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<br />WHEREAS, the applicants have been informed that approval of the housing <br />permit pursuant to Section 40-116 only grants an exemption from certain requirements <br />for residences as stated in said section and does not constitute a waiver of any other <br />requirement embodied in the City Subdivision Ordinance, the City Zoning Ordinance, or <br />any other applicable local, state or federal law or regulation; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the applicant is aware that building permits and any other required <br />permit will be issued only upon compliance with the ordinances, laws or regulations <br />applicable thereto. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br />I. That, coupled with the terms imposed by paragraph 2 hereof, the <br />following conditions exist: <br /> <br />(a) The proposed project is compatible with surrounding land uses; <br /> <br />(b) The density ofthe project does not exceed the maximum allowable density <br />for the zoning district, and, where applicable, the floor-area ratio of the <br />project does not exceed the maximum allowable floor-area ratio for the <br />zoning district; <br /> <br />(c) The project as a whole conforms to applicable requirements for minimum <br />required floor area for dwelling units, minimum allowable area for <br />dwelling units, maximum allowable area for the number of dwelling units, <br />and the maximum allowable area devoted to residential purposes; <br /> <br />(d) The quantity, quality, utility, size and type of the project's open space and <br />landscaping improvements is sufficient to offset the decreases in <br />dimensional requirements or other deviations from the zoning district in <br />which the project is located; <br /> <br />(e) The project will not cause surrounding streets and roads to exceed their <br />safe capacities; <br /> <br />(f) The quantity, quality, utility and type of the project's community and <br />common facilities are sufficient to offset the decreases in dimensional <br />requirements and other deviations from the zoning district in which the <br />project is located; <br /> <br />(g) The project complies with the standards for approval of a housing use <br />permit set forth in Section 40-116 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia (2006); and <br />