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R-09-70 A RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT (UP-09-13) TO OPERATE A CHURCH AT 812 WASHINGTON STREET. WHEREAS, Friendship Temple Ministries has made application pursuant to Section 40-43.1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) for the granting of a use permit (UP-09-l3) to operate a church at 812 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Virginia; and WHEREAS, the applicant and the Planning Director have done all things required to be done in connection with said application; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of the application for a use permit with conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: I. That it finds that the use for which the permit is sought: (a) Will not adversely affect the health and safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the proposed use; (b) Will not be detrimental to the public use or injurious to the property or improvements in the neighborhood; (c) Will be provided with sufficient landscaping to insure compatibility with surrounding uses; (d) Will be a project that will be developed according to a plan for parking, driveways, and curb cuts which will provide for safe and convenient traffic movement; and (e) Will be in accordance with the purposes of the City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance. 2. That a use permit is hereby granted pursuant to Section 40-43.1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) to operate church at 812 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Virginia, and being more particularly described as: UP-09-13 Beginning at a the point of intersection between the western line of Washington Street and the northern line of South Street, thence proceeding 147 feet more or less along the northern line of South Street to a point, thence turning northwardly and proceeding 113 feet more or less to a