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May 27th, 1957. <br /> <br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on May 27th, 1957, there were present: <br /> <br /> A.C. Bartlett, B. W. Baker, W.E. Hinton, Frank L. Kirby, John E. Scott, R.Irvine <br />~Smith, H. Earl Weiseman, I.G. Yass, City Man'ager, and n.C. Barclay, City Attormey. <br /> <br />The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev, Vache. <br /> <br />Minutes of previous meeting were re~d and approved. <br /> <br />The following Notice of Zoning Changes was read: <br /> <br /> ~7-186- "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a <br />public hearing will be held a~ 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, May 2Sth, 1957, in the Council Chamber, Municipal Building, <br />Portsmouth, Va., on the following applications: <br /> 1. A/ice Mason to rezone property located on the southeast corner of Cuthrell St. <br /> and Van Buren St., fronting 100 feet on Cuthrell St., by 100 feet deep on Van <br /> Buren St.~ lots 49,50,51 and 55 of block 5. Application to rezone from 'C' <br /> Two-Family Dwelling District to 'F' Local Business District. <br /> 2o Wm.R. Lowe to rezone properny located on the east side of Court St., con~mencing <br /> 41.5 feet south of Glasgow St., fronting 19.5 feet on Court St., by 103 feet <br /> deep. Application ~o rezone from 'D' Multiple Fa]mily Dwelling-.District to <br /> Transitional District. <br /> 3. City of Portsmouth to rezone property located on the northwest corner of North <br /> St. and Second Ave., fronting 150 feet on North St,, by llO feet deep; lots <br /> 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. Application to rezone from 'C' Two Family Dwelling Dis- <br /> trict to 'D'~ultiple-Fami~y District. <br /> 4. Construction Associates, Inc., to rezone property located as follows: one parcel, <br /> west side of Fauquier Ave. between King and County Sts., fronting 217 ft. on <br /> Fauquier Ave. by approkimately 280 feet on King St., by approximately 150 ft. on <br /> County St., lots 1-13, inclusive, and old Atlantic Coast Line right of way; <br /> one parcel, northeast corner Loudoun Ave. and King St., fronting 117 ft. on <br /> Loudoun Ave. by 100 feet on King St. Application to rezone from 'C' Two Family <br /> Dwelling to 'G' Commercial District. <br /> 5. Block A, bounded by Loudoun Ave., ~igh St., King St., and 17-A by-pass; block W, <br /> -- bounded hy ~7-A by-pass, High St., Vermont Ave., and King St.,; block AA, bounded <br /> by 17-A by-pass, King St., Vermon~ Ave., Airline Blvd. and County St. To be <br /> rezoned from 'C' Two Family Dwelling ~o 'G' Commercial District. <br /> 6. ~hos. D. Co,claud. ~o rezone property located on the southeast corner of Watts <br /> an~ Columbus Aves., fronting 50 feet on Colmmhus Ave. by 100 feet on Watts ~ve. <br /> lots 23 and 24 of block 5. Application to rezone from 'C' Two Fa~ly Dwelling <br /> District ~o 'F' Local Business District. <br /> ?. T.F. Culpepper to rezone property located on the northwest corner of Rodman &ve.i <br /> al~dColumbin St., £rontin~t~2~,~e~t:~n. Columbia St. b~ 90 feet on Rodman Ave.; <br /> lets 2,, 4,~6-and'8 o~ bloe~t~.~Applicstion to rezone from ~C~,Two Family <br /> Dwelling District to 'E-l' Transitional District. <br /> ~- - -~ - ~. Ethet'~.:Staltings to rezone proper~y located on-the west side of Charleston <br /> Ave. commencing 29.5 feet south of Palmer St,, fronting 50 feet on Charleston <br /> Ave. by ~00 feet deep; lots-2 and ~ of block 18. Application to rezone from 'B' <br /> Single Family District to 'C' Two Family District." <br /> <br /> "At a meeting on May 2nd, 1957, the Planning Commission considered zoning petitions <br />which had been received during the months of March and April. In accordance with the policy recently adopted by <br />the Planning Commission, no public hearings were hold on these, petitions. The following petitions for amendments <br />to the zoning map were reviewed and subsequent recommendations are recorded for your consideration. <br /> Approval of the following petitions is recommended by unanimous vote: <br /> 1. Alice Mason:to rezone property located on-the southeast corner of Cuthrell and <br /> Van Buren Sts., fronting 100 ft. on Cuthrell St. by 100 feet deep on Van Buren <br /> St.; lots 49,50,51 and 52 of block 5. Application to rszone from 'C' Two <br /> Family Dwelling District ~o 'F' Local Business District. <br /> 2. Wm. R. Lowe zo rezone property located on the eas~ side of Court St., commencingl <br /> 41.5 feet south of Glasgow St., fronting 19.5 feet on Court St., by 103 feet <br /> deep. Application to rezone from 'D' ~ultiple-Family Dwelling District to 'E-I' <br /> Transitional District. <br /> 3. City of Portsmouth to rezone property located on the northwest corner of North <br /> St. and Second Ave., fronting 150 ft. on North St., by ll0 feet deep; lots 12, <br /> 13,14,15 and 16. Application to rezone from !C! Two Family Dwelling District <br /> re 'D' Multiple Family District. <br /> 4. Construction Associates, Inc.,.to rezone property located as follows: one parcel, <br /> west side of Fauquier Ave. between King and County Sts., fronting 217 feet on <br /> Fauquier Ave. by approximately 280 feet on King St., by approximately 150 feet <br /> on County St., lots 1-13, inclusive, and old Atlantic Coast Line right-of-way; <br /> one parcel, northeast corner of Loudoun Ave. and King St., fronting ll7 feet on <br /> Loudoun Ave. by 100 fee~ on King St. Application to rezone from 'C' Two Family <br /> Dwelling to 'G' Commercial District. <br /> In consideration o~ the Construction Associates' petition noted above, the Planning <br />Commission further recommends, by unanimous vote, that some additional property be placed in the 'G' Commercial <br /> <br />District in order that a consistent zoning pattern may be achieved. This property is described as follows: <br /> Block A~ bounded by Loudoun Ave., High St., King Sis., ~hd I7-A by-pass; block W <br /> bounded by l?-A by-pass, High St., Vermont Ave., and King St.; block AA, bounded <br /> by 17-A by-pass, King St., Vermont Ave., Airline Blvd. and County St. the <br /> Portions of the above blocks are already in the 'G' Commercial District, and <br /> remainder of the blocks are now in the 'C' Two Family Dwelling District. <br /> <br /> The Planning Commission recommends ~hat the following petitions be denied. <br />ommendation was by unanimous vote in each case: <br /> <br />This rec- <br /> <br /> <br />