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<br />March lO, 1964
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<br />petition of Leonard L. Cotton ~nd Minnie I. Lewter ~o rezone the.northwesz corner of Victory Boulevard and
<br />Military Road, ~onting 360' on ViGto~y .Bo~v~d] fro~ Resident~a$ R-75~to Commercial C~2'.
<br /> The Commission, after additional study reso%ved to Necommend rpzoning of the land in question 5o
<br />Commercial C-l, but not. to Cr2.~:.However,~in doing.se, the Com~.ission:~emains, concerned,~nd ~ishes it
<br />recorded, that adjoining residen$ial~pro.pert~ owneVs di~ ueP. tak$,aD~intpre$t~in this m~tter.
<br /> Potential residential developmen~ along .Military Road may be adversely affected along with
<br />residential potential ease of South Loxley Place~ Th~t~an~adjoining aUtQ re,air garage remains nonconforming is
<br />another concern of the Comr~_ission. However, the applicant isdica~es a potential C-1 commercial use and
<br />convinces the Commission that past errors and present circumstances preclude resSdential deyelopmen~.
<br /> Occasionally, a pub$ic agency arrives at a conclusion only after a difficult 'back-in' route, of
<br />which this seems to be an example."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Barnes. the following~ordin@ncP_was app~pyed on,firs~ ~ead~ng without disse~ting
<br /> "ZONING A~ENDN~NT ORDINANCE'~ 64-5"
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<br /> 64-49 - The following res'olution was ~ead~ and on motion ~o.f Mr,~ Knight, was unanimously adopted:
<br /> "WHEREAS, Maryview Hospital provides a vital and ind~sp~nM~b!e service to this community and
<br /> WHEREAS, Maryview Hospital is undertaking to .expand and improve its servzces and ~czllt~es, an~
<br /> WHEREAS, the support of sach~and..e¥.ery ci~izep ~s~essenti~% ~ the succ~s$ of thi~ project.
<br /> ' NO~, ~EFOR~jBE IT RE~LVED by %~e~Co~cii'of the~Ci~y ~df ~Por{~mouth, ~i~ginia, that the
<br />proposed expansion program of ~r3~iew Hospital is here~y endorse~ and reco~nded= to the.citizens of Portsmouth
<br />as an undertaki~ worthy of the~ generous supper . . ~
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<br /> 64-50 - The following~letter from J S Livesay, Jr. wds resd:
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<br /> "On ~arch' 5, t964, the Supreme Cou~t of Appeals of Virgihi~ refused ~o gr8n~ an appeal in the case
<br />of Stephen L. Whitehead, Jr.~ vs. ~. Irvine Smith for~the~ ,reas°n that the decree.of the Court,~ ~ 9f~ Hustles. ~ was
<br />plainly right in havin~ sustaihed'yoflr eligibil~t~ '~ ~mppoin~ed as "a ~emb~r of the Southeastern Virginia
<br />Regional Planning Co~issio~. ~. ~. ~
<br /> Because of the many entries im ~ City C6uncilLminutes ~eohce~a~n~ thi~ss~e, I a~zsch a copy of
<br />the order of the Supr~e Courz of Appeals and sugges~ fha% you have this order entered in the minutes of the
<br />City Co~cil."
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<br /> Motion of Mr.. Knight tha~ the followi~ enclosure be ~imcluded in the minutes was adopted, without
<br />dissenting vote:
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<br /> "VIRGIN~, In the Supreme Court of A~mls BuiIding in the City of Richmond on ThursdaY, the
<br />5thorny of ~arch, 196~. The p&tition of Stephen L['Whitehemd, Jr., individually a~ as President of West Mide
<br />Civic~mgue, an unincorporated association, for an appeal and~ sn~ersedems from a decree em~er~ by the Co~t
<br />of Hu~tin~s for the City of PoPtsmoath o~,.. the 18th day of November, 1963, mn a certain chancery cause then
<br />therin depend~g, wherein the said petitioner was plaintiff and R. Irvine-Smith, individually, etc. , and others
<br />we~ defendants, having been. maSufely 6onsidefed and m. trmnscript Of th& ~r~cord of ~h~ dec~ee aforesaid seen
<br />and inspected,~ the c~t 'being of OP~gi6n~that the' said decree is.~lai~!y right, ~oyh. reoect~ pam~ pet~txon, ~d
<br />refuse said appeal and supersedems, the effect of which is to affirm the decree o~ the said Court of Hustings
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<br />64-51 2 The following telegram was read by the Mayor, and on motion,'received as information:
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<br /> "Am pleased to ~vise Federal funds for Portsmduth 'Armory'in the amount of $152,000.
<br />r~leased to the National Guard Bureau
<br /> Harry F. Byrd, United States Senate '
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<br /> 6~-52 - Motion of ~r~ Barues~ that a meeting be arranged beEween the Co~nciI and the. Planning
<br />Commission, and that this be made an annual meeting in an effort to review zoning changes, was adopted.
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<br />On motibn adjourned
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<br />Approved -
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<br /> President
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<br />City Clerk
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<br />* "At a meefing~of .the Pertsmouth. Mu~Licipal Bond Cemm:ission held on 'February 26,-1964, it. was
<br />adopted 3Ehst: tke City~ Council he~ advised ~hat~the .Bond Commission 'approves. Sh~ 'sale of $2,400,000:00 General
<br />Obligation Bonds, as recommended by yoh.. ~ ~ ~-
<br /> It ms requested that this ~ma~.~e~ be brecht to the attention Of the CiIy Council at their next
<br />regular meetmng.
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