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Mr. Reynolds added that, through the special use process, some uses might not be allowed because adequate parking cannot be provided. “If the block is approved for mixed use, tha doesn’t automatically mean the block will fill with buildings.”
Mr. Morehouse pointed out that the Inn’s application involves less land than the parcels on the opposite side of the street, from Washington House to the former Cash Store, which was rezoned to Village Mixed Use with nearly no objection.
“But this makes a more dramatic impact on the area,” Mr. Skowronski maintained. “. . . With the Cash Store rezoning nothing much actually changed — we already had commercial uses in most of those properties.”
Mayor Morehouse said he felt that the majority of speakers at the public hearings were in favor of allowing the Inn some expansion. “The concern was about the encroachment onto the Gay Street residential area. This does prevent encroachment.”
Council Secretary Ray Gooch said he had read up on the legal precedents in zoning law, and saw a danger in not allowing the rezoning. “There is a strong precedent in Virginia that if you deal with two geographically similar pieces of land; one of which has a use which the other applies for -- if it is denied due to the Comprehensive Plan you will not be upheld. Skippy’s rezoning created a precedent,” Mr. Gooch said.
But Mr. Skowronski continued his objection, saying, “We were as
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