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.. 16August 10, 2011 Public Hearing

APPLICANT:

GREEN RUN LITTLE LEAGUE,

INC.PROPERTY OWNER:

CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH

STAFF PLANNER: Karen ProchilloREQUEST: Conditional Use Permit (outdoor recreational facility) ADDRESS / DESCRIPTION: 4141 & 4153 Dam Neck Road GPIN: Portions of: 1484360232 1484353250 1484250076

ELECTION DISTRICT: PRINCESS ANNE

SITE SIZE: 28.4 acres

AICUZ: Less than 65 dB DNL and 65- 70 dB DNL Sub-Area 3

SUMMARY OF REQUEST The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to develop and operate a four-field baseball complex on 28.4 acres of City-owned land behind the Parks and Recreation Landscape Services facility on Dam Neck Road (formerly Elbow Road Extended).This proposal includes four playing fields with dugouts, concession stand, press box, field house, storage and administrative support facilities. City Council approved a prior Conditional Use Permit on this same property in 2002 for a similar facility. The prior approval has expired, thus the applicants have applied for a new Conditional Use Permit. Upon relocation to this site the Green Run Little League will change the name of its club to the Princess Anne Little League. GREEN RUN LITTLE LEAGUE / CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH Agenda Item 16

LAND USE AND PLAN INFORMATION EXISTING LAND USE: Undeveloped vacant land formerly farmed. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:

North: • Landscape Services Operations Center, City of Virginia Beach / AG-1 Agricultural District

South: • Single-family dwelling / AG-2 Agricultural District East: • Agricultural field / AG-1 Agricultural District

West: • Agricultural field, church, trailer-dwelling / R-15 Residential District and AG-1 Agricultural District

NATURAL RESOURCE AND CULTURAL FEATURES:

This property is located in the Southern Watersheds Management Area. There are some wetlands that bisect the property. Most of the property is cleared as it was under cultivation for many years. The wooded area appears to contain jurisdictional non-tidal wetlands. The site also contains 100 year floodplain associated with Salem Canal.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: This parcel is within the Central Princess Anne Commons, a subarea of Princess Anne Commons as well as in the Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA). Additional planning policies for this area are included in the ITA and Vicinity Master Plan that serves as the master plan for Princess Anne Commons. Planning policies affecting the ITA have been carefully written to achieve compliance with provisions of the City’s adopted Oceana Land Use conformity program. Central Princess Anne Commons Area - Land Use Policies The existing land uses in the Central Princess Anne Commons Area are primarily rural residential, forested, and cultivated land located within an area of several constraints including floodplain and jet noise. The general goals for this area are to encourage planned quality development of mixed public and private uses while designing with nature and providing exceptional open spaces. The area offers a unique opportunity for education, entertainment, recreational, and habitat preservation. This area is appropriate for additional recreational uses; given its proximity to North Princess Anne Commons. Proposed uses are to adhere to the “Design Guidelines for Princess Anne Commons” (p. 4-1, 4-3, 4-7.) The guiding principles of the Comprehensive Plan’s chapter on Environmental Stewardship are to preserve, protect, and maintain our natural resource areas. The Plan recommends prohibiting construction in floodplains without acceptable mitigation and improving stewardship of our natural resources while ensuring that the goals set forth by the Southern Watersheds Area Management Program (SWAMP) are met (p. 7-12, 7-5.) The General Community Appearance Guidelines in the Comprehensive Plan Reference Document state that good development provides open space, protects the environment, creates quality community design, and offers safe well planned and attractive pedestrian ways. Stormwater retention and detention systems if warranted for this site should have irregular features versus geometric features. Plant material should be used to soften the appearance and blend in with the natural features. Chain link fences are not encouraged around storm water management pond facilities and should be avoided. (pp. A-1 to A-4). Structures proposed on the property should meet the “Design Guidelines for Princess Anne Commons.” These guidelines address desired landscape features and general architectural elements. Design elements of a structure must assist in maintaining the character of the area. Brick elements should be introduced in building façades (p. 13.)

GREEN RUN LITTLE LEAGUE / CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH Agenda Item 16

ITA and Vicinity Master Plan – Land Use Policies The ITA and Vicinity Master Plan recommend that this site is suitable for open space and parks (p.21.) Southeastern Parkway and Greenbelt The ITA and Vicinity Master Plan references the SEPG as a key component of the Year 2030 Plan that crosses the ITA boundaries.

CITY SERVICES

MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN (MTP) / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP): The site will have access to Dam Neck Road through the Landscape Services facility. That facility has a single full-access unsignalized entrance to Dam Neck Road with left- and right-turn lanes into the site. The Master Transportation Plan Major Street Network Ultimate Rights-of-Way lists this segment of Dam Neck Road as a 4-lane minor arterial in a 125-foot right-of-way. CIP Project 2.152.000 Elbow Road Extended – Ph. II (First Cities Project) will bring this segment to its planned width and section. Design is 90% complete. Funding for design is currently programmed and site acquisition is partially funded. Limited site acquisition is underway pending additional funding. The construction start date remains beyond VDOT's current Six-Year Plan. TRAFFIC:

Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic

Dam Neck Road Unknown Up to 8,400 ADT 1

(Level of Service “C”) – Up to 12,900 ADT 1

(Level of Service “D”) / Capacity

Existing Land Use 2 – 10 ADT

Proposed Land Use 3 – 600 weekday ADT

1,200 weekend ADT1 Average Daily Trips

2 as defined by 28.4 acres zoned Ag-2 3 as defined by 4 baseball fields

Baseball fields are not an ITE land use for trip generation purposes, Traffic Engineering estimated trip generation based on an assumed two games per field per weekday and four games per field per weekend with fifteen players per team, adjusted upwards to account for spectators, coaches, umpires, and league support personnel. WATER: This site must connect to City water. There is a 12 inch city water line in Dam Neck Road. SEWER: This site must connect to City sanitary sewer. Sanitary sewer and pump station analysis of Pump Station #584 is required to ensure future flows can be accommodated. There is a 4 inch city sanitary sewer force main in Dam Neck Road. There is a 4 inch city vacuum sanitary sewer main in Dam Neck Road. FIRE: Fire apparatus road(s) built per Statewide Fire Code specifications are required to extend within 150 feet of any buildings or structures. An approved water supply for fire protection must be provided within 400 feet of any buildings or structures on site. Additional comments will be provided during the site plan review process.


EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION The Princess Anne Little League is proposing to develop, construct and operate one T-ball field, two little league fields (ages 7 to 12 years) and one senior field (ages 13 to 17 years) on approximately 28 acres of City-owned property within the Princess Anne Commons area. The City Zoning Ordinance requires a Conditional Use Permit for outdoor recreational facilities such as this. The Department of Parks and Recreation and the City Attorney's Office have been working with the applicant to revise their lease agreement based on the 2002 Conditional Use Permit. Not only is the lease area an odd shape, the site is challenged by environmental constraints and the proposed alignment of the Southeastern Parkway and Greenbelt along the southern boundary line adjacent to ball fields. The site layout has been revised numerous times to minimize intrusion into the 100 year floodplain, the Southern Watershed Management Area, wetlands and large, mature trees. Stormwater quality and quantity will have to be addressed in accordance with Southern Watershed Management Ordinance, Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook and the performance based water quality calculations outlined in the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook. The floodplain mitigation plan and calculations have been submitted to the Development Services Center for review. The plan does tabulate and indicate the limits of fill and limits of mitigation. The minimum floor elevation for this site, in accordance with the City Site Plan Ordinance, Flood Plain Regulations shall be a minimum of one foot above the 100-year flood plain as established by the National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance Rate map (FIRM) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Special attention was given to the design of the site given the environmental constraints. The building elevations will meet the level of quality desired for the Princess Anne Commons corridor. The proposed structures on this site and the exterior building materials are to meet the "Design Guidelines for Princess Anne Commons." A condition is recommended that all signage and lighting also meet the design guidelines. Applying these guidelines to this application, the proposal blends well with the existing area, helps support the recreational needs of residents in the area and is compatible with overall concept for the Central Princess Anne Commons subarea provided that the previously stated environmentally sensitive areas are protected. Staff recommends approval of this request with the conditions below.

CONDITIONS

1. The development of the site shall be in substantial conformance with the plan entitled, “Master Plan Princess Anne Little League Virginia Beach, Virginia” prepared by WPL Landscape Architects - Land Surveyors - Civil Engineers, dated July 12, 2011. Said plan is on file in the Department of Planning.

2. The design of the players’ dugouts, the office building, field house and the concession buildings shall

be in substantial conformance with the elevation drawings untitled and undated. Said elevations are on file in the Department of Planning.



3. All signage and lighting shall substantially adhere to the Princess Anne Commons Design Guidelines. Details of all signage and lighting shall be submitted with the final site plan and reviewed and approved by the Planning Director prior to the approval of the site plan.

4. All buildings and exterior building materials shall substantially adhere to the Princess Anne Commons Design Guidelines..

5. At a minimum, ten (10) foot wide buffer/filter strips shall be installed adjacent to the outfields of ball

fields that will not drain into a stormwater management facility. Said filter strips shall be designed based on standards within the Best Management Practices Design Guidance Manual for Hampton Roads, HRPDC, December 1991.

6. Fire apparatus road(s) built per Statewide Fire Code specifications are required to extend within 150

feet of any buildings or structures.

7. An approved water supply for fire protection must be provided within 400 feet of any buildings or structures on site.

NOTE: Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning / Development Services Center and Department of Planning / Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any uses allowed by this Use Permit are valid. The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.

AERIAL OF SITE LOCATION GREEN RUN LITTLE LEAGUE / CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH Agenda Item 16

PROPOSED SITE PLAN GREEN RUN LITTLE LEAGUE / CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH Agenda Item 16

PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS



ZONING HISTORY # DATE REQUEST ACTION 1 11/24/2008 Use Permit (Religious Facility) Approved 08/28/2007 Change of zoning (R-15 & AG-1 to Conditional A-12) Denied 2 12/10/2002 Change of zoning (R-15 & B-2 to Conditional R-5D w/ PD-H2 overlay) Approved 3 05/27/1997 Change of zoning (O-2, B-2, R-10, P-1 & H-1 to AG-1) Approved 05/29/1991 Change of zoning (AG-1 to Conditional O-2, B-2, R-10, P-1 & H-1) Approved 4 09/18/1989 Change of zoning (R-15 & AG-1 to Conditional R-7.5) Approved 5 07/02/1984 Conditional Use Permit (Counter tops) Approved 07/17/1978 Conditional Use Permit (Trailers) Approved

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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT


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