ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA County Board Agenda Item Meeting of April 25, 2009 DATE: April 17, 2009 SUBJECT: USE PERMIT AMENDMENT REVIEW: renew replacement and enlargement of existing covered tennis courts; 1700 Army Navy Drive. (Army Navy Country Club) (RPC #32-001-006) Applicant: Army Navy Country Club, Inc. 1700 Army Navy Drive Arlington, Virginia 22204 C.M. RECOMMENDATION: Renew, subject to all previous conditions, with no further scheduled County Board review. ISSUES: This is a review of an existing use permit amendment for the Army Navy Country Club s covered tennis courts, and no issues have been identified. SUMMARY: This is a review of an existing use permit amendment for Army Navy Country Club s covered tennis courts. The use permit amendment was approved in April 2000. The applicant complies with the use permit amendment conditions and staff is not aware of any complaints by the community. Therefore, it is recommended that the use permit amendment be renewed subject to all previous conditions, with no further scheduled County Board review. BACKGROUND: The Army Navy Country Club has existed at this location since 1927. In 1985, a facilities renovation triggered the need for a special exception use permit, and the club has operated under a use permit since then. In 2000, the applicant proposed a use permit amendment to renovate the covered tennis courts. Reviews of this particular use permit amendment were held in 2001 and 2002. A scheduled County Board three-year review in 2005 was not held due to staff oversight. Planning and Zoning staff have since implemented tracking systems to better monitor and track the scheduled review of use permits. DISCUSSION: The applicant is compliant with the use permit amendment conditions imposed in 2000, and there have been no concerns expressed by affected Civic Associations or County agencies. County Manager: Staff: Peter Schulz, DCPHD, Planning Division
Since the Last Review (December 2002): Use Permit Conditions: The subject use is in compliance with the conditions of the use permit amendment. Community Code Enforcement: There have been no code enforcement cases relating to the country club. Fire Marshal s Office: The Fire Marshal s office has not expressed concerns. Police Department: The Police Department has not expressed concerns. Civic Associations: The Arlington View, Arlington Ridge, Columbia Heights, and Nauck Civic Associations border the country club. Staff has requested comments from the affected Civic Associations and there has been no response to date. CONCLUSION: The applicant is in compliance with the approved use permit amendment conditions. Therefore, staff recommends renewal of the subject use permit amendment subject to the previously approved conditions, with no further scheduled County Board review. Army Navy Country Club - 2 -
PREVIOUS COUNTY BOARD ACTIONS: March 2, 1985 April 15, 1986 April 6, 1991 June 22, 1991 April 4, 1992 October 10, 1992 October 1, 1994 Approved a use permit () for operation of a private club including existing golf, tennis, swimming and clubhouse facilities, subject to one (1) condition and review in one (1) year (March 1986). Renewed a use permit () for operation swimming and clubhouse facilities, deleted condition #1, and review in five (5) years (April 1991). Renewed a use permit () for operation swimming and clubhouse facilities, with five (5) new conditions, with a review in June 1991. Renewed a use permit () for operation previous conditions and with two (2) new conditions, and a review in nine (9) months. Renewed a use permit () for operation previous conditions and with one (1) new condition, and a review in six (6) months. Renewed a use permit () for operation previous conditions, with a review in two (2) years (October 1994). Renewed a use permit () for operation previous conditions, with a review in five (5) years (October 1999). April 8, 2000 Approved a use permit amendment () to permit the replacement and enlargement of existing covered tennis courts, with three (3) new Army Navy Country Club - 3 -
conditions and review in one (1) year (April 2001). April 21, 2001 October 13, 2001 December 8, 2001 December 7, 2002 Renewed a use permit amendment () to conditions and review in six (6) months (October 2001) Deferred renewal of a use permit amendment (U- 2443-85-1) to December 2001. Renewed a use permit amendment () to conditions, with an administrative review in six (6) months and County Board review in three (3) years (December 2004). Renewed a use permit amendment () to conditions, and County Board review in three (3) years (December 2005). Army Navy Country Club - 4 -
Approved Conditions: 1. The Army-Navy Country Club shall provide the name, address, and phone number of an on-going community liaison to the Zoning Administrator and to the surrounding civic association presidents (Columbia Heights, Nauck, Arlington View, and Arlington Ridge) prior to the issuance of a building permit in order to effectively address neighborhood concerns. 2. The applicant shall submit, and subsequently implement, a landscape plan with the input of the County Urban Forester, to be approved by the County Manager or his designee prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. 3. The applicant shall construct the new tennis structure and parking lots in accordance with the plans stamped on July 20, 1999 and submitted to the County in July of 1999, and will use the building materials and design described therein. Army Navy Country Club - 5 -