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256 WHEREAS, ATO Fraternity House Corporation has requested a special use permit to use the house at 125 Chancellor Street as a frate~ty house; this property being further identified as Parcel 137 on City Real Property Tax Map 8, having 74 feet of frontage on Chancellor Street and containing approximately 10,800 square feet Of land or .25 acres; WHEREAS, following a joint public hearing before this Council and the Planning Commission, duly advertised and held on September 12, 1995, this Council finds that such use will conform to the criteria applicable to special permits generally under Chapter 34 of the City Code; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that a special use permit is hereby granted to ATO Fraternity House Corporation to use the house at 125 Chancellor Street as a fraternity hOuse. The approval of this special use permit is conditioned upon the following: 1. Administrative approval .of a site plan which includes plans for adequate on-site parking for no less than 7 :automobiles. 2. Access to the building for persons with a disability in accord with ADA standards. The alley to the rear of the subject property shall be paved and maintained by Applicant with signage provided by Applicant prohibiting parking in the alley - all of which is intended to allow adequate access to the on-site parldng. The subject property must be kept and maintained by Applicant in strict compliance with (a) City Code 17-30 which prohibits accumulations of refuse, trash, broken glass, paper, etc,; (b) the 'Virginia Statewide Fire Fire Prevention Code; and (c) the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, including but not limited to Property Maintenance (PM) Sections 304.5 (related to weatherproofing and surface coating of walls), 304:6 (related to roofs and drainage), and 304.11 and 304. t 1.I (related to window and door frames and glazing). Such maintenance compliance shall include annual inspections by City Code officials pursuant to the "Contract" between the Applicant and the University of Virginia. Any exterior changes to the building and site which are or will be subject to public view from any public street or public right-of-way must be reviewed by the Board of Architectural Review before these changes are effected. ORDINANCE: HYPERION TELECO~CATIONS FRANCHISE Mr. Gouldman explained that the proposed franchise is a non-exclusive five-year franchise to a competitive access provider between customers and long distance providers, primarily commercial customers. In lieu of a franchise fee, the City will obtain, at Hyperion's expense, four single mode dark fiber strands between City Hall and the Joint Security Complex. Responding to a question from Ms. Slaughter, Mr. O!Connelt explained that the connection will provide a link in the future between the Joint Security Complex and the courts. Ms. Daugherty questioned if the fiber will be put underground where feasible, and Mr. Gouldman said that Hyperion plans to lease existing fiber optic lines that are already in place, but the ordinance gives the Director of Public Works discretion to require undergrounding of new lines where feasible.