ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Does any member of the Planning Commission or City Council own or have any personal or financial interest in the land which is subject to this application, or has any personal or financial interest in the outcome of the decisions, as defined by the Virginia Conflict of Interest Act?:
No
I, the owner (or agent), certify that this application is complete, accurate and contains all required and requested information, documents and other submittals, and that all statements made herein are, to the best of my knowledge, true and correct. I further certify that I have exercised due diligence to obtain the most recent, complete, and correct information available. I understand that wrongful certification or failure to provide required or requested documents that become available after the initial submittal of this application may result in a delay in, or invalidation of, any official governmental action taken. Fraudulent representations may lead to additional penalties under law.:
Yes
I, the applicant, understand that the cost of newspaper advertising for public hearing notification purposes is my responsibility and agree to pay all notices of payment due and bills associated with advertising costs for this application, including all readvertisements for continuances and appeals. Advertising cost will be billed separately.:
Yes
Party Responsible for Advertising Cost:
Agent
I, the applicant, consent to entry upon the subject property by public officers, employees, and agents of the City of Chesapeake wishing to view the site for purposes of processing, evaluating or deciding this application.:
Yes
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Common Description:
1737 BATTLEFIELD BLVD S.
Legal Description of the Property:
B SUB PAR 19 GREEN C CORP 3 AC & PARCEL C J S MARTIN & LYONS 20.191 AC
Will the application involve land disturbance for residential, assembly, day care, group home, recreation, school, library, or similar land use?:
No
NATURE OF PROPOSED USE
Describe the nature of the proposed use as listed in the Chesapeake Zoning Ordinance, including the SIC Code (see the Zoning Administration in Development and Permits).:
Applicant proposes to operate a facility for the storage of trailers and recreational vehicles.
Standard Industrial Classification:
4225: General Warehousing and Storage
Provide a detailed description of the proposed use including hours of operation, number of employees, projected number of daily customers, etc.:
This facility is expected to be open for access to the storage units between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. There will be a single shift, with up to six (6) employees. There will be 3 different storage options available: outdoor storage, canopy storage and enclosed storage units, generally as shown on the Conceptual Preliminary Site Plan accompanying this conditional use permit application.
Describe any and all special conditions for the use, construction, layout, landscaping and screening, or appearance of the site which are offered to be made conditions of the use permit for purposes of assuring its compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood.:
The facility is inherently a quiet, low-intensity land use, with minimal impacts on its neighbors. To soften its visual impact on adjoining land uses and Battlefield Boulevard South motorists, the following stipulations are suggested:
1. Applicant/owner agrees to dedicate a 35’ wide strip of land across the entire frontage of Parcel 0730000000190. No similar dedication is made on companion Parcel 0730000000210, as additional right of way was already dedicated with a previous subdivision.
2. No building or structure associated with the proposed conditional use shall be constructed closer than 150’ from the eastern RW line of Battlefield Boulevard South, measured from the eastern edge of the foregoing proposed RW dedication. A single-story office building, constructed to have, in the determination of the Director of Development & Permits or designee, an exterior appearance similar to a residential dwelling and not greater than 1,600 square feet will be constructed generally as shown on the Conceptual Preliminary Site Plan submitted with this application.
3. Special Buffer Yards “E”, not less than 30 ‘ wide, shall be provided along the northern and southern borders of the site, each beginning 20’ back of the new eastern RW line of Battlefield Boulevard South and extending 1,000’ eastward, shall be provided. These shall consist generally of preserving existing trees along said borders, supplemented where and to the extent required with new plantings, as determined by the City’s Landscape Coordinator or designee.
Describe whether the proposed conditional use will be consistent with the adopted policies in the Comprehensive Plan of the City.:
The Comprehensive Plan of the City lists this property as “Business/Commercial. The proposed use is consistent with this.
Are there any stipulations from a previous Conditional Use Permit that still apply to the property?:
No
Existing Proffers:
No
PLANNER LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Planner Legal Description:
PLN-USE-2021-024
PROJECT: CFG Properties RV Storage
APPLICANT/OWNER: CFG Properties LLC
AGENCY: Williams Mullen
PROPOSAL: A conditional use permit to operate a recreational vehicle storage facility and allow access through property zoned residential. The applicant also requests expansion of the Public Utilities Franchise Area.
ZONE: R-15s, Residential District & A-1, Agricultural District
LOCATION: The eastern side of Battlefield Boulevard South, approximately 500 feet north of Hillcrest Parkway
TAX MAP PARCELS: 0730000000210 & 0730000000190
PLANNING AREA: Great Bridge
ADVERSE EFFECTS DESCRIPTION
The noise characteristics of the proposed use, and whether they exceed the maximum sound levels that are typical of uses permitted as a matter of right in the district.:
The noise characteristics of the proposed development are not materially different from those of other permitted uses.
The anticipated glare from vehicular and stationary lights, and the extent to which such lights will be visible from any residential district.:
Proposed lighting will be positioned as to prevent glare to adjacent properties.
The vulnerability of the proposed use to fire and related safety hazards.:
The proposed use is not more vulnerable to fire and related safety hazards than permitted uses.
The interference by the proposed use with any easements, roadways, rail lines, utilities and public or private rights of way.:
The proposed use will not interfere with any such easements, other rights, or facilities.
The possible destruction, loss or damage of a natural, scenic or historic feature of significant importance.:
No such natural, scenic or historic feature is at risk on this property.
The adequacy of proposed landscaping and buffering measures to screen the site from neighboring properties zoned for or containing less intensive uses.:
Although no landscape buffer (other than the Street Frontage Buffer Yard “F” is required under the Landscape Ordinance, existing landscaping and buffering will remain in place and be enhanced to screen this property from neighboring properties; see Special Buffer Yards “E” as shown on accompanying Conceptual Preliminary Site Plan.
TRAFFIC IMPACT
What is the current average daily traffic count of the adjacent roadways?:
11900
Date of Count:
04/06/2021
Count Source:
HRTPO Annual Roadway Performance Report, 2018 Edition
Describe how traffic ingress and egress would be provided between the subject property and the existing abutting and intersecting roads (Are U-turns necessary? Is there a proposed median break? Is there shared access? Etc.) State whether traffic devices, such as signals and turn lanes, would be required to provide safe ingress and egress.:
Traffic will ingress and egress to Battlefield Boulevard S. which provides access to the Chesapeake Expressway and I-64.
Is a Traffic Impact Analysis required?:
No
DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS (DIA)
What off-site easements and/or improvements are required? What steps have been taken to ensure that these easements can be obtained and that improvements can be constructed?:
No additional easements are required.
Address the current adequacy of the existing drainage receiving facility.:
The primary parcel subject to this application directly abuts Cooper’s Ditch, a large, City-maintained facility. This relatively low-intensity development will include a stormwater management Best Management Practice to provide water quality improvement and attenuate the peak flow rate.
Is this development subject to tidal impacts? How will the tides associated with a hurricane or northeaster affect the drainage system?:
This development is not subject to tidal impacts.
What steps have been taken to ensure no property damage will result from a 100-year tidal or rainfall event?:
Storm drainage/stormwater management facilities will be designed in accordance with the Chesapeake Public Facilities Manual and Virginia Stormwater Management Requirements to assure that the new on-site facilities will not be damaged by a 100-year event.
WATER AND SEWER IMPACT
State the estimated water and sewer demand to be generated by the development including the basis for the water and sewer demands estimated for the project (i.e. GPD per acre or dwelling). For office and institutional, commercial, and industrial rezoning, identify peak demands in addition to average demands.:
Only the 1,500 square foot office building will generate water and sewer flows. Using the “Regional Consent Order” flow generation rate of 0.1 gpd per square foot for “Office Building” results in a demand of 150 gpd over a 12-hour day. When cross-checked against the proposed 10-hour day of operation and six (6) proposed employees, the 150 gpd works out to 25 gpd per employee, which seems reasonable when compared to the 10 gpd per person allowance for a School and the office generation rate per person in effect before the Consent Order.
Compare the water and sewer demands generated by the proposed development with the demands generated by development under existing zoning, and the demand generated by development at highest density allowed under the proposed zoning.:
Water and sewer demands generated by the proposed development are very minimal. The front portion of this property is zoned R-15S and the rear is zoned A-1. A small office with a single restroom will certainly generate less demand than a single-family home which could be constructed by right under the existing zoning.
Describe the plan for meeting the anticipated water and sewer demands including methodologies used to determine that existing facilities will be able to provide or handle the additional flows (see Public Utilities for assistance.:
The small water demand will be met via the 30” WM in Battlefield Boulevard South, using the water service for the residence which existed on Tax Parcel 0730000000210. Sewer demands will require an onsite sewage disposal system.
Submit a conceptual plan identifying the proposed routing of off-site water lines and sewer force mains and the proposed location of pump station(s), if needed, to serve the project.:
Offsite lines are not anticipated. City water exists, as noted, in front of the site. The small office is expected to be served by an on-site sewage disposal system, as was the existing dwelling on Tax Parcel 0730000000210.
Proposed Septic Tanks and Private Wells:
No
OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION
Is the development subject to Section 19-700 et seq. (Open Space and Recreational Area requirement)?:
No
COMMON OWNERSHIP
Are any features of the development proposed to be held in common ownership by the persons residing in or owning lots in the development and not to be dedicated to and accepted by the City or other public entity?:
No
FENTRESS OVERLAY DISTRICT
Fentress Restrictive Easement:
No