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';JUne 10, 1997 2. Norman Malboni 728 HirCh street~;'pf0v, ided information on the proposed use permit application. 3. Norma Jones, requested approval of the proposed use permit application° Motion by Mr. Griffin, and seconded by Mr. Robinett, to approve UP-97-13 on first reading, and was adopted by a vote of 5-2 (Martin, Pitts). (d) UP-97-17 DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD - Robert Conery requests a use permit to operate a drinking place at 61:& Court Street. 1. James Hawks, 320 London Boulevard, spoke in support of the proposed use permit application and requested review of the term "drinking place".. Motion by Mr. Griffin, and seconded by Mr. Berm, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-97-17 be approved on first reading, and was adopted by a vote of 6-1 (Pitts). - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Consent Agenda 97- 157 -An amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, and a rezoning: Motion by Mr. Martin, and seconded by Mr. Clemons, to adopt the following resolution and ordinance, approved on first reading at the May 27, 1997 Public Hearing meeting, and was adopted by the following votes: 97-157 (a): "A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING AN AMENDMENt: TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, on July 11, 1989, adopted a Comprehensive Plan, (CP-89-1), for the physical development of the territory within the City; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after notice and public headng, as required by Article IV of Chapter 11 of Title 15.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, has recommended that the Comprehensive Plan be amended to by amending (1) the General Land Use Plan (Chapter 4) to add the following language: 4.10 Borrow Pit The site should be used to satisfy the parks and oPen space deficiency as identifies in the Open Space 2000 Plan. It lends itself to recreational projects compatible to the wetlands environment. 4.17 Locations of parks and community facilities are covered in more detail in other chapters of the Comprehensive Plan: however, the borrow pit site on Twin Pines Road is proposed to satisfy the deficiency of recreational and open space in the Churchland area. The property is ideally suited for passive recreation and wetland conservation. and;