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RESOLUTION: APPOINTING VIEWERS TO CONSIDER CLOSING AN ALLEY BETWEEN FORREST AND ALBEMARLE STREETS Mr. Buck acknowledged that a few legal questions remained and asked that the two neighborhoods try and meet to resolve their differences and return to Council. On motion by Mrs. Gleas°n, seconded by Mr. Barnes, the resolution appointing viewers to consider closing a portion of an alley between Forres~ and Albemarle Streets was unanimously approved by Council.. WHEREAS, this CouncJ of an alley, fifteen fee~ Street between Dale Avem WHEREAS, it appears 1S.1-364 of the Code of advertised; now, therefo~ BE IT RESOLVED by tn Ms. Mary Jane Haynes, Me in writing to Council wh vacation. RESOLUTION: Mr. Satyendra Huja, GRANTING SPECIAL PERMIT FOR the original request by ~t INCREASED DENSITY AT following the Planning Co 1900 JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE ha~s received a petition requesting vacation wide, connecting forrest Street and Albemarle and' Ch~arlton Avenue; and to Council that the notice~required by Section 'irginia (!950), as amended, has been duly e e Council of the City of charlottesville that srs. W. J. Copeland and H. P. Winn, Jr. report t inconvenience, if any, would result from such Director of Community Development, stated that he owners was for eight persons per uni~, but m-mission's recommendation that the limit be reduced to six, the~ owners had agreed. Mr. Huja stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval for the following reason: It is in harmony with the Land Use Plan of the Comprehensive Plan, provided that no more than 24 cars be kept on the premises by the occupants of the nine unit addition. Mrs. Gleason emphasized that t. he project had been built and partially ~occupied before the ordinance regarding the four person limit had gone into effect. Mr. William Smith, r~Presenting the owners of the property, stated that cars would be stickered for parking, in the apartment lot and the owner would have unstickered cars towed. Mr. ~Buck noted that written to Council opposi due to the increase of tr Mr. Barnes agreed th ~he Johnson Village Neighborhood Associati-on had lg the granting of the special permit primarily ~ffic in the Shamrock Road area. ~t increased traffic would be a problem, but did not think a parking restr!ction as recommended by the Planning Commission was enforceable. Mr. Smith stated that many students live in the apartments because they do not own cars and it is close to the University of Virginia and the bus route. Mr. Buck stated he would support the special permit for six persons per unit ~because it "fell between the cracks" of the old and new ordinances and added that he hoped t~is would be the final request of this type. On motion by Dr. Hail,! seconded by Mrs. Gleason, the resolution Granting Special Use Permit .To Allow for Occupancy by up to 6 Unrelated Persons in Barrister Apartments at 1900 Jefferson Park Avenue was unanimously approved by Council. WHEREAS, application has been made 'for a special use permit to allow for occupancy by up to 6 unrelated persons per unit in the nine 4 bedroom units of the Barrister Ap~rtments~a~ 1900 Jefferson park Avenue under Section 31-28(k)of the COde of the~City of Charlottesville, as amended; and WHEREAS, the site plsn for Barrister Apartments was approved, but they had not bee~ fully occupied., prior to the adoption of Section 31-28(k); and WHEREAS, following a joint public hearing before this Council-and the Planning Commission, duly advertised and held on September Il, 1984, this Council finds that such u~its will conform to the standards set forth in Section 31-28(t) and to t~e criteria applicable to special permits generally under Chapter 31 of the Ci~ Code 439