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RESOLUTION • GRANTING SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO LAMBDA GAMMA OF CHI OMEGA HOUSE CORPORATION TO EXPAND SORORITY HOUSE AT 123 CHANCELLOR STREET WHEREAS, W. Douglas Gilpin, Jr., agent for Lambda Gamma of Chi Omega House Corporation, owner of property known as 123 Chancellor Street, has requested a special use permit to expand the existing sorority building with a one-story addition in the rear; this property being further identified on City Real Property Tax Map #9 as parcel 140, having approximately 73 feet of frontage on Chancellor Street, and containing approximately 9,363.5 square feet of land, or .21 acres; WHEREAS, following a joint public hearing before this Council and the Planning Commission, duly advertised and held on January 15, 1992, this Council finds that such use will conform to the criteria applicable to special permits generally under Chapter 34 of the City Code, and to the specific criteria for group residential uses in Section 34-200 of said Code; and further finds that a modification of the rear yard setback is appropriate pursuant to Section 34-944 of the Code; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that a special use permit is hereby granted to Lambda • Gamma of Chi Omega House Corporation to expand the existing sorority building at 123 Chancellor Street with a one-story addition in the rear with a rear yard setback of twenty (20) feet. The approval of this special use permit is conditioned upon 1. Administrative approval of the amended site plan, which shall include the following: (a) Method of shielding outdoor lighting from adjacent properties; (b) Method of handling roof drains; (c) Marking of space #1 as the "compact space only". (d) Location of a replacement tree in the northwest corner of the site; (e) Soil erosion/sediment control measures as may be needed or required by the Zoning Inspector during construction, and; (f) Data on the total number of sorority members, building occupants and dining room capacities. 2. The number of people eating meals in the sorority house on a regular basis shall not exceed forty-five (45). Approved by Council February 3, 1992 • C erk of Council ' 92-6-3