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Vienna council directs staff to seek CUP for Annex property with stricter evening limits
Summary
Council directed staff to present an interim conditional-use permit for the Annex (301 Center St) to the Planning Commission with simplified hours: programmed activities 7 a.m.–9 p.m. and parking allowed until 11 p.m., after debate about noise, storage and enforceability.
The Town of Vienna council on Nov. 11 directed staff to take proposed interim uses and hours for the Annex property (the former church site at 301 Center Street South) back to the Planning Commission, asking staff to simplify the proposal and incorporate council notes.
Deputy director of planning and zoning Kelly O’Brien presented a detailed interim site plan and a list of potential uses the town would permit by conditional-use permit: overflow event and construction parking, short-term materials/trailer storage, temporary police training and exercises, parks and recreation classes and events, and limited government uses. O’Brien said the proposal aims to allow necessary near-term uses while the town continues to study long-term options, including the proposed aquatic and fitness center.
Neighbors and several council members raised concerns about enforceability (how to limit hours for specific uses), late-night impacts, motorcycles used for police training, and whether a farmers market next to residences was appropriate. Parks director Leslie Herman noted some uses (like football-season parking and short-term storage) had occurred informally and that staff proposed a one- or two-year review of the CUP.
Councilmember Springsteen moved to direct staff to present the proposed uses and hours as drafted, with council notes incorporated; council refined the hours in discussion. The council approved a simplified approach: programmed activities and events would be allowed from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., while parking could be permitted until 11:00 p.m. Staff will return to the Planning Commission with the updated CUP application and the council-recorded guidance.
What to watch: neighbors asked that staff keep noise and late-hour uses minimal and agreed to a periodic review; if the town later builds the aquatic center, the CUP will be reevaluated and uses adjusted. The Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals will consider the detailed CUP conditions next.
