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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed such application and site <br />plan submitted therewith and submitted its recommendations to the City Council; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the applicant has been informed that approval of the group housing <br />project pursuant to Section 40-116 only grants an exemption from certain requirements <br />for residences as stated in said section and does not constitute a waiver of any other <br />requirement embodied in the Subdivision Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Code of the City <br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, or any other applicable local, state or federal law or regulation; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the applicant is aware that building permits or any other required <br />permit will be issued only upon compliance with the ordinances, laws or regulations <br />applicable thereto. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That coupled with the terms imposed by paragraph 2 hereof, the following <br />conditions exist: <br /> <br />(a) The proposed project is compatible with surrounding land uses; <br /> <br />(b) The density of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable density <br />for the zoning district, and, where applicable, the floor-area ratio of the project <br />does not exceed the maximum allowable floor-area ratio for the zoning district; <br /> <br />(c) The project as a whole conforms to applicable requiremems for minimum <br />required floor area for dwelling units, rmnimum allowable area for dwelling units, <br />maximum allowable area for the number of dwelling units, and the maximum <br />allowable area devoted to residential purposes; <br /> <br />(d) The quantity, quality, utility, size and type of the project's open space and <br />landscaping improvements is sufficient to offset the decreases in dimensional <br />requirements or other deviations from the zoning district in which the project is <br />located; <br /> <br />(e) The project's internal traffic circulation system is adequate to provide for <br />the convenient and safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians, and the project <br />will not cause surrounding steets and roads to exceed their safe capacities; <br /> <br />(f) The quantity, quality, utility and type of the project's community and <br />common facilities are sufficient to offset the decreases in dimensional <br /> <br /> <br />