COA Contact Us - City of Alexandria

Cheesetique, and a Del Ray homeowner since 1996,l have seen a
measurable
change in our quality of life since they opened and became popular with
diners
Our street, the 200 block of Stewart Avenue, is often
congested in the evenings with patrons parking their cars, and
weekend
nights (Thursday- Saturday) are especially congested. The same patrons
return to their cars, sometimes after 11
pm, and talk loudly and make
noise that wakes us, our dogs, children, etc. I know that the owners of
these businesses aim
to be good neighbors, and we enjoy living in a mixed
use community, but zoning needs to be in place to make sure ALL
business
owners, especially those newly opening in Del Ray, adhere to the same
standards as these established
businesses.
I wholeheartedly request
that the new restaurants owned by Mike Anderson, as well as any other new
restaurants in the
neighborhood, adhere to the closing hours mentioned
above, and that ALL businesses close by midnight. Please don't let
Dei
Ray turn into something like the Courthouse/Clarendon/Ballston areas of
Arlington, filled with drunken 20-somethings
every weekend and impossible
parking and driving for residents. Del Ray is a family neighborhood and
needs to remain a
safe place to live with accessible parking for
residents and quiet evenings unmarred by loud visitors and smoke-filled
skies
from a BBQ restaurant right in the middle of the
neighborhood
Thank you so much for your attention
Jennifer
Beach
112 Stewart Avenue