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his letter to Council (i.e., no inflammable or combustible materials will be stored, placed or caused to be stored or placed thereon). There was a second fire on the premise~ on June 20, 1969.- On January 22, 1968, the Zoning Officer of the City officially informed the City Manager that inflammable and combustible materials were stored and placed on the subject premises. On the basis of the foregoing, the City Council unanimously voted to revoke petition~ Use Permit on March 12, 1968. The City Council on October 24, 1972, adopted the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth, 1972.' The Zoning Officer stated that the property in question was currently zoned M- i (see Section 4-3 of the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth, 1972"), and that Section 4-3 does not allow the operation of a junkyard. Mr. Jacobsen was subsequently convicted of fifty-five (55) violations of the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth, 1972". By agreement of counsel, one of the fifty- five cases was set for trial in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth. It is from this conviction that the petitioner has appealed to the Supreme Court of the Commonw wealth of Virginia. The case is now pending." See Exhibit 74-295 letter received from Virginia Iron & Metal Company. Motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Early, to be received as information, was adopted by unanimous vote. The following reports received f~r~&~gcWest Gro~e Apartments were presente~ 74~322 Police Department "I am in receipt of your letter dated July 6, 1974, which was forwarded to this divi- sion by Chief Boone. May you be advised that effective immediately, I have instructed all members of the Special Investigative Diiision of this Department to maintain a heavy ~B~ro] and surveillance of the area. If you can supply specific information as to in- dividuals and specific acts of lawlessness that may be witnessed by you,I would appreciat~ you forwarding this information to this division either by mail or by telephone. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Signed Sst. B. D. Wood, Special Investigative Division" Public Health Department "The Westgrove Apartments are located at 201 Dixie Avenue and 200 Pullman Avenue and consist of 16 apartments. Since the Rental Program was initiated we have inspected 10 apartments and 6 of these have been made within the past 6 months. Only one violation was found out of the 10 apartments inspected, and this was a m~nor vi61ation. The grounds are in good condition an dumpster is provided for trash and garbage disposal. M~ ~ Pendleton, Jr., Director of Environmental Health" Motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Holley, to be received as information, was adopted by unanimous vote. - NEW BUSINESS 74~350 The following ~egnest to speak received from George R. Walker, 1749 Spratley Street, was read: "SUBJECT: The Agenda of the 13 August, 1974 Portsmouth City Council Meeting Pursuant to Council Gag Rules 2-15.1 and 2.24 (1961 Code Sections) it is requested that my name be placed on the agenda of the subject meeting to continue the inquiry into the status of the Department of Public Safety under n~w City Code Sections 2-164 and 2-16 carried over from the 23 July, 1974 meeting due to passage of ten (10) minutes~eaking time allowed under abovesaid rules." Motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Wentz, to be received as information and the City Attorney review Provisions of the City Code relating to Department of Public Safety a~d report back as to whether city is in compliance with those prsvisions, was adopted by unanimous vote. 74-351 - The following Board, was presented: letter received from Mr, Bradford L. Cherry, President, YMCA 'The Portsmouth YMCA underwent a sever~ fire on May 2. We were in the process of discussing plans for a new YMCA; and the fire, coupled with parking problems, expensive upkeep has made the construction of a new building our most important interest. We have examined land for our new location and the board agrees that the YMCA should be loca/~d in a central point to serve the citizens of our city. We are planning that a