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<br />June ;8, 1977
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br /> 77-198 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the Public Hearing meeting
<br />of June 13, 1977, was taken up and read:
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<br />(a) "'ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 77-16"
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Wantz and sec'onded by Mr. Early, the ordinance was adopted, and by the
<br />following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz, Davis
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br /> 77-223 Motion of Mr. Elliott and seconded by Mr. Barnes, to suspend the rules, was
<br />adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> The following citizens spoke on matters related to capital improvements in the
<br />Churchland-Twin Pines area:
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<br /> Nathan Thomas, 4116 Twin Pines Road, representing Churchland-Twin Pines Community
<br />Civic League, spoke regarding sewerage~in the area. - -
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<br /> Mrs. Helen S. Smith, 6208 Arthur Avenue, representing Churchland-Twin Pines Civic
<br />League (Committee), spoke concerning drainage on Arthur Avenue and improvements of streets,
<br />curbs and gutters in the area.
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<br /> 77-198 ,The': roi-lowing ordinance approved on first reading at the Public Hearing meeting
<br />of June 13, 1977, was taken up and read:
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<br />(b) "ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 77-17"
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Eltiott, the ordinance was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Blliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz, Davis
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 77-198 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the Public Hearing meeting
<br />of June 13, 1977, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br />(c) "ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 77-18"
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the ordinance was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz, Davis
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 77-198 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the Public Hearing meeting
<br />of June 13, 1977, was taken up and read:
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<br />(d) "ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 77-19"
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<br /> Rev. Homer Peterson, Jr., representing Portsmouth Assembly of God, spoke against the
<br />petition and presented the following:
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<br /> "I, the undersigned resident of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, by my signature
<br />affixed hereto, do hereby protest the change in the zoning from R-60 to OR-75 for the pur-
<br />pose of erecting an office-apartment building on the 3 acre tract on Elmhurst Lane for the
<br />following reasons:
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<br /> We feel at this time, ti
<br /> recreation area for the
<br /> churches of the area fo~
<br /> 5. We would tike to retain
<br /> has been created by hom~
<br /> quiet, safe, clean and
<br /> standard of living woul¢
<br />Signed by Mr. & Mrs. C. M. Fain
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<br />1. Elmhurst Lane is not wide enough to accommodate the added traffic. It alregdy
<br /> serves and an ingress and egress to City Park.
<br />2. The City bicycle route Tuns in the general area and consequently there are a
<br /> lot of bicycle riders, ~specially children.
<br />3. We feel the drainage ~s inadequate to serve this tyFe of structure. There are
<br /> no curbs, gutters or sidewalks.
<br />4.
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<br /> Ms. Jeane Backus, 924 Elmhu
<br />against the petition and present
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Wentz and
<br />the following vote:
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<br />e land could better serve as it has in the past, as a
<br />children playing sports. It is especially used by the
<br />' ballgames.
<br />the d~gnity and feeling of pride in our community that
<br />~owners who have worked unceasingly to keep our neighborhood
<br /> wholesome place to raise our children. We feel that this
<br /> be destroyed by transient residents and commercial interest~
<br />.nd others"
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<br />'st Lane, representing Olive Branch Civic League, spoke
<br />,d same as above, signed by Sarah G. Stublen and~o~he~s.
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<br />econded by Mr. Early, the ordinance was adopted, and by
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<br />Ayes: Early, Elliott, Oast, Went~ Davis
<br />Nays: Barnes, Holley
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