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<br />November 12, 1963
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Knight to refer to the City Manager for appropriation action was adopted, wiihout
<br />dissenting voze.
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<br /> 63-262 - "The terms of office of the following three members of the Portsmouth Library Board will
<br />expire on December~ t, 1969:
<br /> Mrs. David Green
<br /> Mrs. R. E. B. Stewart
<br /> T. J. Lawrence.
<br /> The term 6f office is for three years;"
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes Ob refer to a conferenee off-the Council was adopted, without dissenting voue.
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<br /> -63-263 - "At its regular monthly meeting on November 5, 1963, the City Planning Commission acted
<br />on the following two rezoning apptfcations-~
<br /> Z-63-27 Petition of Colonial St~res. Inc., to rezone property described as follows: Beginning at
<br />a point in the east ~ight-of-way 4i.ne of Hlmhurs~ Lane 247 feet morth of the northeast corner of Portsmouth
<br />Boulevard and Elmhurst Lane, thence north along the east right-of-way line of Elmhurst Lane 594.35 feet, thence
<br />ess~ stent the south p~operty line of Park~Manor Heath subdivision 399.62 feet, ~henoe southwest 123-.i9 feet,
<br />thence southeast along proper~y line of Simonsdale subdivision 447.0 feet 5o a point, thence southeast 309.0
<br />feet along said line to_the north right-of-way line of Portsmouth Boulevard, thence northwest 561.1 feet along
<br />said right-of-way line to a point, thence north along a lot line 247 feet, thence west 156 feet along a lot line
<br />~o the point of origmn; from Residential R-75 to Commercial C-1.
<br /> Based o~ its first hand field trip inspection of Portsmouth Boulevard from Alexander's Corner
<br />the Hedges Ferry Bridge of March 15, 1963, a~ which time it completed a report of land use and zoning along this
<br />stretch of highway scheduled for reconstruction, the ~lanning Commission recommends a~proval of this application.
<br />(Copies of the land use and zoning repor~ are available upon request.)
<br /> However, the Planning Commission attached 5we stipulations to this request: (1) that the
<br />applicant place on record a plat consolidating this tract into one parcel of ~roperty, and (2) that the appli-
<br />cant show on this plat of record, setback lines along Portsmouth Boulevard and Elmhurst Lane that were offered
<br />during the pubiic hearing before this- CommDssion. Sucha plst -of record, it seems, would be recorded by the
<br />applicant if zoning application Z-63-27 is approved on first readi~, between that time and the date when the
<br />Council considers this ma~ter on second reading.
<br /> Z-63-28 Petition of Rober~ ~. Goodman Associate to rezone property described as ~ottows:
<br />Begim%i~g ap~roxinmtely 250 feet southwest ~Trom the ~ntersecaion of rhe uorthwest right-of-way line of Ansetl
<br />Avenue with the south property line of South Fairway Park subdivision, thence southwest approximately 500 feet
<br />ako~g said line to a point, thence south approximately 405 feet to the north property line of Cradock Court
<br />~ub~ivi~ion, thence northeast a~proximately 435 feet along said line ~o a point, thence northeast approximately
<br />515 feet ~o the point of origin; from Commercial C-2 to Residential R-60.
<br /> The .Planning Com~ission'recommends approval of this application transferriug land from a commercial
<br />classification ~o one permitting, the applicant to co, sider the erection of modern apartments. The applicant has
<br />not yet filed~a group housing project application but preliminary s~udies indicate that this tract, of land between
<br />the Town & Country Shopping Center and the Gosport Homes government housing project could be used to advantage
<br />as multi-family residential."
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<br /> ~otion o~ Mr. Ba~ne~ that the-City Clerk be authorized to advertise the petition for public
<br />hearing o~ December 10, 1963 was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 63-264 - "At its regular monthly meeting on November 5, 1963, the City Planning Commission
<br />resolved to recommend that South Street from Effingham Street Eo Crawford Street be returned to two-way status.
<br />This recommendation is based on a portion of our officially adopted Comprehensive City Plan that
<br />calls for bringing ~. S. Highway Route 17B into eastern Portsmouth to follow the line of our emerging Outer Loop.
<br /> The-Plauning Commission realizes that u~til the Virginia Highway Commission has extended a highway
<br />route into tko Outer Loop area of eastern Portsmouth, it will be impossible ~o consider completion of Crawford
<br />Street to meet~In~e~state_2~.4 9~ any basis excep~ 1~O% munieipsl[£unds. The Planning.Commission feels that central
<br />city revitnl%~s~ion zs dependent ~pon the c9mpletion, of the O~ter Loop and that Federal-State participation iu
<br />its construction is warranted.
<br /> The Planning Commission has said before,, and it Says again, that the Virginia Highway Commission
<br />should be urged to engage in this necessary rerouting without further delay; and to this end, an interim
<br />arrangement i~vol~ing ~ort~ Stree~ and South Street, ease of E~fingham Street, would suffice
<br /> In conciusiQn, the Plan~ing Commission, Cit~Council, and various private groups and citizens in
<br />pres~$~g this case w~h the ~ir~inia ~ighway Commission must ascertain that no local sibuation provides n
<br />technical excuse for dismissing our plea."
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Barnes to.'refer zo the City Attorney for the preparation~of an ordinance was
<br />adopted, without dissenting ye-re.
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<br /> 63=265 - "At_its.regular monthly meetiug on November 5, 1963, the City Ptanning~C0mmission
<br />reviewed the street closure petition of Leonard, G. K~rp tO close a'paper s~reet s~ub of Leona~t Avende on the
<br />south side of Portsmouth Boulevard in Mayflower Park.
<br /> T~e Planning Co~issien recommends vacation of this paper streez.
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<br /> ~etion of Mr. A~nki~Non to refer-to the. City A.ttorney for the preparation of an ordinance was
<br />adopted, without dissenting voze:
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<br />63-266~ On motion of ~..Leary, the following resolution~as piaced on the agenda:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the Court of Hustings for the Ci~cy of Portsmouth, Virginia, has an extremely heavy case
<br />load; and
<br /> ~EREAS, the Judicial Council of Virginia has recommended to t~e General Assembly of Virgin~s that
<br />an additional judgeship~be c~eated for said Court.
<br /> NOW, Tt~EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of tile C~ty of Pertsmouth, Virginiai that it concurs
<br />in the r~ommendstion of the Judicial Comecil of Virginia, relative:lo the creation of an additional judgeship
<br />for the Court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, a~d strongly urges that such additional judgeship
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