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February 13th, 1962
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Walker, that the City Manager and the City Attorney investigate the ownership
<br />of the remaining portion of Potomac Avenue between Airline Boulevard and Frederick Boulevard and that th~
<br />Conm~ission be requested to recormnend to this body whether this portion of Po~omaQ Avenue should be closed
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<br />main open, was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 62-14 - The following ordinance, referred back to the Planning Commission at the last
<br />meeting, was taken up and read:
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<br /> ~'AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE THAT PORTION OF COUNTY STREET LYING BETWEEN THE
<br /> EAST LINE OF FREDERICK BOULEVAPd) AND THE NORTHWEST LINE OF AIRLINE BOULEVAND/'
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes to concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission to close
<br />that portion of County Street referred to in the ordinance and to place the ordinance on first reading was adopted,
<br />without dissenting vote~
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<br />62-16 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting, was taken up
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<br />and read:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINA/NCE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1961,
<br />BY ADDING TO SECTION 4-3 THEREOF A NEW SUBSECTION NUMBERED SECTION 4-3 (161.A),
<br />PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF USE PERMITS FOR OPERATION OF EXISTING LODGES= FRATERNAL
<br />AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS,"
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<br />On motion of Mr Barnes~ said ordinance was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Smith~ Atkinson, Barnes, Dillon,~Leary, Walker, Weiseman
<br />Nays: None.
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<br />The following letter f.rom the P'lanning Director was read:
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<br /> '~t its regular monthly meeting on February 67 1962, the City Planning Commission reviewed
<br />rezonlng application 11-.61, George T~ McLean~ involving ~xtension of industrial prop'erty along the Norfolk & West-
<br />ern Railroad, which you referred back for further study on. January 9, 1962
<br /> The City Planning Commission also considered in this Connection, a subdivision application
<br />titled "CAVALIER MANOR, SECTION 18"o This proposed subdivision zs boun~ed by Victory Park on the east, Cavalier
<br />Manor on the north, Cavalier Boulevard on the wesn, and some of the vacant land under discussion in rezoning peti-
<br />tion 11-61 to the south. Kindly refer to our composite map.
<br /> The Planning Commission recormmends approval of Mr. McLean~s revised application subject to
<br />his accepnance of the conditions set forth in the approval of Cavalier Manor, Section 18. For your information,
<br />those conditions are set focth below:
<br /> 1. That the proposed 40' buffer strip be enlarged to 60~ .and extended along the rear
<br />lot line of Victory Park homes fronting on Stratford Street to the railroad; that this buffer strip be an easement
<br />with the following cross section:
<br /> 10' along the residential'rear lot line to be devoted to trees and shrubbery; adja-
<br />cent thereto a 20' storm sewage easement; and adjacent no that on the side nearest the proposed industry~ a 30'
<br />easement to facilitane the movement and function of drainage ditch mainnenance equipment; and
<br /> 2. That. the two street stubs leading into the property be deleted, sealing off the
<br />residentialarea completely from industry.
<br /> Moreover, the City Planning Commission is making an effort to interest Victory Park home
<br />owners in sealing off any future movement of traffid from their, neighborhood no the proposed industrial area. The
<br />sum of these two actions-would serve to restrict industrial traffic~movement no Cavalier Boulevard, which is 100'
<br />wide and will eventually connecn Victory,Boulevard and Route 13'~
<br />In his revised application presented to City Council, Mr. McLean dropped his request for
<br />Manufacturing-2, east of Cavalier Boulevard, to which thePlanning Commission had previously taken strong exception
<br /> The Planning Commission reiterates its earlier approval of the 900' Manufacturing-2 strip
<br />west of Cavalier Boulevard, and offers the above solution~to the zoning and subdivision of the land east of Cava-
<br />lierBoulevard. If you will refer to the aforementioned plat, you will find that this proposed Manufacturing-1
<br />strip; east of Cavalier Boulevard, is of an irregular width - approximately 700' wide near Victory Park and approx-
<br />imately 800' wide near Cavalier Boulevard. Signed J~ Brewer Moore~ Planning Director."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Atkinson to suspend the rules to hear from interested persons was adopted.
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<br /> George Minor, attorney, Joso Ro Earls, John T. Blackwell, Jr., spoke against the applica-
<br />tion and presented the following petition and letter from Cavalier Manor Civic League:
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<br /> Petition: "Your undersigned petitioners respectfully represenn nhe following: That they are citi-
<br />zens of the City of Portsmouth, Va., residing in Cavalier Manor, Victory Manor, Lincoln Gardens and Pictory Bark,
<br />sections of said City which are located some'fifteen ~undred families, most of whom are home owners.
<br /> Your petitioners fur{her represent that adjacen~ to and in rear of their homes is an
<br />area which is zoned R-60 and M-1. Mr. George T McLean has applied to the City Planning Commission no have said
<br />area rezoned to M-2. Since this area is located close to many of the homes in this area, any such rezoning would
<br />detract from the value of the individual homes and wo~ld deteriorate the value of the entire area by reasons of
<br />obnoxious or offensive odor, dust, smoke, fumes and noise caused by.heavy industry. This would cause irreparable
<br />harm to 'the aforesaid homeowners. .We therefore respectfully appeal ~o your honorable body to deny and refuse the
<br />application of Mr. George T McLean to have the said area~rezoned~ Signed N Witts and numerous others."
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<br /> '5~hereas the Cavalier Manor Civic League has been organized and is presently being in -
<br />corporated by the State Corporation Commission for t~e purpose of generally improving the welfare of the people of
<br />Cavalier Manor by dealing with problems which directly affect the loca 1 community;
<br /> Whereas the Cavalier Manor Civic League =ecognize the United Civic League as the
<br />parent civic organization in the general area of Cavalier I~anor, Victory Manor, Victory Park, Cavalier Cove, and
<br />other related communities;
<br /> Whereas the Cavalier Manor Civic League specified'in its constitution that it will
<br />support the general efforts of the United Civic League and other related civic organizations;
<br /> Be it Resolved that the Executive Advisory and Planning Committee decided unanimously
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