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Council accepts Planning Commission recommendation for 7145 Main Street restaurant with conditions
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a full-service restaurant at 7145 Main Street (Marcus Silva and Salvatore Speziale; Patriot Properties, LLC owner; Mario and Luigi, LLC operator). The council voted unanimously to accept the recommendation with conditions on employees, seating, parking, hours and outdoor music.
The Clifton Town Council accepted a Planning Commission recommendation on June 5 to allow a full-service restaurant at 7145 Main Street, the former Weston's Restaurant, subject to a set of restrictions intended to limit impacts on nearby residences.
Planning Commission member Kathy Baber summarized the applicants and conditions: the owners/operators are Marcus Silva and Salvatore Speziale (applicants), Patriot Properties, LLC (owner), and Mario and Luigi, LLC (operator). The Planning Commission recommended approval with conditions that include a maximum of six employees on duty at any one time, seating limited to 84, allocation of 17 parking spaces at the premises, and hours of operation set at Sunday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight. The recommendation allows up to 12 nights per year when closing may be extended to 2 a.m. (no more than four such nights in any month) with prior notice to the Town Clerk.
Other conditions recorded in the recommendation are a prohibition on outdoor live or amplified music, no regular use of the back patio for ingress or egress, noise standards to avoid unreasonable effects on surrounding residences, ARB-approved signage only, a screened dumpster located as shown on the applicant's parking plat, and compliance with Fairfax County and Virginia building/fire codes and Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control requirements. The Planning Commission also noted that any change in use or expansion beyond a restaurant (such as gambling machines or dance areas) must be reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by the Town Council.
Wayne Nickum moved to accept the Planning Commission recommendation with the changes Baber noted; Mayor Bill Hollaway seconded and the motion was unanimously approved.
The council recorded that the restaurant operator should be reflected on the use permit as Mario and Luigi, LLC. The action moves the matter forward with explicit operational and noise limits intended to protect neighboring residential uses.
