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10 <br />five years. He said the café will be open for breakfast and lunch six days a week within <br />the Transit Center hours. <br /> <br /> The public hearing was closed, but as there were no speakers, the public hearing <br />was closed. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said he is generally in favor of the lease, and noted that they will be <br />paying $18 a square foot. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Lynch, seconded by Ms. Hamilton, the lease of the café space <br />in the Transit Center was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Ms. <br />Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None. <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED <br /> by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that <br />this Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to sign the following <br />document, in form approved by the City Attorney: <br /> <br />Lease Agreement between the City of Charlottesville (“City”) and the <br />Charlottesville Concessions, LLC, for the lease of a portion of the premises at 610 <br />East Main Street (Downtown Transit Station) for café operations, and the option <br />to lease up to 500 square feet of outdoor café space along the eastern side of the <br />Downtown Transit Station. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br />: SPECIAL PERMIT FOR INCREASED HEIGHT, DENSITY AND <br />REDUCED SETBACKS AT 1707 JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE <br /> <br /> Ms. Ebony Walden, Planner in Neighborhood Development Services, explained <br />that Council deferred the special permit so the applicant could address the issue of <br />density. She said the applicant is now proposing a reduction of two units and two <br />bedrooms, and an increased setback from 10 feet to 12 feet for the stairs and 20 feet for <br />the building. She said an Jefferson Park Avenue ad hoc committee made additional <br />recommendations for reduced density, height, elimination of the handicapped parking <br />space and setbacks. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton asked about the rationale for eliminating the handicapped parking <br />space, and Ms. Walden said it would limit vehicular access from Montebello Circle and <br />would reduce the amount of impervious surface. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said it would also reduce the encroachment on the slope, but he said he <br />is not sure about eliminating it from a safety standpoint as parking would be moved <br />across the street. <br /> <br /> Ms. Walden said she is not sure if eliminating the space would be legal. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said the applicant has updated the drawings and he thinks it is a great <br />looking building. He said he continues to be concerned about the setback and said we are <br />setting up Jefferson Park Avenue to have an entirely different face to it. He said we need <br />to consider not just how this looks, but how it would look continued down the street. He <br />said he is concerned we are doing corridor design by special permit. <br /> <br /> Mr. Robby Knoll, applicant for the project, said the project can have a front yard <br />with trees. <br /> <br /> Mr. Fred Wolf, architect for the project, said the issue of consistency is important. <br />He said putting the building half way up the hill would make it not easily accessible by <br />vehicles or people. He said he thinks the landscape plan will address the issue and that <br />will be available for the corridor review. <br /> <br /> Mr. Taliaferro asked about the setbacks of other building on the street, and Ms. <br />Walden said the average setback within 500 feet of this project is 50 feet. <br /> <br /> <br />