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Council allows Bear Branch Tavern to add private dining but requires on‑site valet parking for events
Summary
After a public hearing, Vienna's council approved a modification allowing Bear Branch Tavern to increase seating from 300 to 337 for reserved events (after 5 p.m.), subject to an on‑site valet program that provides up to 11 additional parked vehicles.
The Vienna Town Council on April 6 approved a site‑plan modification allowing Bear Branch Tavern at 133 Maple Avenue E to increase its maximum seating from 300 to 337 by converting basement space into a private dining/event room, subject to conditions intended to address parking and circulation. The decision follows a lengthy presentation by planning staff, an applicant presentation and public comment that flagged evening‑hour overlap with a newly opened yoga studio and the lot’s tight internal circulation.
Staff noted the building has 103 striped spaces and that the planning commission voted 5–1 to…
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