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September 29th <br /> <br />At a regular meeting of the ~ity Council, held on September 29th, 1959, there were <br /> <br />.present: <br /> <br />B.W. Baker, A.C. Bartlett, W.R. Breedlove, R~B. Seward, R. Irvine Smith, <br />George R. Walker, H. E. Weiseman, A.P. Johnson,Jr., City Manager, and <br />J.S. Livesay,Jr. , City Attorney. <br /> <br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Bartlett. <br /> <br /> Minutes of the regular meeting of September 8th, 1959 and called meeting of September <br />17th, 1959 were'read and approved. <br /> <br />59-251.1 - The follc~ving Notice of Zoning Changes and letter from the Planning Com - <br /> <br />mission were read: <br /> <br /> "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a <br />public hearing will be held ar 7:80 P~M., on September 29th, 1959, in the Council Chamber, Municipal Building, <br />Portsmouth, Va., on the following: <br /> <br />1. 31-59. The application of Charles L. Reynolds to rezone property located on the northwest <br /> corner of the intersection of Duke Street and~Halifax Avenue, fronting la0 feet on Duke Street <br /> by 217 feet on Halifax Avenue; lot 2, and parrs of lots 1,3,4,6 and 8 of block 97. Application <br /> to rezone from C Two Family Dwelling District ro G Commercial Business District. <br />2. S2-59. The application of Irving Safian to rezonm' property beginning at the southeast corner <br /> of Gosport Road and Pine Street; fronting 100 feet on Gosport Road by 85 feet deep; lots 120, <br /> 121 and 122. Application to rezone from C Two Family Dwelling District ro G Commercial <br /> Business District. <br />2. 33-59. The application of Fmed A. Lipford to rezone property located on the north side of <br /> Airline Turnpike beginning 778 feet east of the northeast intersection of Airline Turnpike and <br /> Kings Highway, fronting 75 feet on Airline Turnpike by 175 feet deep; lot 3. Application to <br /> rezone from C Two Famiey Dwelling District to E-1 Transitional District. <br />4. 25-59. The application of J. C, Reasley to rezone property located on the southwest co~ner of <br /> the intersection of Brighton Street and Nottaway Avenue, thence westerly 170 feet, thence in a <br /> southeasterly direction approximately 235 feet to Airline Boulevard, thence northerly approxi- <br /> mately 165 feet to the point of origxn; lots 1 'and 3 and port~ons of lots 2,4,5,?,9 and 11 of <br /> block 114. Application Eo rezone from C Two Family Dwelling District to F Local Business <br /> District. . <br />5. 27-59. The application of Tarra Corporation to rezone property beginning on the northeast <br /> corner of the intersection of Cumberland Ave. and B~rt Street, thence northerly 108.5 feet, <br /> thence easterly BO feet. thence northerly 108.5 feet, thence easterly along South Street 1~0 <br /> feet, thence southerly 108.5 feet, thence easterly 30 feet, thence northerly 108.5 feet, thence <br /> easterly 30 feet, thence southerly 217 feet ~to Bart Street, thence westerly 240 feet to point <br /> of origin; lots 9, 10, 12 through ~0, 22 and 24 of block 170. Also, beginning on the southeast <br /> corner of the intersection of C~mberland Avenue and Bart Street, thence easterly la0 feet, <br /> thence southerly 108.5 feet, thence westerly 90 feet, thence southerly 108.5 feet, thence <br /> westerly 30 feet, thence northerly ~17 feet to point of origin; lots 17, 19, ~1, 23 and ~ of <br /> block 178. Application to rezone from B Single Family Dwelling District to G Conmmercial <br /> Business District." <br /> <br /> '~t a meeting of the Portsmouth Planning Commission on September 3~ 1959, applications for rezoning <br />were heard with the following recommendations: <br /> <br /> 31-59. The application of Charles L. H eynolds to rezone property located on the morthwest <br />corner of the intersection of Duke St. and Halifax Ave., fronting 1~0 feet on Duke St., by ~17 feet on <br />Malifax Ave., lot 2, and parts of lots l, S~g, ~ and 8 of block 97. Application ~o rezone from C Two <br />Family Dwelling District to G Commercial Business District. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission recommends that this application be approved. <br /> <br /> $~-59. The application of Irving Safian ~o rezone property beginning at the southeast corner <br />of Gosport Road and Pins'Street; fronting 100 feet on Gosport Road by' 85 feet deep; lots, 120, 1~1 and l~g. <br />Application to rezone from C Two Fsmily Dwelling District to G Commercial Business District. <br /> <br /> The Planning Commission recommends that this application be amended to F Local Buminess Districl <br />and approved. <br /> <br /> 33-59 - The application of Fred A Lipford to rezone property located on the north side of Air- <br />line Turnpike beginning 778 feet east of the northeast intersection of Airline'Turnpike and Kings Highway, <br />fronting 75 feet on Airline Turnpike by 175 feet deep; lot 3. Application to rezone from C Two Family <br />Dwelling District to E-1 Transitional District. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission recommends that~ this petition be denied. <br /> <br /> 25-59 - The application of J. C. Beasley to rezone property located on the'southwest corner <br />of the intersection of Brighton Street and Nottaway Avenue, thence ~esterly l?0 feet, thence in a southeasterly <br />direction approximately 235 feet tO Airline Boulevard, thence northerly approximately 165 feet to the point of <br />origin; lots 1 and 3 and portions of lots ~, 4, 5, 7, 9 and ll of block ll4. Application to rezone from C <br />Two Family Dwelling District to F Local Business District. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission recommends that this application be amended to E-1 Transitional District <br /> <br />and approved. <br /> <br /> ~7-59 - The application of Tarfa Corporation to rezone property beginning on the northeast <br />corner of the intersection of C~mberland Ave. and Bart Street, thence northerly 108.5 feet, thence easterly 60 <br />feet, thence northerly 108J5 feet, thence easterly along South'Street 120 feet, thence southerly 108.5 feet, <br /> <br /> <br />