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April 13, 1965 At the regular meeting of the City Council held on April 13, 1965, there were present: Jack P. Bar~es, George D. Eastes, L. L. Knight, Burrell R. Johnson, W. T. Leafy, A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager, and ~. M. A. Korb, Jr., City Attorney The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Johnson. 65-79 - The following hearing on amendment to the Zoning Ordinance was held: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1961, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (24) OF SECTION 4-3 THEREOF SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF USE PE~4ITS FOR OPERATION OF AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATIONS WITHIN THE WATERFRONT W-1 ZONING DISTRICT" The City Manager made the following statement.: "Due to the inability to properly advertise for Planning Commission hearing on zoning amendment, it is recommended that the Council hearing be deferred until it is properly heard by the Planning Commission." Motion of Mr. Knight that the ordinance be referred to the Planning Commission was adopted without dissenting vote. 65-80 - The following hearing on zoning petitions was held: Petition Z-65-5 - Agent Jefferson Brown on behalf of William Burns and others. The following spoke for the petition: Jefferson Brown William Burns J. D. Moore Fred Lipford Motion of Mr. Johnson that consideration of the petition be postponed until the report on the study of zoning classifications on Turnpike Road had been received from the Planning Commissi6n, was adopted without dissenting vote. Petition Z-65-5 - Agent Jefferson Brown The following spoke for the petition: Jefferson Brown Mrs. JOhn Collins of 6105 Portsmouth Boulevard Motion of Mr. Johnson to concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission to disapprove the application was adopted, Mr. Leafy voting 'No'. Petition Z-65-6 - Portsmouth City Planning Commission. Motion of Mr. Knight to concur in the recommendation of the Planning Conmission and to place the following ordinance on first reading was adopted without dissenting vote: "ZONING 7hV~NDMENT ORDINANCE Z-65-6" Petition Z-65-8 - Agent Herbert G. Gray At the request of Donald Kilgore, attorney, deferred to next regular meeting of the City Council on April 27, 1965. The following communications from the City Manager were read: 65-81 - "I submit the attached ordinances and recommend that they be placed on first reading. These establish a two per cent sales and use tax with a four dollar limit in the City of Portsmouth. The tax will be effective June 1~ 1965. This tax will require the adoption of two ordinances. The first one authorizes the levying of the retail sales tax and the second ordinance establishes rules and regulations for the administratio~ and enforcement." Motion of Mr. Knight to suspend the rules fo~hear interested persons was adopted. The following spoke: A. M. Clement, assistant treasurer, VEPCO, Richmond Lyle Reed, President, Retail Merchants Association On motion of Mr. Eastes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading; with the understanding that consideration will be given to the information presented before the second reading of the ordinance;