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Resolution re: Granting a special permit for use of property at 916 Preston Avenue WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission has recommended approval of such special permit, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that: (1) The property located at the intersection of Smith Street and St. Clair Avenue, designated as Parcel 225 on City Real Property Tax Map 49, is hereby granted a special permit for use as a public utility facility, specifically the expansion of the eXisting sub-station, as permitted under ~31-14 of the City Code. (2) The Council finds that such use conforms to the requirements for special permits generally imposed by Article XX (§31-218 et seq.) of Chapter 31 of the City Code, and this permit is aubjeCt to all conditions and ~estrictions imposed generally by such. article. (3) Such special permit shall be conditioned upon development of the property in accordance with the site plan submitted with the special permit application, as conditioned by the Planning Commission and finally approved by the Director of Planning. A communication was also presented from the Planning Commission recommending that the application for a special permit to use the building and property located at the rear of 916 Preston Avenue for storage and light assembly in a B-3 zone be approved for the following reasons: 1. it is in harmony with the Land Use Plan of the Comprehensive Plan; 2. it will not have a significant adverse impact on the surrounding properties and neighborhood; and 3. it is an appropriate use for this property and adequate measures are being taken to make this use a compatible one with the surrounding area. On motion by Mr., Albro, seconded by Mr. Gatewood the following resolution was unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, Albemarle F.armers, Incorporated, has applied for a special permit for its lessee, Isotemp, Inc., to use a portion of the property owned by it located at 916 Preston Avenue in a B-3 Business District, to expand its existing assembly plant, not to exceed 10,000 square feet in gross floor area with no more than ten percent of such floor area utilized for fabrication of parts and for warehouse; and WHEREAS, such application has been duly advertised as provided by law, and has been subject of a public hearing held by this Council and the City Planning Commission on January 8, 1980; and WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission has recommended approval of such ~pecial permit, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that: (1) A portion of the property located in a B-3 Business District at 916 Preston Avenue, designated as Parcel 57 on City Real Property Tax Map 31, is hereby granted a special permit for the expansion of an existing assembly plant, not to exceed 10,000 square feet in gross floor area, with no more than ten percent of such floor area to be used for the fabrication of parts, and for warehouses, as permitted under ~31-93 of the City Code. (2) Th.e Council finds that such use conforms to the requirements for special permits generally imposed by Article XX (~31-218 et seq.) of Chapter 31 of the City Code, and t'ais permit is subject to all conditions and restrictions imposed generally by such article. (3) Such special permit shall be limited to that portion of the aforesaid property designated for such use on the site plan submitted with the special permit application, and small further be conditioned upon development of the property in accordance with such site plan, as conditioned by the Planning Commission and finally approved by the Director of Planning.