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November 25 _1997 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of said use permit with conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the use for which the permit hereinafter described is sought: (a) Will not adversely affect the health and safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the proposed use; (b) Will not be detrimental to the public use or injurious to the property or improvements in the neighborhood; (c) Will be provided with sufficient landscaping to insure compatibility with surrounding uses; (d) Will be a project that will be developed according to a plan for parking, driveways, and curb cuts which will provide for safe and convenient traffic movement; and (e) Will be in accordance with the purposes of the City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance. 2. That Victor E. Cox is hereby granted a use permit pursuant to Section 40-43.1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) for the sale of used motor vehicle parts on property located at 3410 George Washington Highway, and being more particularly described as: UP-97-19 Beginning at a point approximately 140 feet Northwest of the intersection of George Washington Highway and Frederick Boulevard; thence northwest along the northern right-of-way line of Frederick Boulevard approximately 186 feet; thence continuing in a northwesterly direction 246 feet; thence in a Northeasterly direction approximately 392 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction approximately 100 feet;thence in a northeasterly direction approximately 100 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction approximately 100 feet; thence in a ' southwesterly direction approximately 304 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction approximately 185 feet; thence in a southwesterly direction approximately 47 feet; thence ina nOrthwesterly direction approximately 180 feet; thence in a southwesterly direction approximately 313 feet; thence continuing in a southWesterly direction approximately 37 feet to the point of beginning at the northern right-of-way line of Frederick Boulevard. 3. That this use permit is approved Subject to the folloWing conditions: (a) Prior to the storage of any vehicles on the site, the applicant shall establish evergreen vegetative screens both on the property and around the perimeter of the property as shown on Exhibit A. The vegetative screens around all storage yards must be maintained at a height no less than 8 feet.