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R-15-24 <br />A RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT (UP-15-09) FOR THE <br />EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING FUEL OPERATIONS FACILITY AT 700 <br />MOUNT VERNON AVENUE. <br />WHEREAS, SEJ Asset Management & Investment Company, the owner of the <br />subject property, by and through its agent Stephen R. Romine, Esquire, has made <br />application pursuant to Section 40.1-2.3B of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />(2006) for the granting of a use permit for the expansion of an existing fuel operations <br />facility at 700 Mount Vernon Avenue; and <br />WHEREAS, the applicant and the Planning Director have done all things <br />required to be done in connection with said application; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of the <br />application for a use permit with conditions. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br />That it finds that the use for which the permit is sought: <br />(a) Complies with the applicable standards of the Zoning Ordinance; <br />(b) Is consistent with the comprehensive plan; <br />(c) Is compatible with the character of surrounding lands and the uses <br />permitted in the zoning district(s) of surrounding lands; <br />(d) Is configured to minimize adverse effects, including the visual impacts of <br />the proposed use on adjacent lands; <br />(e) Avoids significant deterioration of water and air resources, and other <br />natural resources; <br />(f) Maintains safe and adequate egress and ingress onto the site, and safe road <br />conditions around the site; <br />(g) Allows for the protection of property values and the ability of neighboring <br />lands to develop the uses permitted in the zoning districts; and <br />(h) Complies with all other city, state, and federal laws and regulations. <br />2. SEJ Asset Management & Investment Company is hereby granted a use <br />permit pursuant to Section 40.1-2.3(B) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />(2006) for the expansion of an existing fuel operations facility at 700 Mount Vernon. <br />Avenue, Portsmouth, Virginia,. said property being more particularly described as: <br />