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..lanuarv 1~.. 1ff69 Board of Adjustments and Appeals: E. Sarmders EarlF Glenn YatCs Minimum ttousing Board: C. S. Stublen, Jr. The terms of office of the following members of t~ Coa~ Guard Li~gkts~ i, lus~um ~eard will expire on January 51; 1969: H. M. Myers, Jr. Duff G. Porter Charles R. Lively E~geae J. Bouffard Rob~rtC~Cdshy~' Motionof Mr. Holley to refer to a conference of Coun¢~t ~as adopted, with.out d£ssentingvote. 69-20 - The following letter from .Richard J. Davis vas read: "Permission is requested to sneak before the CooL, oil on Tuesd~ January 14, 1969. I wish to discuss the use of the Portsmouth Stadium for the 1969 b93eball Mr. Davis spoke in regard to the lease of the stadium. Motion of Mr. Johnson that this matter be r~ferred to an ~mmediateaonf~rence of the Council for study of the proposal made by Tidewater Sports, Inc., was adopted, ~ith one abstaining vote - that of Mr. Smith. 69-21 - The following letter from the City Attorney relative to sections of the Zoning Ordinance per- taining to the Residential R-60 and R-60A districts, was read, and on motion of Mr. Smith was referred ~e:the~ Planng;' Commissionto prepare the suggested amendment: "Pursuant to your request, my office has studied tD.e sections of the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the Residential R-60 and R-6~A Districts. The Council b~a~ be~n concerned that in the future a developer of real estate might subdivide a tract of land and construct single family dwellings upon minimum sized plots of 6,000 square feet after he had obtained R-60 zoning for tko tract by expressing a desire to use the land as a site for apartments. ~ff~e Zoning Ordinance presently allows single family and two family dwellings to be constructed within the R-60 and R-60A Districts. Therefore, putting aside all queStions concerning whether there would be a suffi- cient market for small houses upon small lots in a Zoning District primarily for apartments, it is ~ossible that a developer of real estate could use land zoned R-60 or R-6OA for a subdivision of single family or two family homes upon lots of 6,000 square feet each. If tko Council is of the opinion that within the R-60 and R-60A Districts, the danger of subdivisions of small single family or two family dwellings being developed ~von small lots is of sufficient gravity to warrant an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, the ordinance can be amended so as to eliminate such dwellings as permitted uses in said districts. Furthermore, considerable study of the problem presented has led to the conclusion that the foregoing suggested amendment is the only way lawfully to insure that single family dwellings upon separate lots cannot be constructed in the Zoning Districts discussed above." 69-22 - Motion of Mr. Turner that the City Attorney study the strengthening of the present law regarding the carrying of fire arms, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 69-23 - Motion of Mr. Johnson that a request be made to t~e School Board that a study be made of the possibility of using school plants for more than one group of students each day~ was adopted, without dis- senting vote. On motion adjourned. APPROVED - City Clerk