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<br />September 27th, 1955.
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<br />At a re~ular meeting ef the City Council, held on September 27th, 1955, there were
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<br />Fre~lAIk~ke, B. W.Baker, Frank N. Bilisely,Jr., C~eerge L. Grimes, R.E.Hawks,
<br />J. ~. ~oward, E. W. Lawrence, R. Irvine~Smith, C.g. Warren, Pearls J.Wilsen,.
<br />I.G. Vass, City N~nager~ and R.C. Barclay,City Attorney°
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<br />M/n~tes of previous meeting were read and approved.
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<br />55-23? - Tt~e following Notice ef Zoning Changes was read:
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<br /> "Pursuant To the provisions ef the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby giveh that
<br />a public hearing will be held at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, September 2?th, 1955, in the Council Chamber, Municipal
<br />Building, Portsmouth: ¥irgi~ia, for the purpose of altering zones ~nd reclassifying the following property:
<br /> 1. J. L. Sl~e~e~ to ~e~ne the nex~hwest corner of King' S~r~et, Reda~m
<br /> Avenue and High St. lots 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9--1I-I3-15 and part of
<br /> l~t 10, block 135, fronting 130 feet sn King St. by 140 feet deep en
<br /> Redman Avenue from 'C' Tw~ F~milyDwelling district to 'F' Local
<br /> Business district."
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<br /> "At the Planning Comm~ssienmeeting belden September 1, 1955, th~ following
<br />petitions for s~nendments to the zonJng ordinance were acted uppn, and SUbSequent recommendations are submitted
<br />f~r your consideration:
<br /> (I) L.L. Moore and R.E. Thornton zo rezone the south side ef Seaboard Ave., lets 54 and
<br /> 56 beginning 125 feet west of Spencer Ave. and lots 50 and 5~ beginning 175 feet east ~f
<br /> SerpelI Ave., fronting I00 feet on Seaboard Ave., by 100 feet deep; from 'C' Two Family
<br /> Dwelling District to 'G' Commercial District.?.
<br /> ~t is recommended that this petition be denied. The petition requests establishment
<br /> of a commercial district consisting ef four 25 feet lets in the middle of a block
<br /> Which is new entirely in a 'C' Two Family Dwelling district. At the Planning Cam -
<br /> misSion hearing ten preperty ~wners in the immediate neighborhood appeared in Oppo-
<br /> sition te this rezening.
<br /> '(2) John E. Ollice ze rezone lot 29 of block 26, fronting 50 feet on Riverside Drive by 120
<br /> feet deep; fr~m 'A' Single Family Dwelling to "~" Two Family Dwelling district.
<br /> It is recommended that this petition be denie~. The petition requests the estab-
<br /> lishment of a 'C' Two Family Dwelling district for a 50 feet lot in a section
<br /> wtuich is largely built up with single family houses and which for several blocks
<br /> around is entirely in an 'A' Single Family Dwelling district, which requires a
<br /> minimum let area of ?, 500 square feet per family. Any two-family conversions
<br /> which may have been made in this ~mmediate area since the enactment of the zoning
<br /> ordinance are in violation el the zoning ordinance. At the Planning Comm~ ssien
<br /> hearing, three residents and owners 6f nearby property appeared in opposition ~e
<br /> this petition.
<br /> (3) J. L. Spencer to rezone the northwest corner ef King Street, Red, an Ave. and High St.;
<br /> lots 1-2-3--~-5-6-T-8-9-11-13-15 and part of lot 10, hieck 1~5, fronting 130 feet en
<br /> King St., by 140 feet deep on Redman Ave.; fram 'C' Two Family DwellingDistrict te
<br /> 'F' Le~aI B~Isiness district.
<br /> Iris recommended that this petition be approved. The change requested appears te
<br /> be for a reasenable· extension of an existing 'F' Local Business district.
<br /> The use proposed for the property isa medical c]~nJc and accessory pa~king. At
<br /> the Planning Commission hearing there was no opposition expressed to this petition."
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<br /> Motion ef Mr. Baker to concur in the recommendation e~ the Planning Cemm~ssien in
<br />approving the application of J L Spencer, was adopted.
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<br /> ~otien ef NL~. Howard te cencar' in the recommendation ef the Planning Cew, w~ssien
<br />in denying the application of L. L. ~eore and R. E. Thern~o~, was adopted.
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<br /> Motion ef Mr. ~awks te concur in the re'commendation af the Planning Commission
<br />in denying the application of Jelm H. Olliee: was ad, pred.
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<br />55-238 - The fellow-lng committee report was read:
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<br />"Your committee appointed te meet with the Public Library Board reports as follows:
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<br /> T~e Cemmi~mee and Beard held a meeting a~ the Council Chamber Friday, September ~3,
<br /> 1955, at 7:30 P.M., Tko question ef site lo~atien, the Size and type ef building mud ether matters pertsini~q~ to
<br /> a public library were discussed at length and it was agreed by your committee and members of the Library Board
<br /> that the next step would be te secure the services efa competent architect te prepare drawings and plans for a
<br /> public library.
<br /> The Library Beard' agreed to investigate suitable architects and make a recommendation
<br /> to the Committee at a later date.
<br /> The City ~anager informed the group that there was a possibility that Federsd Funds
<br /> couldbemade available as an advance for the planning ef Public Works and that a Public Library would perhaps
<br />· qualify as a project subject te the approval ef the City Council, ihs Manager was requested to investigate further
<br /> the possibility of securing Federal funds for plamning purposes.
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br />~. E. Hawks."
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<br />The following reports from the City Man?get were read:
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<br />55-239 ~ The following contracts were presented:
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