REZONING REQUEST RZ07-13 (Conditional), Harbour View Aged Care Facility, submitted by Mark Williams, P.E., agent, on behalf Hunter Smith of Suffolk IL-AL Investors, LLC, applicant, on behalf Harbourview Partners, property owner, to request a change in zoning from B-2, General Commercial District to O-I, Office- Institutional District (Conditional) for the construction of a 175-unit assisted living facility. The affected area is located at 5871 Harbour View Boulevard and is further identified as Zoning Map 6, Parcel 3*12B, Nansemond Voting Borough, zoned B-2, General Commercial District. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a part Northern Suburban/ Urban Growth Area (Core Support). B. STREET VACATION REQUEST SV03-13, submitted by the CrossPointe Freewill Baptist Page 1  Church, Chad Conyers and Catherine Matthews, applicants and property owners, to vacate a segment of street formerly identified as Alvah Street. The affected area is located between Lida Avenue and Edwards Avenue, adjacent to and bounded on the north by the southernmost property line of 200 Lida Avenue and the southernmost property line of 201 Edwards Avenue and bounded on the south by the northernmost property line of 2460 Pruden Boulevard, further identified as Zoning Map 25A, Parcel 1*A, zoned B-2, General Commercial and Zoning Map 25A, Parcels 1*C1 and 1*C5, zoned RLM, Residential Low Medium Density District, Suffolk Voting Borough. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a part of the Central Suburban/ Urban Growth Area (Inner-Ring Suburban). C. ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT OA3-13, initiated by the Suffolk Planning Commission for amendments to the Code of the City of Suffolk, Chapter 31, Unified Development Ordinance, by amending: Article 3, Procedures, Section 31-302, Ministerial Permits, subsection (g)(2)(c), Certificate of Occupancy, Processing Procedures; and Section 31-305, Conditional Rezoning, add a new subsection (f)(3), Enforcement and Guarantees of Conditions; Article 4, Zoning, Section 31-406, Use Regulations, subsection (b)(1), Uses Not Mentioned, Interpretation; Article 6, Design and Improvement Standards, Section 31-606, Parking and Loading Standards, subsection (a)(7), Table 606-2, Off-Street Parking Requirements and subsection (a)(8), Exceptions; and Section 31-612, Street Improvement Standards, subsection (b)(4), Improvements Required; Article 7, Supplemental Use Regulations, Section 31-702, Animal Regulations and Agricultural Production Operations and Facilities, subsection (b), Agricultural Animals and Section 31-714, Sign Regulations, subsection (a)(1), Intent, Definitions; and subsection (b)(12), Signs Permitted in all Districts, Menu Boards; Article 8, Nonconforming Uses, Section 31-801, Intent, subsection (f)(2)(b), Nonconforming Use of Land, Land and Structure in Combination, Nonconforming Structures, Damage; and Appendix A, Definitions. The purpose of the text amendments is to refine the Unified Development Ordinance due to changed circumstances. 6. Old Business 7. New Business A. Status Report – City Council Meeting, October 16, 2013 8. Adjournment Page 2