Title
Use Permit Application No. 17-00003 by Carol H. Wright to permit 3,600+ square feet of vehicle storage at 56 Tidewater Drive
Purpose
Background Statement:
The Use Permit Application No. 17-0003 is a request by Carol H. Wright to permit 3,600+ square feet of vehicle storage at 56 Tidewater Drive, which is off of Armistead Avenue near Commander Shepard Boulevard [LRSN: 6000763]. The subject property contains .49+ acres. The current business operation is located at 2941-2951 North Armistead Avenue, and the applicant is looking to relocate the current business operation from Armistead Avenue to 56 Tidewater Drive.
The property is currently zoned: Langley Flight Approach Mixed Business and Manufacturing (LFA-2), Magruder Visual Corridor Overlay (O-MVC), and Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (O-AICUZ) within noise contour (70-75 dB), which allows for vehicle storage with a use permit. If approved, the use permit would apply to 56 Tidewater Drive only. As with all use permits, if the business operator changes and a new vehicle storage operator occupies the subject property, the use permit remains valid so long as the use does not laps for longer than two years.
In the Hampton Zoning Ordinance, LFA-2 is a business and industrial zoning classification that best aligns with the land uses most appropriate adjacent to Langley Airforce Base (LAFB). In both the Hampton Community Plan, (2006 as amended) and the Zoning Ordinance, the O-MVC is identified as a strategic corridor for business and industrial uses, with emphasis on protecting the visual character along the Magruder Corridor. Lastly, the O-AICUZ classification identifies noise contours, which indicate the intensity of noise that could be heard from an aircraft. Since there is no building structure being proposed for development, there is no conflict or special consideration for the proposal as it relates to AICUZ.
The Hampton Community Plan (2006, as amended) recommends business/industrial land use for...
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