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PLANNING COMMISSION
November 14, 2012
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Salem, Virginia, was held in
Council Chambers, City Hall, 114 North Broad Street, at 7:00 p.m., on November 14, 2012, there
being present the following members of said Commission, to wit: Vicki G. Daulton, Jimmy W.
Robertson, Bruce N. Thomasson, and Samuel R. Carter, III (Terrance D. Murphy– absent); with
Vicki G. Daulton, Vice Chair, presiding; together with James E. Taliaferro, II, Assistant City
Manager and Executive Secretary, ex officio member of said Commission; Melinda J. Payne,
Director of Planning and Development; William L. Simpson, Jr., Assistant City Engineer;
Benjamin W. Tripp, Planner; Judy L. Hough, Planner; and William C. Maxwell, Assistant City
Attorney; and the following business was transacted:
ON MOTION MADE BY COMMISSION MEMBER THOMASSON, SECONDED BY
COMMISSION MEMBER CARTER, AND DULY CARRIED, the minutes of the regular meeting held
on October 10, 2012, were approved as written – the roll call vote: all present - aye.
In re: Request of Angela Crouch and Joanna Henley, property owners, for the
issuance of a Special Exception Permit to allow a hair salon on the
property located at 9 Elm Street (Tax Map #123-3-7)
The Executive Secretary reported that this date and time had been set to hold a public
hearing to consider the request of Angela Crouch and Joanna Henley, property owners, for the
issuance of a Special Exception Permit to allow a hair salon on the property located at 9 Elm
Street (Tax Map #123-3-7); and
WHEREAS, the Executive Secretary further reported that notice of such hearing had
been published in the November 1 and 8, 2012, issues of The Roanoke Times, and adjoining
property owners were notified by letter mailed November 2, 2012; and
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WHEREAS, staff noted the following: the subject property consists of one parcel, located
along the west side of Elm Street, just south of the intersection with West Main Street; the
parcel is approximately 106 feet deep and 50 feet wide; it is currently occupied by a single
story residential dwelling; in accordance with Sec. 106-400(A), the conversion of any single
family residence to a more intensive use requires a site plan; such a plan meeting city
requirements must be submitted and approved prior to occupancy; and depending on the
additions/modifications the applicants are planning to the structure, the city may waive this
requirement; and
WHEREAS, Angela Crouch of 9 Elm Street and Joanna Henley, mother of Angela Crouch,
of 1209 Boulevard, property owners, appeared before the Commission Board in support of the
Special Exception Permit request; Ms. Crouch noted that she currently has a salon at Spartan
Square, and the house at 9 Elm Street; she would like to move the salon into her house and use
it solely for the salon; she further noted that she had met with the Building Inspector to see if
there was anything she needed to do to the structure, and he told her that they would need to
install a handicap ramp; they are not planning any changes to the interior of the structure
other than a free-standing sink in the kitchen; she wants to keep the house as is now so that it
could still be used as a house, if she decides to sell it at some point in the future; and
WHEREAS, Commission Member Thomasson asked if there would be another stylist
besides herself, and Ms. Crouch noted that she would be the sole stylist; she stated that she
had a partner, but they have split company; and
WHEREAS, Commission Member Carter stated that if she planned to erect a sign, she
would need to know the sign regulations before she does; Ms. Crouch noted that she has
thought about a sign, and she would check into what was allowed before she proceeded to put
one up; and
WHEREAS, Commission Member Robertson asked if she had enough parking spaces for
the business; Ms. Crouch noted that she has a driveway, and basically she can only take two
clients at one time; so, there is room for someone to park behind her in the driveway and
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another car can park on the street; Mrs. Henley noted that there is a lot of street parking; in
addition, they spoke to someone at Vistar Eye Center, and they said that if she needs additional
parking, they can park in their lot as long as it was not all day; Mrs. Henley noted that her
daughter’s hours are usually later in the day; Ms. Crouch noted that she is busier in the late
afternoon and evening, generally from 3:00 to 8:00 pm, and usually no one is parked on the
street during those hours; and
WHEREAS, Vice Chair Daulton asked if they had spoken with their neighbors about the
business, and they indicated they were not aware of any concerns by the neighbors; Mrs.
Henley noted that there is a stained glass business right beside their property; Ms. Crouch
noted the property is mostly surrounded by business except for one residence next door; and
WHEREAS, no other person(s) appeared related to said request; and
ON MOTION MADE BY COMMISSION MEMBER ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY
COMMISSION MEMBER THOMASSON, AND DULY CARRIED, the Planning Commission of the City
of Salem doth recommend to the Council of the City of Salem that the request of Angela Crouch
and Joanna Henley, property owners, for the issuance of a Special Exception Permit to allow a
hair salon on the property located at 9 Elm Street (Tax Map #123-3-7) be approved – the roll
call vote: all present – aye.
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the same on motion
adjourned at 7:07 p.m.