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267 RESOLUTION: STREET APPROVING SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR 601-609 E. MARKET Mr. Satyendra Huja, Director of Community Development, stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the special use permit for the following reasons: 1) It is in harmony with the Comprehensive Plan; and 2) It will not have a significant adverse impact on the surrounding area. On motion by Mr. Buck, seconded by Mr. Vandever, the special use permit for 601-609 E. Market Street was unanimously approved bY Council, with Rev. Edwards and Ms. Waters absent. WHEREAS, Gabriel Silverman, trustee for Town~ Square Associates, owner of property located at 601-609 East Market Street at 7th Street, N.E., has requested a special use permit to allow for jewelry manufacturing of a craft nature to take place in the "Old Michie Building" at 601-609 E. Market Street, being further identified on City Real Property Tax Map ~53 as parcel 100, having approximately 201.5 feet on frontage on East Market Street, 168 feet of frontage on 7th Street, N.E., and 183.5 feet of frontage on 6th Street, N.E., and containing approximately 33,978 square feet of land, or .78 acres~ WHEREAS, following a joint public hearing before this Council and the Planning Commission, duly advertised and held on May 8, 1990, this Council finds that such use will conform to the criteria applicable to special permits generally under Chapter 31 of the City Code; now~ therefOre, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia~that Town Square Associates is hereby granted a special.use permit to allow for jewelry manufacturing of a craft nature to take place in the "Old Michie Building"~at 601-609 E Market Street, pursuant to City Code section 31-93 - RESOLUTION: APPROVING SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST DAY CARE AT 2437 JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE Mr. Hendrix explained that approval of the special use permit would increase the enrollment of the day care center from 70 to 90 children. ~ Mr. Huja stated that the Planning Commission recommended denial of the special use permit for the following reasons: 1) The site is too smali for the increased usage when compared to other such facilities in the community; 2( It is contrary to the Land Use Plan of the Comprehensive Plan; 3) The proposed use could have an adverse impact on the surrounding tneighborhood in terms of noise and~ inadequate buffer; 4) Inadequate buffer area exists for the proPosed and potential increase in the number of children based on comparisons with similar and larger facilities; and 5) The history of enrollment in this facility and the agreements on maximum number of Children allowed indicate that 70 children is the maximum that should be allowed there legally. Mr. Hendrix acknowledged~receipt of a copy~of the day care center's license which allows for up to 92 students, but added that this information was already available to staff and the Planning Commission. Mr. Buck moved to deny the special use permit for the Seventh Day Adventist Day Care Center, adding that he did so reluctantly ~because of the need for day care in the community, but that the permit could not be granted on the merit of th~ program alone, but on the appropriateness ~of the land use and the impact on the surrounding neighborhood.