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R-03-50 A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL OF A GROUP HOUSING USE PERMIT (GHP-03-06) TO CONSTRUCT 49 RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX AND TRIPLEX UNITS AT 1201-1315 CouNTy STREET. WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, through its agent, Gregory Dodd of Horton and Dodd, P.C., pursuant tO Section 40-112 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), as amended, has applied for the approval and granting of a group housing use permit for 40 duplex and nine triplex residential units to be constructed at 1201 - 1315 County Street, Portsmouth, Virginia; and WHEREAS, the subject property is identified Exhibits 1 and 2, attached hereto and made a part hereof; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed such application and site plan submitted therewith and has recommended conditional approval of said application; and WHEREAS, the applicant has been informed that approval of the group housing project pursuant to Section 40-116 only grants 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, Virginia, or any other applicable local, state or federal law or regulation; and WItEREAS, the applicant is aware that building permits and any other required permit will be issued only upon compliance with the ordinances, laws or regulations applicable thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That, coupled with the terms imposed by paragraph 2 hereof, the following conditions exist: (a) The proposed project is compatible with surrounding land uses; (b) The density of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable density for the zoning district, and, where applicable, the floor-area ratio of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable floor-area ratio for the zoning district; (c) The project as a whole conforms to applicable requirements for minimum required floor area for dwelling units, minimum allowable area for dwelling units, maximum allowable area for the number of dwelling units, and the maximum allowable area devoted to residential purposes;