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October 10, 1967 At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on October 10, 1967, there were present: Jack Pi Barnes, George D. Hastes, Burrell R. Johnson, ~saac W. King, L. L. Knight, tV. T. Leafy, Carroll A. Mason, Assistant City Manager, Robert Bray and Lee ~,~orrls, Attorneys, and R. D. Otta~io, City Auditor. Mr. Barnes, Vice Mayor, presiding. The meeting was opened with prayer by~ Rev. C, H. Jordan, pastor, Third Baptist Church. Minutes of the regular meeting of September 26th and called meeting of October 3rd, 1967, were read and approved. 67-292 - The following hearing on zoning applications and an ordinance was held: Petition Z 67-18 - Babb, Oast and Livesay for Roland L; Dennis. No one spoke in ~egard to the petition. The following letter from Attorney J. Stanley Livesay, Jr., was read: "The City Council has on its agenda for tonight a rezoning application for Roland L. Demuis. This is application Z 67~18.. As attorney for the petitioner, I request that the public hearing and council action on this matter be continued until the council's next regular meeting. This request is made in order that I may secure certain additional information." Motion of Mr. Knight to grant the request that action be continued until the next regular meeting of Council, was adopted, without dissenting vote. Petition Z 67-19 - Plamuing Commission of the City of Portsmouth. The following people spoke in opposition: B.M. Blanchard, Cetha E. Boone, Robert Meredith. On motion of Mr. King, the follo~i~g ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCe. Z 67-19" Petition Z 67-20 - Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority No one spoke in regard to the petition. On motion of Mr. Eastes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "ZONING ~ENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 67-20" 67-292 - Hearing on the following ordinance was held: "AN ORDINANCE TO ~END THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1961~ BY ADDING THERETO A NEW ARTICLE NUMBERED fl, ESTABLISHING A HISTORIC ZONING DISTRICT, CREATING A COMMISSION OF ARCHITECTURAL RHVIBM THEREFOR, ESTABLISHING BUILDING AND PARKING REGULATIONS FOR SAID DISTRICT, REGULATING THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN SUCN A DISTRICT" AND No one spoke in regard, to the ordinance. On motion of Mr. King, the ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote. The following reports from the City Manager were read: 67-29~ - "I recommend that the Churchland Area Citizens Planning Committee be appointed from the area to be annexed January 1, 1968~ It is *.he desire of the City that this committee render any service, it can, to effect a more orderly transition of the area into the City of Portsmouth. It is requested that this committee function from now until the end of March 1968; at which time it would automatically expire. The committee to be authorized to draw up its own rules, elect its own officers and meet ~hen and as often that it feels it can be most effective. It would be the purpose of this committee to hold public meetings and it could concern itself with the physical planning of the area to be annexed in such matters as land use, zoning, community facilities, public improvements, major streets and highways and straet names. The City Government will make available officials of the various departments, of the City, to render any technical service that the committee feels it needs. It is further recommended ~hat the Portsmouth City Planning Commission assist in the organization of this committee." ~otion of Mr. Knight to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote. Motion of Mr. Knight to go into the election of members to the Citizens Advisory Committee, was adopted.