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July 14, 1964
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<br />At.a regular meeting of 5he City Council, held. on ~-nly .14th, 196~, there~were present:
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<br />R. Irvine. Smith', C. S..'.Atkinson, Jack3P. Barnes~ John;L. Dillon, George D.,;Eastes, L. L.~Knight,
<br />W. T. Leary,~A. P~$oh~son. Jr.,.City Manager, and M.'.A.:'Korb: ~J~.,.City. Attorney.
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<br />July 1st,
<br />district,
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<br />1964
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer.by Mr..Smit'h.
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting held on-June 23rd,
<br />were read and 'approved.
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<br />1964 and the called meeting'~hetd on
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<br /> 64-154 - Public hea~ing on the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance establishing 2 aew zoning
<br />to be known as Waterfront W-1 District, was.held.
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<br />The following spoke in favor of the rezoning:
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<br />J. S. Livesay, Jr.~ attorney, representing John C. Wright, Developer
<br />A. P. Grice III, representing ~ohn C. Wright, Developer
<br />G. ~. Ward, Architect, representing John C. Wright, Developer
<br />John C. Wright, De~eloper .
<br />Ed Garland, representi-ng the ~ortsmoutb Chamver of Commerce, who presented a resolu%ion.
<br />R. G. Strouble, representing Downtown Me~rehants.
<br />Clinton Crswford
<br />E. Stanley Busby, President, Citizens~Trust Company, .who presented a resolution.
<br />Ted Masters, President, Portsmouth Jaycees
<br />W.L. Redmond, representing Portsmouth. Cent~t Labor Union~in behalf of .the Pertsmouth Historical
<br /> ~ Foundation.
<br />Robert ~L. Reed, who asked that the block bounded by London, Water, Glasgow and Crawford St~ree~s~
<br /> be exci~ed 5o preserv~ a number of historical homes in that area.
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<br />~rs~ Emily N. $~ong, representing Portsmouth Historical Society, who presented a resolution.
<br />John Paul Be~bu~y, who asked, in behalf-~of th~ Portsmouth Historical Foundation that the block
<br /> ~i~scribed by Mr. Re~d be excluded.
<br />Rober~ Pleasant, 4al Crawford St~, who asked th-az the block mentioned by Mr~ Reed-~nd Mr. Banbury
<br /> be exclude~.
<br />John Jonak
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<br />The following spoke ~g.ainst the rezoning:
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<br />Marshall T. Bohannon, an az~orney for Ocea~ House Corporation
<br />Irvin Cohen
<br />Donald Kilgore, attorney for Ocean House Corporation
<br />M.' Katz
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<br />In the rebuttal, the following spoke:
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<br />A. P. Grice
<br />J. S. Livesay, Jr~
<br />Mrs2 Emily N. Spong
<br />Ralph Bush
<br />John C. Wrighl
<br />George T. McLean
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<br /> Om motion of Mr+ Barnes, the following ordinance was approved on firs~ reading, wiShout
<br />dissenting vo~e:
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<br /> ~'AN ORDINANCE TO ~MEND ~HE~ZONING ORD~ANCE ~ THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH~ ~9~i, BY AMElfDING SECTIONS
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<br />MENSIONAL REQUIREME~TS-~WITHIN THE NEWDI~TRICT . '- ~
<br /> T~-fo~lo%ring oem~unica~ions' were presented during the hearing:
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<br /> ~(a) ~solution from the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce:
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<br /> .KespectT,u y submitted for your consideration is a resoIntien adopted by the Board of Directors
<br />of the Por~smouthCham~er o~ Commerce x~ a meeting Tuesday, July
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<br />The resolution is as follo~s.:
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<br /> ' 'The,~ortsm~ut~ C~m~er of Commerce requests that She City Council accepz the recommendation
<br />of thel%ortsmonth Planning Commissia~l to.-r~zone the property bg~uld on the West by ~zwfomd Str~eet, on the North
<br />and East by ~e Elizabeth. River and on the South by the ~. S. Coas~ Gum~8 Bmse from ~2, C3,-RG0, RGOA, M1, and
<br />M2 to ~1.'
<br /> It was t~ footing of the board that such a zoning change of said pro~r~ would provide the city
<br />s grater latitude in the develoDmen~ of this valuable water~ro~ district and wo~d be in t~ best economic
<br />interest of the city."
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<br /> (b) Comm~ication from Downtown Portsmouth Association:
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<br /> "Ac~rdiRg to ~n~o~Rced sch~ute, thematmer of~rezoni~ certaia waterfront proper~y in the City
<br />of P~r~tsmo~th, item present ~t~sification ~ a ~ew ~esignari~ of ~-1, will ~ome~fore City Cou~cit at its
<br />m~ting o~ July 14, 1964.
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