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February 7, 1972 <br /> <br /> At the regular City Council Public Hearing, held on Febrm~ry ~, 1972, there were <br />present: <br /> <br />Jack P. Barnes, James W. Holley, Burrell R. Johnson, Isaac W. King, Raymond B. Smith, <br />Raymond Turner, A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager, W. J. O'Brien, Jr., City Attorney. <br /> <br />Prayer was offered by Councilman King. <br /> <br />72-28 Public Hearing on the following zoning and use permit <br />Zoning Petition Z 71-32 Churchland Towne House Corporation <br />Mr. Stanley Livesay, Attorney, spoke. <br /> <br />was held: <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. <br />and whether it is <br />sion can come back <br />Tuesday, March 14, <br /> <br />King, seconded by Mr. Johnson, to defer action to determine actual request <br />just zoning or whether group housing project approval and Planning Commis- <br />with a site plan, and to be deferred Until City Council meeting on <br /> 1972, was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />Zoning Petition Z 72-1 - Messrs. R. Runyon, G. Rose, W. Smith, and Midgett by <br /> Woodrow Smith, Owner <br /> <br />Mr. Don Steele, 215 Mayflower, spoke in opposition and presented the following petition: <br /> <br /> "We, the undersigned property owners and citizens of. Portsmouth, hereby voice our <br />objections ~o any change mn zoning of the three lots, numbered 6405, 6407, 6409 Portsmouth <br />Boulevard and the one lot numbered 101 Mayflower Road from Residential to Commercial. <br /> <br /> This zoning would threaten the residential area of. Mayflower Park and we feel this has <br />to be retained as residential as a buffer between the residential and the commercial area. <br />Signed George F. Mason, 1168 Melvin Drive ~nd others." (See Exhibit Z 72-1) <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr. R. Smith, seconded by Mr. Turner, to concur with the recommendation <br />of the Planning Commission, the petition was denied, and by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes:~ Holley, Johnson, King, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes <br />Nays: None <br /> <br /> Zoning Petition Z 72-3 , Maggie M. Fitts, Owner <br /> <br /> ~. On'mOtion of the Mr. King, seconded by Mr. Raymond Smith, <br />approved on first reading by the following vote: <br /> <br />the following ordinance was <br /> <br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE <br /> <br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson, <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />Zoning Petition Z 72-6 - Aubrey G. <br /> <br />King, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes <br />Sweet and Aubrey G. Sweet, Jr. <br /> <br />,Mr. Aubrey d. Sweet spoke in favor of the petition. <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. King, the 'following ordinance was approved on <br />first reading by the following vote: <br /> <br />"ZONING AMENDMENT Z 72-6" <br /> <br /> Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes <br /> Nays: None <br /> <br />Zoning Petition Z 72-8 - Portsmouth City Council <br /> <br /> Mr. Jefferson B. Brown, Attorney, spoke re~resenting Chesapeake Realty Company, <br />National Investors Company, and Tech-Mod Homes mn favor of the petition. <br /> <br />The following spoke in opposition: <br /> <br /> Mr. Eugene Vann, 1234 Marshall Avenue, member of Harrison Ward C{vic League. <br /> Mr. Charles H. Monroe, President, Harrison Ward Civic League, representing the <br /> League. <br /> Mr. Leslie Cox, 2210 Jefferson Street. <br /> Rev. Samuel L. Walker, 2917 Mulberry Street, <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr. Holley, seconded by Mr. Raymond Smith, the following ordinance was <br />approved on first reading by the following vote: <br /> <br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE % 72-8" <br /> <br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes <br />Nays: None <br /> <br /> <br />