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May 12, 1964
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<br /> 64-107 - The following communication from the Planning Director w~S rea~:
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<br /> "Ar %ts~regular~ monthly mee{ln-g~ on May 5, 1964/ the City Planning~ Commission conducted a
<br /> public hearing on a proposed amendment of the Comprehensive Plan' fo~ the City of Po~%~mouth -known as "CP-1-64",
<br /> a document titled "PropOsed Land Use, RP-2, l~snd Use P~/Fort N~lson Place P~oje~t, Hat'and Bartholomew and
<br /> Associates, September, 1963", and unanimously adopted the attached resolution.
<br /> The Plann%n_g commiss£o~n recommends in the ~inter_ests of moving, our only' urban renewal project
<br /> forward without delay that the' C6uheil inLmeGiately take the following' s~ep~:
<br /> (1) By resolution, take note of the attached resolution, endorse same, and certify same ~o the
<br /> Urban Renewal Administrstimn in arz attempt no clarify a misunderstanding; and '
<br /> (2) Instruct the City Clerk to insert t'he attached advei~ti~emen~ in the newspaper on May 13 and
<br /> 19 so that City_ Council at its regular meeting on May 26 can conduct a public hearing for conside~ration and
<br /> possible adoption of this nmendmen~, 'CP-1-6~' ~o the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Portsmouth."
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<br /> "A RES6LUTION RELATIVE TO PROPOSED LAND USE IN THE FORT NELSON PLACE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT
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<br /> - WHEREA~,, the' Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authorit~'~n its ~pac~ty Ss 'Locs~l.~P~blic
<br /> Agency' has proposed amendments to the Fort Nelson PlaDe Urban Renewal Pro~ect (VA. ~R-6) and submitted to the
<br /> Portsmouth City Council hnd Planning CommissArs s document titled 'Pnoposed Land Use, 'RP-2. Land.~Use Plan,
<br /> Fort Nelson P}ace Project, Harland Bartholomew and Assocza.~es, September 1963', which ~by rules and regulations
<br /> of the Housin~ and Home Finance Agency under, terms of the National Housing AcC must 'be found to. be in eon-
<br /> formity with the Comprehensive Plan far the City Of Portsmouth; and
<br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter ~8 of the Code Of Virginza, & l&gal ndvertisemeat appeared ~n the
<br /> April 21~- 1964, and April 2~., 1964, editions of ~h~ 'LEDGER STAR"newspaper indicating that the abo~e ~ited
<br /> docnment ~ad been designated "CP-1-64" end would be considered by the Por5smeuth C~y Plan~ing Commission on
<br /> Tuesday, May 5, 1964, at a regular monthly meeting as a matter for public heering; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Ci~ty Planning Commission did on May 5, 1964~ at 2~:30 p~m. conduc~ a public hearing
<br /> on said document 'CP-l-64' as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for the City of~ Portszouth, the~e being a
<br /> quorum present; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Paragraph 15-964~6 of Cha/3ter 2E, of the Code of-Virginia specifies t~at 'As th~..work of
<br /> preparing the comprehensive plsn progresses, the local Commission may, fre~. time,to time,~ ~ecommehd, ~d the
<br /> governing body approve and adopt, par~s thereof;~ any such part shall co~eb one or-more major sections or
<br /> divisions ~f the county or municipality or one or more functional ma~v~erM'; and
<br /> wHEREAS, o~May' 1, 1964, Field Representative Herb Levin of the Urban Renewsl Adminis'trn~ion hy ~
<br /> telephone from Philadelphia cslted the Planning Director ~o inform him that %he Plan~ing Commission resolutib~
<br /> of April 21, 1964, relative to its determination that the Comprehensive Plan for the City ~f Port,smout~-a{ld
<br /> the Proposed Land Use Plan for the Fort Nelson Place Urban Renewal Project (VA. R-6) are in conLf~rmity,.'is
<br /> not adequste ~o satisfy the Urban Renewal Administration and" from said te-teph~n~. ~oi~ersati~,~ it~ was learned
<br /> that an app~rrent misunderstanding stems from the use of certain words and symbols on ~'document CP~1-62 ~vhieh
<br /> was approved by City Councmi~ on November 27,~ 1962; Now therefore,
<br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ~ITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY .OF P~RTSMOUTH
<br /> THAT, the 'CP-1-6~ LAND USE AND'MAJOR STREETS" legend phrase LI~!TED AND LO~AL BESINESS.' ~
<br /> includes therein a carry-over assumption of 'RESIDENTIAL-HIGH DENSITY'; and~ is so col~struc~d t? shew th~ sam~
<br /> basic dot pattern for both 'REBIDENTIAL-HIGE DENSITY' ~d 'LIMITED AND LOCAL BUSINEE, g' with an~!added ha~tch
<br /> line in areas designated for limited business, representing sn intention that residential~high deneit~ use he.
<br /> supplemented with certain s~lected limited and local buszness uses; and
<br /> THAT, a parallel between this portion of the Comprehensive Plan legend and the zoning map legend
<br />for the zoning district titled 'R-60-~ OFFICES AND RESIDENTIAL' is intended and refiected in the-actions of the
<br />Planning Commission and the City Council as set forth earlier in the resol~/tion of April 21, 1964; and
<br /> THAT, 'SINGLE FAMILY' shown on said 'CP-1-64' shall be synonymous and interchangesble with the
<br /> 'CP-1-62' legend designation 'REs}DENTIAL-LOW DENSITY', 'MULTI-FAMILY' synonymous and interchangeable with
<br /> 'RESIDENTIAL-HIGH DENSITY', and 'CO~9~ERCIAL' with 'GENERAL AND INTENSIVE B~JSINESS'; and
<br /> THAT, since 'CP-1-62' makes no distinction with reference to z category such as 'SEMI-PUBLIC',
<br />an omission both recognized and intended by the City of Portsmouth in keeping with the general nature of a
<br />municipal comprehensive plan under laws of the State of Virginia, it is the' express intention.~of tko Ci'ty of
<br />Portsmouth that the ~erm 'SEMI-PUBLIC' used in 'CP-1-64' relative ro 'AREA NUMBER 6' and '7' shall~
<br />synonymous and interehengeable with 'RESIDENTIAL-HIGH DENSITY' and 'AREA NU~ABER 3' synonymous and inter-
<br />changeable with 'GENERAL AND INTENSIVE BUSINESS'; and
<br /> THAT, the City Planning Commission recommen'ds to City Co%~ucil th-at document !CP-1-64' and
<br />portions of this resolution relstive thereto be declsred an official amendment ~o~ the Comprehensive Plan for
<br />the City of Portsmouth; and
<br /> THAT, a document titled 'PROPOSED LA~D USE, FORT NELSON PLACE, RP-2, EXHIBIT 1~ URBAN RENEWAL~ ~
<br />PROJECT VA. R-6, HARLAND BARTHOLOMEW ~kND ASSOCIATES,' is hereby deolared ~o be in conformity with the
<br />COMPREHENSIblE ~PLAN FOR THE CITY OF ]~ORTS~IOU~H, VIRGINIA, otherwise ref~rred to ms ~the general plan for the
<br />locality; and
<br /> THAT, a copy of this resolution be spread upon.i the minutes of ~his regular Planning Commission
<br />meeting and submitted to the Portsmouth City Council and Urba~ Renewal Adminis~atioh.without delay."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes to concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission and that the
<br />public hearing.for-consideratiou of amendmen~ CP-1-64 be ~dv~mtised for regula~ meeting on May 26, 1964, was
<br />adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 64-108 - Motion of Mr. Knight to go.into the election of a member ro the Portsmouth Naval
<br />Museum Board was adopted, without dissenting vo~e.
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<br /> Mr. Barnes nominated J. S. L~a~=sny, Jr., ~o succeed himself ~s a member of the Museum Board, for
<br />period of three years beginning May 1, 1964.
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<br />Vote being take~, Mr; Livesay w~s unanimousty'"%lecte~ to the Museum Board
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<br /> 64-109 ~ the following letter from Mrs~G. C. Overton, Secretary~ Cradock Jr. High and
<br />Elementary School P. T. A., was rea~:
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