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Votes at a glance: Planning Commission actions — March 4, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions, votes and outcomes at the March 4 Planning Commission meeting, including special-use permits, subdivisions, site-plan actions and zoning text amendments.
The Alexandria Planning Commission took several formal actions on March 4, 2025. Below are the motions, movers/seconds where stated, vote tallies and outcomes.
Votes at a glance
- Election of Officers: Melissa McMahon elected chair (7-0); Stephen Koenig elected vice chair (7-0).
- Docket Item 8 — Master Plan Amendment 2025-1: Applicant (City of Alexandria) requested a deferral; motion to defer passed unanimously (7-0). (Motion by Commissioner Kenny; second by Commissioner Brown.)
- Consent calendar (pulled; considered individually): - Docket Item 3 — Special Use Permit 2024-00089 (Mount Vernon Avenue; parking waiver for a small business): Commission recommended approval; motion carried 7-0. (Motion by Commissioner Dube; second by Commissioner Brown.) - Docket Item 4 — Special Use Permit 2024-00091 (Westminster Presbyterian Church cemetery/lot modifications): Commission approved 6-0 with 1 recusal (Commissioner recused due to business relationship). (Motion by Commissioner Brown; second by Commissioner Koenig.) - Docket Item 5 — Subdivision 2024-00018 (East Reid Avenue; subdivide lot into two): Approved 7-0. (Motion by Commissioner Brown; second by Commissioner Koenig.)
- Docket Item 6 — Development Site Plan Amendment (Bethel Hebrew Congregation, Seminary Road): Motion to deny failed (3-4); counter-motion to approve passed (4-3). (Motion to deny by Commissioner Brown; counter-motion to approve by Commissioner Ramirez; second by Commissioner Lehi Han.)
- Docket Item 7 — Zoning Text Amendment 2025-01: Commission initiated the ZTA (7-0) and recommended approval (7-0). (Motions by Commissioners Kenny and Koenig; second by Commissioner Brown.)
- Docket Item 9 — Zoning Text Amendment 2025-02 and CDD 21 amendment (Alex West / Adams Neighborhood): Commission initiated and recommended approval of the ZTA (7-0) and recommended approval of the CDD 21 amendment (7-0) inclusive of edits noted in the March 4 staff memo (amend condition 37 and delete condition 38); motion included direction for staff and applicants to refine neighborhood-specific language before City Council.
Several additional procedural votes (minutes approval, adjournment) were also approved.
