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AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING A PORTION OF HOOVER STREET, A PORTION OF ARGYLE STREET AND A PORTION OF PEARL STREET. WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouttk the School Board of the City of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority have requested the closure of that portion of Hoover Street, a portion of Argyle Street and a portion of Pearl Street, as hereafter described: and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at a meeting held on July 2, 2002. recommended approval of the closure and vacation of said portion of Hoover Street, a portion of Argyle Street; and a portion of Pearl Street, and WHEREAS. notice of the proposed closure and vacation has been given the adjoining property owners in accordance with Section 15.2-2006 of the Code of Virginia, as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that a portion of Hoover Street, a portion of Argyle Street and a portion of Pearl Street be closed and vacated as a public street and right of way as follows: HOOVER STREET All that portion of Hoover Street (formerly Parker Street) beginning 105' from its eastern intersection with Elm Avenue eastwardly 150' to the western terminus of that portion of Parker Street closed by Ordinance dated April 12, 1960. ARGYLE STREET All that portion of Argyle Street beginning at a point 105' west of the west right of way line of Pearl Street (formerly Pine Street) wesnvardly 255' to its western terminus as shown on the Plat of Brighton, duly recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth in Map Book 1, at page 91, et seq. PEARL STREET All that portion of Pearl Street (formerly Pine Street) from the north right of way line of Argyle Street to its southern ;ernmnus on the north right of way line of Portsmouth Boulevard (formerly Gosport Road). BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED. that the City of Portsmouth hereby reserves an easement in the portions of Hoover Street, Argyle Street and Pearl Street hereby closed and vacated for the installation, operation, maintenance and replacement of public utilities, including gas lines, telephone communication lines, electrical lines and all other utility lines as may be required, all as permitted by the School Board of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia by written agreement, and also a six foot easement on the south side of Hoover Street shall be retained for Verizon Telephone Company, which said easements may be