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<br />for th~ City of Portsmouth, on the bulletin board of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, and on the
<br />bulletin board of the Municipal Court of the City of Portsmouth.
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<br /> N~, THEP~FORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Frank N. Bilisoly,
<br />L. A. Clarke, Luther Tapp, James Choate and Loyed W. Gardner, be appointed viewers to view the hereinafte~
<br />described portion of such street and report to this Council in writing whether in their opinion any, and if
<br />any, what inconvenience would result from vacating and closing the following:
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<br />Cambridge Avenue, from the northern right-of-way line of Hartford Street northward
<br />approximately 75 feet to its end."
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<br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Smith (!), Smith (R), Turner, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 71-32 - "As requested at the last meeting of the City Council, I submit herewith a progress report
<br />received from the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority on the orogrems of the Park View Conservation
<br />Project." ~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith (I) to receive as information and that a letter be written the Housing Authority ex-
<br />pressing appreciation for the report, was adoptedj without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 71-35 - "! submit the attached ~esolution and recommend its adoption. This authorizes the signing of a
<br />contract between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the ~ity of Portsmouth for an Urban
<br />Beautification grant.
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<br /> This will authorize the City to receive $37,561 in federal funds for various beautification projects.
<br />These projects include City Park, George Washington Park, Lord Effingham Park, and beautification~of the medie~
<br />strips in the highways.''
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<br /> On motion of~r.~ Turner, the following resolution was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXEC[~ION OF CONTRACT FOR GR~NT FOR URB~ BEAUTIFICATION.
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<br /> F~EREAS, the City of Portsmouth (the "Applicant") was heretofore submitted an application to the United
<br />States of America, Department of Housing and Urban Development (the "Government") for a grant under Title VII
<br />of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, with respect to a certain project identified as Project No. VA. B-14,
<br />for the purpose desi~lated intthe said application; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Government has approved the said applicationand has submitted to the Applicant a certain
<br />Contract for Grant (the "Contract") for approval and execution by the Applicant, which said Contract is satis-
<br />factory.
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<br /> NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Council of the City of Portsmouth, that the said Contract, a copy of
<br />which is attached hereto, be and the same is hereby ~nproved. The City Manager is her&ey authorized and
<br />directed to execute the said Contract in the name and on behalf of the Applicant, in as many counterparts as
<br />may be necessary, and City Clerk is hereby aBt~orized and dir&cted to affix oriirmress the official ~eal of the
<br />Applicant thereon and to attest the same. The nroDer officer is directed to forward the said executed counter-
<br />parts of the said Contract to the Government, t~ge%her with such other documents evidencing the ~Dproval and
<br />authorization to execute the same as may be required by the Government."
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<br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Smith (I), Smith (R), Turner, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br />70-512 - The following ordinance, on which action was postponed on December 1, 1970 was taken up and read:
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<br />"/P{ ORDINANCE TO A~%gEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1961, BY k.~-.fl~NDING
<br />SECTION S-7 THEREOF, PROVIDING MINI.~.fJM PLOT WIDTHS FOR ROW HOUSES IN THE ,RESIDENTIAL R-?S
<br />DISTRICT.."
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<br />Motion of Mr. King to suspend the rules to hear from Dan Griffin, was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Griffin spoke. The following letters from Hassell & Folkes and Tidewater Association of Home
<br />Builders were read:
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<br /> "As Consulting Engineers engaged in the planning and design of a number of townhouse projects throughout
<br />the Tidewater area, we should like to endorse and urge your adoption of the Towmhouse Ordinance as endorsed
<br />by the Tidewater Association of Home Builders." Signed S. G. Folkes, P.E.
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<br /> "We appreciate your postponing action on the propomed ordinance change affecting townhouse minimum plot
<br />wid~ls. Our Board has considered this and recommends the following:
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<br />Minimum required plot widths for row houses only in the residential R-60/R-75 district
<br />for interior plots within a subdivision shall ~e 16 feet, with an average~plot width of 18 feet;
<br />for end plots, 30 feet minimum.
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<br /> This recommendation is based on our findings as to what is being done in other Tidewater cities as well
<br />as other parts of the country. The amendment in its present form is completely restrictive as to grouping
<br />smaller two bedroom townhouses normally sold to retired or elderly couples away from three and four bedroom
<br />mlits that are mostly bought by families with children.
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<br />Your consideration of our recommendation will be greatly appreciated." Signed Bernard Kroll
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