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68-97 ANNEXATION AREA ZONING "At its regular meeting on Tuesday evening, March 26, 1968, at 7:30 P.M., the Portsmouth City Council will hold an advertised public hearing on amending, the Zoning Map portion of the Zoning Ordinance relative to the area annexed on January 1, 1968. The City PRanning Commission on March S, 1968, held an advertised public hearing on a proposed Zoning Map amendment which was published in full in the Virginian Pilot on February 18 and February ~S, 1968, and after making a few minor adjustments in zoning district boundary lines resolved to recommend approval." No one spoke on the matter. On motion of Mr. Jphnson, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "~N ORDIN~qCE ADOPTING THE ~%~EXATION AREA INTBR!M ZONING MAP AS ~{ ~qBNDb.~EN~ TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOL~H." 68-97 - Zon%n~ Petition Z-68-7 - Robert A. Jones No one spoke in regard to the application. On motion of Mr. Knight, the following ordinance was approved~on first reading: "ZONING A~;~HNDMENT ORDIN~'JCE Z-68-7" Zpp,~F,g Petit},pF Z-~8-8 - Fine and Salzberg, Inc. James Ballentine of 712 Pacific Avenue, spoke in opposition. Motion of Mr. Barnes to concur in the Planning Co~ission reconmendation to deny the permit, was adopted, without dissenting vote. Zg~ing Petition Z-68-10 - Washington Heights Properties Corporation. No one spoke in regard to the application. On motion of Mr. Barnes, the following ordinance was approved on first mead~, without-dissenting vote: "ZONING AMEND[qENT ORDIN~iNCE Z-68-10" 68-97 - Motion or, Mr. Johnson that all changes in the land use map of the annexed area be referred to the Planning Commission for hearing consideration and report back to the Council, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 68-98 - The following report from tile Churchland Area Citizens Advisory Planning Committee was presented by Robert A. Wentz, Chairman: "On behalf of the Churchland Area Citizens Advisory Planning Committee, I would like to thank you for providing this opportunity to make our committee's final report to the Council. As you know, the committee was appointed by the Council on October 10, 1967, to ~serve until b{arch3$%, 1968. The Council specifically charged the committee with looking into matters which would assist in effecting an orderly transition of the annexed area into the City of Portsmouth. The committee wishes to report the following has been accomplished. 1. Street Names: The Council has acted, or is in the process of acting, on the appropriate ordinance required to r~duce th~ '~onflicts in street names which have arisen as a result of annexation. After holding public hearings of its own, the committee is keenly aware of the sensitive nature of this subject. We wish to commend the Council for its response to pub. lic interest in this matter. The decisions made by the Council were most difficult, however, in the opinion of the committee, they were fairly and satisfactorily arrived at. 2. Public Improvements and Community Facilities: Work in these areas mainly involved close c8-ord~na- of our committee with the Various departments of the City,namely - The City M~nager, The Public Works Department, The Water Department, The Recreation Department, and The Police and Fire Departments. In every instance, we received the full co-operation of the department or individual involved. Progress has and is continuing to be made. The extension of Public Improvements and Community Facilities into the annexed area can only be reported to you as being excellent. 3. Public Schools: Probablx the most important area in which our committee worked was on matters relating to '~he public'schools. The problems here are complex. The Portsmouth City School Board and the Superintendent of Schools have been responsive to our advice and questions. We should like to ex?tess our appreciation for their interest and co-operation. The committee is aware of the recent action of the City Council in granting substantial salary increases ~oPortsmouth's school teachers. The benefits Of this action will accrue not only to the annexed area, but to the entire city. The committee strongly feels that the key ~o the future of our city will be found in the adequacy of our public schools. We look fo~ard to helping build for Portsmouth the finest academic facilities possible. 4. Comorehensive Development Rlan and Zoning: The comprehensive land use elan developed by our committee and ~he ~elated zoning ordinance adopted by the Council will have the mo~t far reaching affect on the annexed area. The co~mittee was careful to insure that the development plan reflected the expressed desires of the vast majority of the residents of the area. The adoption of the plan with only minor technical changes has.brought the City Council accolades of praise and compliment. No other single act has done more to improve the atmosphere surrounding annexation.