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83 A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL OF A GROUP HOUSING PROJECT PURSUANT TO SECTION 40-55 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1988, CONSISTING OF THIRTY-ONE APARTMENTS AT 527 HIGH STREET. WH~REAS~ Vernon Wimbrough, has made application pursuant to §40-55 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, as amended, for the granting and approval of a group housing project consisting of thirty-one apartments to be developed at 527 High Street, such premises further described as Tax Map 13, Parcel 3, and a portion of Parcel 2, and such group housing project having been designated at GHP-89-8 and consisting of four (4) two (2) bedroom units and twenty-seven (27) one bedroom units in the existing structure at 527 High Street, all units within the existing structure on the property; and WHEREAS, the application has been determined by the Planning Commission to have met the requirements of §40-55 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, as amended, and the Planning Commission has reviewed such application and site plans submitted therewith and has recommended a conditional approval of said application; and WHEREAS, the developer has been informed that the approval of a group housing project pursuant to ~40-55 grants only an exemption from certain requirements for residences as stated in said section, and does not constitute a waiver of any other requirement embodied in the Subdivision Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Code of the City of Portsmouth, or any other applicable local, state or federal law or regulation; and WHEREAS, the developer is aware that building permits or any other required permit be issued only upon compliance with the ordinances, laws~ or regulations applicable hereto. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the certain group housing project described above and described as GHP-89-8, and more specifically described by correspondence from the office of Dan E. Griffin, the applicant's architect, as shown on the plans filed with the appropriate officials of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, such correspondence and plans being made a part hereof, is hereby granted approval subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) A Certificate of Compliance for the final plans must be obtained from the Downtown Design Committee prior to the issuance of building permits. (2) Parking will be provided as described in a letter from Dan E., Griffin, dated October 26, 1989, providing for ten (10) parking spaces.