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<br />December 10, 1963
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<br /> 63-28~ z.The £~ollowing legt~r from T~.J. Reardon, Jr:.~, SpeCial Assistant co the' President of the
<br />United States, was read, and on motion of Mr. BaxJqes, recei¥~d ss information.
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<br /> .... "~he'President ~as'as~ed me to acknewledge receipt'of your Proclamation dated November twenty-third
<br />proclaiming No*ember t~enty-~ifth~ ~s ~y ,9~ Monrning ~n the City of Portsmo~.th for our late President.
<br /> Thi~ expression of sympathy was deeply ~ppreeiated, as was yDur pledge o£ confidence and support
<br />in him as he assumes the leadership of our ~ountry."
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<br />63-2S9 - The following letter from th~ City Cl'erk was read:
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<br />"This is ~o infdrm you ~hat the following ~erms of of£ice expire:
<br /> John T. Nix, Port Commissxon - December 31, 1963
<br /> C. O. Crawford, Planning Commission, January l, 1964
<br /> J~mes A. Over.~on, Planning Commission Jsnu~y ~ 1964
<br /> Shirley Hanbury, "~'' " ' '~'' ~ "
<br /> Minimum Housing Board, December 31 1963..
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<br />On motion of Mr. Knight, referred to s ~erence of the Council.
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<br /> 63-290 - The following letter fror~ t he Planning~Di-rec'tor was read~:~
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<br /> "At its regular monthly meeting on Decem. b~r 3, 1R6S .the City Planning C~mmission held s public
<br />hearing oq.~your proposal~ that the Zoning Ordin~'nc~j~t.ext. be :~mend~d wi~ refere~ to Districts. R~75, ~-75-S, R-60,
<br />and R-60-A zn connection with .~ ~y~rds on cor~er 1-~: ......... ~
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE ~-A~ .SUBSECTION (i) OF SECTION 5-,7~ OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF T~ CITY OF
<br />PORTSMOUTH, 1961, ~TING TO MINtM~ REQUIRED EAR YA~. IN RESIDENTIAL R-75 25d ~-~5-S. DIS~!CTS
<br /> Be it ~Fdained by th~ Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginias, that subs~%ion (i) of sectio~
<br />5-7 of the Zoning Ordinan~ of the City of P0~ts~outh 1961, be amended and reordained to rea~ ss follows:
<br /> (i) Minimum required rear ~a~ is 25, f,eet excep~ that corner lots may have a rear yard of not less
<br /> than 15 f~et pr9vided that one side yard has ~ width of at least 25 lsat."
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE .~ AE~ SUB~ECTION .(g) OF SECTION 5-~ ~F T~ ZONt-NG ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
<br />PORTSMOUE,. 1961, RE~TING TO MINIM~ ~QUIRED ~EAR YA~ I~-~IDENTIAL R-60 AND Rr60-A DIS~ICTS,
<br /> B~ it ozdai~ed by the Council of ~e City ~ Portsmouth,~ Virginia% tha:5 s~bs.ection, ~g) of section
<br />5-8 of the Zoning Ozdinanc~ of tke City of Ports~u~ ~961, ~e a~e~d~ and ~eordaine~ to ygad as
<br /> (g). Minim~ r~r~d :~gar yaPd .~is :25 ~f~et exQep~ ~ha~ co~.ner lo-ts may have s .r~ar ~ard of ng~t
<br /> th~n~ 15~ rgb-t, provided;..~ one: side yard h~, a width, of ~: l~t 25 .feet"
<br /> No one appeared at the public hearing to oppose ~he. ame~dm~n5
<br /> The P~anning Commission reso~ved unanimously to raccoon4 its approvals%'
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Dillon that the CitF Clerk be authori~d~ to Ddverti~e ~ior p~b~i~ hea~ing
<br />L4~ ~6~, was adopted, without disse~ti~g,.vo~e
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<br /> 63-291 - The following 1,e,tter f~om t~ Planning Dire~,. w~s read: .... ~ - ~
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<br /> "At its-regular monthiy meeting on December 3 1963 the City P~anning,Co~is'sion ~animously
<br />resolved ~o recb~end '~hat municipally-owned property o~ the east side of Cra~ord 8tr~,~no,rth'~f Gta~gow Street,
<br />be decfa~ed'surpl~ and sold.
<br /> Interest has been shown by the succes~al bidder on property j~S~ t6 the n6rth of Nor'th Street in
<br />acquiring the former bed of North Street for ~arklng purposes. S~nce s storm drainage ess~en~ ~s.~nvoived
<br />there is no problem; and the Planning Co~ss~on reco~nds actlQ~ to 8~d the, appl~c~a~. ~
<br /> ~ For l'8nd' between Glasgow and North StreeTs, the Pls~i~g ~ommfssion reco~en~ that s'tipu~ations
<br />acc~pany the sale o~fer. It is felt tha~ ~ sqccessf~! bidder~hould obligate himself to ~t~
<br />office building of at least slx (6) stories i~ height a~D~, ~ith ~a~ ~st 5~009 Sgusre fee~ of f~'oo~
<br /> It is also felt that a suc~e~ful bSd~ ~h0uld ~ o~liga~e~ 't~6 ~ly cqq~uq~
<br />of the property a~d monies paid as was in the c~se of the sale of ~ther ~nlclpal~y-Q~ed prQ~n this
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<br /> ........ ~oti~n of Mr. Atkinson to co,cur in th~ rec~o~enda~i~n~ of the~ Planning EO~i~ssi~n~Ws~s
<br />and by the ~olt~wing v6~e: ~ ~ ' :'~ ~
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<br /> Ayes: Smith, Atkinson, Barnes, Dillon, Eastes,~'~ni.g~t~, L~sry
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 9~ ~ ~ fQllowing letter'fr~ ~he Chamber of Co~erce was ~e~
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<br /> 'On.t~~ r~O~end~ation~of the Public Affairs ~o~itt~, the Board of Die, tot's of th~ Portsmouth
<br />Cha~er of Co--arc'e, ~a%~ its N~*e~er,:m~eting,,~ u~sai~ously p~assed ~h~ f~'lIowiRg
<br /> ~ 'Res~tved that the:Bos~d~ of Di~ct6rs''~ %~.r ~Art'smoutk ~hsmb'e~of ~Co~m~c~ suppo~ in princ%psl
<br /> the ptsn for the ptseing of s Coss~.Guamd ~ightship on the ~a~ter~f~nt~ a% ~ ~itsb~e location
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<br /> The foregoing resolut~ion suppor~s the letter d~at~ 'O~tober 17, 1~, from the cbai~a~n'of the
<br />P~ic Affairs Committee, ~ddressed"to the ~ayor and the City Council, regarding the '~plscin~ of
<br />the Portsmouth waterfront."
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<br /> Motion of Mr.. Barnes that Admiral Wensch of the Coast Gun-rd and Congressman Hardy be advised that
<br />the City of Portsmouth is i~terested in .acquiring the lightship was sdopted, without dissenting vase.
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<br />On motion adjourned.
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<br />Approved.-
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<br />President
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<br />City Clerk
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