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Becember 19, 1972
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<br /> The following are being designed by the City's Engineering Department and will cost
<br />$42,500. These funds will be transferred to the General Fund:
<br /> Smithfield Road Francis Street Sewerage
<br /> Edgefield Sewerage
<br /> Rivershore Sewerage
<br /> Alabama Avenue Sewerage
<br /> West Norfolk Road Extension
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<br />on
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<br /> All.of the projects are scheduled in the Capital Improvement Program."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Smith, the following ordinance was approved
<br />first reading, and by the following vote:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $102,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND
<br /> ~O~PROV~E: FOR ENGINEERING SERVI£ES TO COVER DESIGN FOR VARIOUS SANITARY SEWER.
<br /> PROJECTS AND PUMPING STATIONS."
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<br />Ayes: Early,
<br />Nays: None
<br />Abstainim~: Wentz
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<br />Holley,
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<br />Johnson, King, Smith, Barnes
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<br /> 72-525 "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This requests
<br />the State Board of Housing to adopt the Southern Standard Building Code, the Southern
<br />Standard Gas Code, the Southern Standard Plumbing Code and the National Electrical Code
<br />as the codes regulating buildings in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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<br /> The Acts of the Assembly of 1972 directed and empowered the State Board of Housing
<br />to adopt-a Uniform State-wide Building Code. The Board is currently holding public hearings
<br />on this.
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<br /> We wish to support the above codes since over 40 communities in Virginia use these
<br />codes with all the Tidewater cities using them. With the wide use of the Southern Standard
<br />Codes already in Virginia, a change would require an extensive training program for inspec~
<br />tots throughout the State, creating a burden, especially on many of the small communities
<br />where inspectors sometimes have collateral duties."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Johnson the following resolution was adopted,
<br />and by the following%vote:
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<br />'ARESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE BOARD OF.HOUSING TO, ADOPT THE SOUTHERN STANDARD
<br />CODES AND THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.
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<br /> ~IEREAS, the Southern Standard Building Code,
<br />the Southern Gas Code, and the National Electrical
<br />Virginia for many years; and
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<br />the Southern Standard Plumbing Code,
<br />Code have been widely used throughout
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<br /> PaER/AS, public servants charged with the enforcement of such codes have achieved
<br />a high degree of familiarity with such codes since their promulgation; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the merits of these codes have been convincingly eslablished through years
<br />of practical application; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the State Board of Housing has the authority to adopt statewide codes regulat-
<br />ing buildings.
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />that the State Board of Housing be, and:it hereby is, strongly urged to give favorable
<br />consideration to the adoption of the Southern Standard Building Code, the Southern Standard
<br />Plumbing Code, the Southern Gas Code, and the National Electrical Code."
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<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 72-$24 "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption.
<br />amendment t7 to the Crawford Urban Renewal Plan, Va. R-S3.
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<br />This approves
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<br /> A public hearing was held by the City-Council and the Portsmouth Redevelopment and
<br />Housing Authority on this amendment November 21, 1972.
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<br /> The amendment changes land at the southern end of the seawall and land east of Crawford
<br />Street south of the Crawford Connector from public to commercial. These are designated
<br />as Parcels 26 and $0.
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<br /> This also elhninates Middle Street between Queen Street and London Street as a parking
<br />lot and allows it to remain a public street."
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<br /> Onmotion of Mr. S~ith and'seconded by Mr. Johnson, the following resolution was
<br />adopted, and by the followng vote:
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<br /> '~ RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 7_TO THE-CRAWFORD URBAN RENE~0~L PLAN,
<br /> VA. R-53, ADOPTED BY THE PORTSMOUTH REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY.
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<br /> · HEREAS, this Council, by resolution adopted August 8, 1967, approved the Redevelopment
<br />Plan for the Crawford Urban Renewal Project, Va. R~3, Portsmouth, Virginia, adopted by
<br />Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority; and
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