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November 24. 1970 pursuant affect the health or safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the proposed use, (2) will notbe detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in the neighborhood, and (S) will be in accord with the purposes of said Zoning Ordinance. That American Iron and Metal Company is hereby granted a use permit to operate a junk yard subject to the following conditions: (i) That open burning as prohibited by Section 4-4(b) of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth and Rule 4.1 of the Rules of the State Air Pollution Control Board not be conducted, {2) That the area described below be permanently enclosed by a fence or wall of 8 feet in height and of 90 percent solidity. (5) That gate openings in said fenice or wall be approved by the Traffic Engineer, (4) That parking be prohibited along such portions by the aforementioned fence line as are ~ppcified by the Traffic Hngineer, That no junk yard operations be conducted outside of the aforementioned fence line. That along any fence line abutting a residential zoning district said fence shall be set back 6 feet and screen planting consisting of Lombardy poplars and ligustrum be planted and maintained subject to annual inspection by the Parks Department as to adequacy and maintenance; i to Section 4-2 of said Zoning Ordinance on the property described as follows: Beginning at a point on the eastern inter~eetion of Turnpike Road and Phillips Avenue; thence running northeasterly 150 feet along the southern right-of-way line of Turnpike Road to a point; thence running southeasterly 100 feet to a point; thence running Kc~thwesterly 150 feet to a point on the northern right-of-way line of Phillips Avenue; thence running northwesterly 100 feet along said northern right-of-way line of Phillips Avenue to the point of beginning. Also beginning at a point on the southern right-of-way line of Turnpike Road 200 feet north- east of the eastern intersection of Turnpike Road and Phillips Avenue; thence running north- easterly 100 feet along said wouthern right-of-way line of Turnpike Road to a point; thence running southeasterly 100 feet to a p6int; thence running northwesterly 100 feet to the point of beginning." Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Smith (I), Smith (R), Turner, Barnes Na) s. None Zoning Petition Z 69-46 - B. M. and Ruth F. Schwetz and Howard B. Wilkins Attorney Livesay spoke. P. W. Simpson spoke. On motion of Mr. King, the following ordinance was approved on first reading and by the following vote: "~ONING A~NDMBNT ORDINANCE Z 69-46" Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Smith (I), Smith (R), Turner, Barnes Nays: None Use Permit 69-24 - Petition of B. M. and Ruth F. Schwetz and Howard B. Wilkins Motion of Mr. Turner to ad6pt the resolution and to table the vacating of streets involved. Motion of Mr. Johnson to amend the mption to include "to reserve the right to review and revise Vote being taken on Mr. Turner's ~otion, the following resolution, as amended, was adopted, and by the following vote: "A RBSOLUTICIN GRANTING A USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A J~NK YARD ON THE NORTHERN SI1~E 8F T~RNPIKB ROAD NEaR ITS INTBRSBCTION WITH ROMANESQUE STREET. WHEREAS, B. M. and ~uth F. Schwetz and Howard B. Wilkins have made an application pursuant to S~ct~5~ ~-2 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth, 1961w for the granting of a use permit as hereinafter described; and WHERE.aS, the applicant and the Planning Director have done all things required to be done in connection with said applicatio, and the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of said use permit, subject to the conditions hereinafter stated. NOW, TttBP~FORE, BE IT RESOLVED byy the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: ~lat the use for whioh the use permit hereinafter bescribed is sought (1) will not adversely affect the health or safety of persons residing or workiqg in the neighborhood of the proposed use, {2) will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in the neighborhood, and (S) will be in accord with the purposes of said Zoning Ordinance. B. That B. M. and Ruth F. Schwetz and Hm~ard B. Wilkins are hereby granted a use permit to operate a junk yard subject to the following conditions: Note correction on Page 256