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R-03-34 A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL OF A GROUP HOUSING USE PERMIT (GHP-03-03) TO RIVER POINTE ASSOCIATES H, L.L.C., TO CONSTRUCT 58 RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS AT 3801 RIVER POINTE PARKWAY. WHEREAS, Frank Spadea, president of River Pointe Associates II, L.L.C., pursuant to Section 40-112 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), as amended, for the approval and granting of a group housing use permit for 58 residential condominium units to be constructed at 3801 River Pointe Parkway, Portsmouth, Virgima; and WHEREAS, the subject property is identified as Parcel B on Exhibit D, attached hereto and made a pan 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 t~om certain requirements for residences as stated in said section and does not constitute a waiver of any other requirement embodied in the Subdivision OIdinance, Zoning Ordinance, Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, or any other applicable local, state or federal law or regulation; and WHEREAS, 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, Virgima: 1. That, coupled with the terms imposed by paragraph 2 hereof, the following conditions exist: (a) The proposed project is compatible with stm'ounding 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 milo of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable floor-area ratio for the zoning dislrict; (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;