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RESOLUTION GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT • TO ALLOW A BOARDING HOUSE AT 632 PRESTON PLACE WHEREAS, JRB Preston Place LLC, with the consent of Phi Mu Fraternity Housing Corporation, owner of the property at 632 Preston Place, has requested a special use permit with respect to the property identified on City Tax Map 5 as Parcel 124, consisting of approximately 10,366 square feet ("Subject Property"), to allow use of the Subject Property as a boarding house; and WHEREAS, the Subject Property is classified as "R -3H" (Residential with Historic overlay) zoning district and, pursuant to §34-420 of the City Code, such modifications for use of the property are allowed by Special Use Permit; and WHEREAS, following a joint public hearing before this Council and the Planning Commission, duly advertised and held on January 12, 2010, this Council finds that such use is allowed under City Code Section 34-420, and 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 approved and granted to JRB Preston Place LLC, with the consent of Phi Mu Fraternity Housing Corporation, owner of the property at 632 Preston Place, to allow use of the property at 632 Preston Place as a boarding house. This special use permit is approved subject to the • following conditions: 1. The occupancy shall be restricted to 10 persons in the primary structure. 2. The applicant shall make changes to the building as required by the building code official to meet the current building code requirements for this use. These changes stall be installed prior to occupancy. 3. The cottage shall be used as a separate unit from the boarding house upon meeting the required building code requirements. Parking for this unit shall be provided on site. 4. Up to 4 tenant parking spaces may be located on site, and one additional parking space, reserved for guests, may be located on site if such additional spaces do not conflict with the requirements of paragraph 7 below. 5. The applicant shall install landscaping in the front yard to provide visual buffers for the parking area. These changes shall be subject to approval by the BAR. 6. The property owner shall provide the City's property maintenance office with the contact information of a local representative responsible for addressing property maintenance issues and violations identified by City staff. 7. The applicant shall provide a site plan amendment that reduces the amount of parking in the front and side yards in an effort to bring this property toward conformity to current front and side yard parking regulations. These changes are subject to approval by the BAR. 0