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<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the
<br />minutes of the May 4, 2009 meeting and sent to Buckingham Branch Railroad.
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<br />RESOLUTION
<br />g. : Extending Time for Planning Commission Study of
<br /> Parking Exemption
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<br />WHEREAS
<br />, by Resolution adopted February 17, 2009, City Council directed the
<br />Planning Commission to initiate a study of proposed amendments to Chapter 34 (Zoning)
<br />of the Charlottesville City Code, 1990, as amended, to eliminate the parking exempt
<br />zones; enact requirements for on-site parking, off-site parking, and payment into a fund
<br />to build a new public parking garage and/or to create a park & ride system; and to include
<br />incentives for developers to encourage carpooling, car shuttling, biking, or use of mass
<br />transit; and
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<br /> WHEREAS
<br />, Sec. 34-42(c) of the City Code, as amended, requires the Planning
<br />Commission to report findings and a recommendation to City Council within 100 days of
<br />initiation of proposed amendments, i.e. no later than May 28, 2009; and
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<br />WHEREAS
<br /> , on April 14, 2009, the Planning Commission held a joint public
<br />hearing on the proposed amendments, and after discussion on the issues involved,
<br />decided they needed additional information and further discussion before a
<br />recommendation to Council could be made; and
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<br />WHEREAS
<br /> , the Planning Commission has formally requested an additional 150
<br />days to study the issues and report their findings and recommendations to Council; now,
<br />therefore
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<br />BE IT RESOLVED
<br /> that the Planning Commission is hereby directed to report
<br />their findings and recommendations on the above-described proposed amendments, as
<br />directed by Resolution approved February 17, 2009, no later than October 26, 2009.
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<br />RESOLUTION
<br />h. : Approving Special Use Permit for Club 216
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<br />WHEREAS
<br />, the Piedmont Triangle Society, lessee of commercial building space
<br />on property at 609 East Market Street, owned by Townsquare Associates, has requested a
<br />special use permit with respect to the property identified on City Tax Map 53 as Parcel
<br />100, consisting of approximately 37,350 square feet (“Subject Property”), to allow
<br />operation of a private club;
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<br />WHEREAS
<br />, Townsquare Associates supports the request for a special use permit
<br />by the Piedmont Triangle Society to use the leased space as a private club; and
<br />
<br /> WHEREAS
<br />, the Subject Property is zoned Downtown Corridor Mixed Use
<br />District, and, pursuant to §34-796 of the City Code, such modifications for use of the
<br />property are allowed by Special Use Permit; and
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<br />WHEREAS
<br />, following a joint public hearing before this Council and the
<br />Planning Commission, duly advertised and held on April 14, 2009, this Council finds that
<br />such use is allowed under City Code Section 34-796, and will conform to the criteria
<br />applicable to special permits generally under Chapter 34 of the City Code; now, therefore
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<br />BE IT RESOLVED
<br /> by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that a
<br />special use permit is hereby approved and granted to the Piedmont Triangle Society to
<br />allow operation of private club at 609 East Market Street. Approval of this special use
<br />permit is conditioned upon the following:
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<br />1.No source of sound emanating from the club during the hours between
<br />11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. shall exceed seventy-five (75) dB(A), when
<br />measured at or outside the property boundary; and
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<br />2.The club shall provide security in the form of a uniformed police
<br />officer in the courtyard of the building for all events.
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