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May 10th, 1955.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City C~uncil, held en May 10th, 1955, there were present:
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<br />Fred Ac Duke, B. W. Baker, Frank N, Bilisoly, Jr., George Lo Grimes, R.E. Hawks,
<br />Jo N. Howard, E. W. Lawrence, R. Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, C.E. ~rren,
<br />I.G. Vase, City Manager, R.~. Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br />The foIlowinE Notice of Zoning Changes was read:
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<br />55-112- "Pursuau~ to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinamco, notice is hereby given
<br />that a public hearing will he held at 7:30 P.M,, on Tuesday, Mz~- 10th, 1955, in the
<br />Council Chamber, Municipal Building, Portsmouth, Va., for the purpose of altering
<br />zones and reclassifying the following Property:
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<br />1. J~mes T.Swain to rezone lots 15 and 16 in' block #129,2500 block of Piedmont
<br /> Avenue, beginning 51 feet north from Gosport Road, fronting 50 feet on
<br /> thew est side of Piedmont Ave. by 150 feet deep from "BTM Single Family
<br /> Dwelling District to '~G~ Commercial District.
<br />2. A.L. Moore to rezone lots 6 and 7, block #1, begin~ng 150 feet west from
<br /> Mzin St. fronting 60 feet on the south side of Gospor~ Road by 120 feet
<br /> deep from "C' Two Family Dwelling District to "G' Commercial District.
<br />3. H. Goodman to rezone a plat of land at the southeast corner of Mascot and
<br /> Clover Sis., fronting 95 feet.sOutherly to the S,A,L. RE., then 105 feet
<br /> east, then north t72 .f~et then westerly 103 feet to the beginning from
<br /> "C" Two Family Dwelling District to ~'~' Heavy InduStrial District."
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<br />"At the Plsa~g COmmission meeting held on April 7, 1955, the £olIowing
<br />Petitions for s~endmen~s to t~ zoning O~ce ~e~ eo~idered
<br />subsequent ~ati-~s ~e su~itt~ for y~r approval:
<br />J~s T. ~ain t~ re~ lots 1~ and I6 in bl~k ~i29, 2500 bleck of ~ed-
<br />~t Ave., ~ginning 5I fe~ north from
<br />the Nest side of Pi~nt Aye., by 150 f~t ~ f~B
<br />~ING Dist~ct to ~ CO~~strict.
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<br /> Ap~V~l recommended.
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<br /> E. A.L. ~OOre to rezone lots ~ and 7~ block #1, ~g~'r~i~g 150 feet west from
<br /> Main Street, f~nting 60 feet on the south side of Gospor~ Road, by 120 feet
<br /> deep, from C Two- Family Dwelling District to G Commercial District.
<br /> Ap~rovai recommended.
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<br /> 3. D~ra Hur~t and A.K.~Sheek ~ rezone 3707 Hrighto~ St., and 1610 Rodman Ave.
<br /> and 3710 Henry St., lots 5--7-9--I0-I1-12--13~15--17 and portions of lots
<br /> 2-4-6 and 8 in blocks 113 Wes~haven~ fronting approx/mmtely 170 feet on
<br /> the east side of Airline third., and fronting lB0 feet on the sea-th side
<br /> off,tighten S~., fronting ~62.D f~et~o~ thew est side of Rodman Ave., and
<br /> fron~ing 180 feet on the north Side of Henry' sro: from C. Two Family
<br /> DwelTingDistrict-to G C~mm~rcial Distribt.
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<br /> The Planning Commission recomm~f~ls that this petition be denied. On November
<br /> 4~ I954, the lrlanning C~ission disapproved a petition t;o change the zoI~_ng
<br /> of property directlyo,pp, osite across Airline B~ate~ard, it being the opinion
<br /> of the Planning Co~ission that the co-martial development along Airline Blvd.,
<br /> in this vicinity is undesirable south of. Brig/~ton St., and would adversely
<br /> affect a stabl~ residential~e~ghborhood. In denying tko present petititm, the
<br /> Planning Commission reaffirms that opinion. It is to be noted that there is
<br /> co~ksidarable land nezr and adjacent to Airline Boulevard north of Brighton
<br /> St.~ which is presently in a COMMERCIAL U~E District and not so used. It is
<br /> to be fl~e~ n~ted that the p~eaealt petition ~dees ~t precisely involve the
<br /> exte~ion of an exis~i~lg G COMMEECLA_L District; the area immediately north
<br /> (kf]~ghton. St., ia in an F I/)CALBUSINESS District, not in a ~ C01i~ERCIAL
<br /> District. : ·
<br /> 4. I~s ~arnes to rezone por~io~s of tots 14,16~I8,20~22 and24~ block 113,
<br /> froni-i~g 120 feet om the east side of Airline Boulevard, and 186 feet on
<br /> the north, side of HemrySt.., by 85 feet deep, from C T~O FA~IILYDWELLING
<br /> Iristric~ to G CO~/ERCIAL tfis~rict. A .pu. blic hearing on this petition
<br /> held at the meeting of ~he Planning Commission on M~rch 4, 1955; ~c~ion
<br /> deferred a~ ~l%a~ ti~e.
<br /> The Planning Comm~ ssion reC~mm~ends that this petition he denied, for the
<br /> same reasons sra~d fo~the H~irst--Sheek . petition.
<br /> 5. H. Goodma~ to rezone splat of land at the southeast corner of Mascot and
<br /> Claver Sts., fronting 95 feet southerly to the SAL HR., then 105 feet east,
<br /> then morth 172 feet, then westerly 103 feet to the beginning, from C TWO
<br /> FA~ELYD~ILLI}iGDistrict ~o J B~LA~Ff iN~TKIALDis~rict.
<br /> ~proval recommended.
<br /> The follow~ng report is ,submitted i~ regard to additional city cemetery land:
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<br /> .Report of Additional~LaM~d'for Cemeteries -
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<br /> The Planning Commission has determined that the following property is available,
<br />either for lease er purchase, for cemetery use:
<br /> (1) Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, located on Deep Creek Blvd. -in Norfolk County.
<br /> Owner: Carl Wimbrough.
<br /> (2) Tract on-east side of Deep Creek Blvd., Norfolk County, siEuated apProximately
<br /> 300 feet south of the Virginian Railway right of Way. Approxiraatety 9 acres.
<br /> O~er: C.g. Taliaferro
<br /> (3) Trace on north side Of Old Suffolk Road, Western Branch District
<br /> County~ sitzlated abou~ 1.1m kilo west of Hodkges FerrjrBridge~ just west of
<br /> Stuart Branch. Approxi~lately 65 acres.
<br /> Owner: Dr. I.M. Watts.
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