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January 11, 1966 meeting, was taken up and read: 65-350 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at "AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE A PORTION OP SIXTH STREET" last following vote~ was taken un and read: On motion of Mr. Knight, the ordinance was adopted, and by the 65-518 - Ayes: Smith, Barnes, Dillon, Hastes, Johnson, Knight Nays: None The following ordinance, deferred from last meeting of City Council, "AN ORDINANCE IMPOSINB AND COLLECTING TAXES ON REAL ESTATE, TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY, ~ND MACHINERY AND TOOLS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR ~tE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT AND TH£ PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS _%ND TO PAY INTEREST AND SINKING FUND ON THE PUBLIC DEBT FOR THE YEAR BEGInnING JkNUARY 1, 1966" Motion of Mr. Barnes to amend Section 4 to read '$5.00' rather than S1.00 was adopted, without dissenting vote. On motion of Mr. Barnes, the ordinance, as amended, was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Smith, Barnes, Dillon, Hastes, ~ohnson, Knight Nays: None -NEW BUSINESS- 66-12 - The following letter from the Planning Director was read: "At its regular meeting on January 4, 1966, the City Planning Commission nublic heard and acted upon the following ~our rezoning petitions: Z-66-2 Petition of August S. Viola to rezone property described as follows: Beginning at the southwest porner of Rex and Morris Streets; thence south along the western right-of-way line of UDrris Street approximately 100'; thence west approximately 215'; thence north approximately 100' to the southern right-of-way line of Rkx Street; thence east along said right-of-way line approRimately ~95~ to the point of origin; from Residential R-TS to Residential R-60. The Commission unanimously resolved to recommend disapproval of this application, as it has in every similar case during the past five year~, on the basis of the appropriateness of R-75 to this neighborhood and o f the nature of this reouest for spot zoning. Z-66-5 Petition of Attorney Louis Brenner to rezone property described as follows: Beginning at the sout~'~-corner of 19oodrow and Broad Streets; thence south along the western right-of-way line of Broad Street 120'; thence west 140' ~o ~he eastern right-of-way line of an alley; thence north along said right-of-way line 120' ~o the southern right-of-way line of Woodrow Street; thence east along said right-of-way line 140' to the point of origin; from Residential R-60 to Residential R-60-A. The Planning Commission resolved to recommend approval. Z-66-4 Petition of Assistant City Manager Carroll A. Mason, Pro,oct Manager for Colonel Crawford Common, ~'o r~zone property described as follows as one step in implementing long-range municipal central business district revitalization plans and to de~e the "DOWk~OWN COb$~RCIAL" C-S zoning district as the area bounded by Crawford, County, Effingham and London Streets: (a) Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerline of Queen and Chestnut Streets; thence east a~ong the centerline of Queen Street to that of Hffingham Street; thence south along the centerline of Hffingham Street to that of County Street; thence west along the centerline of County Street to that of Chestnut Street; thence north along the centerline of Chestnut Street to the point of origin; from Commercial C-5 to Commercial C-2. (b) Beginning at the point 6f ~mlp~section of the cente~lines of London and Effingham Street; thence east along the centerline of London Btreet to that of Crawford Street; thence south along the centerline of Crawford Street to that ~f Queen Street; thence west along the centerline of Queen Street to that of Effingham Street; and thence north along the centerline of Effingham Street to the ~oint of origin; from Commercial C-2 and Residential R-60-A to Commercial C-S. The Plmnning Commission resolved to recommend approval for reasoning presented in the application and will oroceed to revise the Commercial C-5 zoning district to fit closely needs of the Colonel Crawford Common program. Z-66-S Petition by the City Manager for the Portsmouth City Council in Connection with Pinnors Point Mar~ne~rminals industrial development to rezone property described as follows: (a) Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerlines