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D~r~mh~ 71 lqT1 "RESOLUTION APPOINTING VIEWERS FOR CLOSING A PORTION oF COLUMBIA STREET. WHEREAS, Lewis Chevrolet Corporation has made application to vacate and close the hereinafter described portion of a certain street and it appearing that notice of the appli- cation and request for the appointment of viewers was duly posted on December 9, 1971, on the bulletin board of the Court of HuStings for the City of Portsmouth, on the bulletin board of the Circuit Court of the City of portsmouth, and on the bulletin board of the Municipal Court of the City of Portsmouth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Frank N. Bilisoly, Louis J. Leitner, L. A. Clark, Zalmon I. Blachman and F. J. Bergeron be appointed viewers to view the hereinafter described portion of such street and report to this Council in writing whether in their opinion, any and if any, what inconvenience would result from vacating and closing the following: That portion Of Columbia Street which is bounded on the West by the Western right of way line of Columbia Street (formerly Eighth Avenue) and the Eastern boundary line of Lot 33 as shown on the Plat of Property of John J. Phillips, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, in Map Book 2, page 41; and bounded on the East by the Eastern boundary line of Lot 71, as shown on said plat, if extended from its Southeastern corner South 55~ 30' East to the Southern right of way line ~ of Columbia Street." Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes Nays: None 71-577 "Bids were opened on December 16, 1971 fpr the sale of six City-owned lots in Pinners Point. One bid was received from Portsmouth Terminals, Inc. in the amount of $10,000. It is their plan to construct a maintenance building on this property to service the equipment used in the operation of the marine terminal. I recommend the property be sold to Portsmouth Terminals, Inc." On motion of Mr. Portsmouth Terminals, Ayes: Nays: Hotley, and seconded by Mr. Turner, the property to be sold to Inc., was adopted by the roll, lng vote: Holley, Johnson, King, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes None UNFINISHED BUSINESS 71-544 The following ordinance approved at the Public Hearing meeting, A~ld on December 6, 1971, was taken up and re~d: "ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 71-33" On motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Raymond Smith, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, R~ymond Smith, Turner, Barnes Nays: None The following letter received from Director of Planning, was read: "At its regular monthly meeting on December 7, 1971, the City Planning Commission received word that my communication of December 2, 1'971 relative to a proposed amendment of the Zoning Ordinance (see below) was returned for lack of a specific recommendation: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: Consideration will be given to a proposal of the City Planning Commission that the Zoning Ordinance be amended by adding thereto a new section pertaining to denial of rezoning petitions by the Planning Director: S~ction 8-4.1 Petition Denial by Planning Director No petition for a zoning change shall be accepted by the Planning Director within one year of the final action by the City Council upon przor petition of the same owner concerning a zoning change on substantially the same parcel of land. Since this was initiated and is described as a proposal of the City Planning Commission I failed to note the fact of a favorable recommendation. For this oversight, and the resultant misunderstanding, you have my apology. The Planning Commission does recommend that you consider this matter and would have you approve such an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance."