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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on November 27th, 1962, there were
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<br />R. Irvine Smith, Jack P. Barnes, John L. Dillon, George D. Eastes, L. L. Knight,
<br />W. T. Leafy, A. P. Johnson, Jr. City Manager, and J. S. Livesay, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Eastes.
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<br />Minutes of the re,alan meeting of November 13th, 1982, were read and approved.
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<br />62-266 - ~ablic Hearings:
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<br />Leo V. Shocklin and W. T. Goode presented the following communication and "Housing
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<br />Code Proposals,"
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<br /> "~arsuant to the request contained in your resolution of August 31, 1962, the Board of
<br />Minimum Housing Standards and City Planning Commissmon have men on numerous occasions to review the Minimum
<br />Housing Code and to outline suggestions for the improvement of this vital ordinance. Our complete and final
<br />report is contained in the following pages.
<br /> Rest assured that the members of the nwo public agencies involved are willing to render
<br />further service in the completion of this essential task, if deemed desirable by you, the elected officials of
<br />our community.
<br /> We chairmen wish to acknowledge staff efforts in research and preparation of this report
<br />with special notes of appreciation To Dr. Graham and Mr. C. R. Morrison of the Health Department; Mr. J. Brewer
<br />Moore and Mrs. Barbara Lewis of the Department of City Planning; Mr. B. S. Trant, Building Official; Mr. Michael
<br />A. Kerb, Assistan~ City Attorney; and Fire Chief Odetl Benton.
<br /> We also wish no express our thanks for technical advice Eo Mr. B. B. Ferguson, Jr.,
<br />President of the Portsmouth Gas Company; Mrs. Elizabeth IOaeas, President of the Portsmouth Real Estate Board;
<br />and Messrs. J. A. Pendleton and B. L. Sawyer of the Real Estate Board's housing committee."
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<br />dissenting vote.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Knight to receive and refer to a co~£erence for study was adopted, without
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<br />62-28 - Petition of George C. Norris.
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<br /> Donald C. Kilgore, Attorney, and George C. Norris spoke for the petition.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes to concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission to deny
<br />the application, was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br />UP 62-5 - Petition of City of Portsmouth for use permit.
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<br />The following letter from the City Manager and reports were read:
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<br /> "I submit herewith a report from the Director of Public Works, Director of Health, and
<br /> the Chief of the Fire Deparsment.
<br /> These reports are the opinions of the departments with regard To the issuance of a
<br />'~'Use Permit" for the operation of the new incinerator.
<br /> This~J¢omplies with Section 4-2.of the Zoning Ordinance."
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<br /> Attached - "Under Section 4-2 of the ~oning Ordinance, herewith is a report concerning
<br />the City of Portsmouth's application for a "Use Permit", fen the construction and operation of the "Garbage and
<br />Waste Incinerator".
<br /> The site location ~is on City owned land near the southwest intersection of Seaboard Air
<br />Line and the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroads, approximately 1000 feet east of Frederick Blvd. adjacent
<br />to the Seaboard Railroad right of way. The area is isolated ~rom any residential section and is surrounded with
<br />a tall "Cyclone Type Chain Link Fence", for privacy.
<br /> The plant is of the latest design, 350 ton capacity for each 24 hours, the chimney is
<br />175 feet high, 23.5 feet outside diameter at the base, 14 feet outside diameter at the top. The plant was
<br />designed by Greeley and.Hansen, Engineers who have designed and built many mncinerating plants in the United
<br />States and Canada.
<br /> The plant will comply in eveyy way with the best methods of incinerating refuse. It will
<br />non mn any way adversely .affect the health and safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood, nor
<br />will it be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious To property or improvements in the neighborhood .~nd
<br />will be in accordance with the purposes of the Ordinance. (Signed: F. J. Bergeron, Director of Public Works.)"
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<br /> it%ached - ~The above site was viewed by myself on November 15, 1962, in company with
<br />Mr. Pendleton. In my opinmon, the location of a Garbage and Waste Incinerator on the described site will not
<br />adversely affect the health or safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood, no~ will it be..
<br />detrimental to the welfare or injurious no property or improvements of the neighborhood. (Signed: Samuel A.
<br />Graham, Jr., M.D., Director of ~ablic Health.)"
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<br /> Attached - "Reference is made to your letter of November 13, 1952, in which you direct
<br />me to forward To you a repor~ on my findings, relative to issumng a use permit to the City of Portsmouth f.o~.~
<br />construction and operation of a Garbage and Waste Incinerator. Your letter also .gave the location of the
<br />Incinerator.
<br /> Please b~ advised I directed Assistant Chief K. L. Host of the Fire Prevention Bureau to
<br />investigate this location and ~epo~t no me his findings.
<br /> His report is attached and is self explanatory. (Signed: Odell Benton, Chief of the
<br />Fire DeparTmenT)"
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<br /> Attached - "~ks per your instruction I have visited the site of the new City o~ned
<br />incinerator located on property bounded by the tracks of the Seabeard Air Line Railroad, the Norfolk and Portsmou~
<br />Belt Line Railway and'the Atlantic and Danville Railway. Du$ To the modern type of construcmion and ~quipment
<br />and new methods of operating this ~ype of incinerator it is my opinion that this plant will have no effect on
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