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May 10th, 1955,
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<br />(~) Tract on north side o£ Old SmffolkRead~Heutder'~;Hi~ District of
<br /> Naiise~k~a ~County, situated epp~i~e WTAR tower. Approximately 42 acres.
<br /> Owner: Bradford Watts.
<br /> lm She opinion o£ the Plannimg Commission any of the above tracts would be
<br /> satis~aetery£or cemetery t!se, tn re~ard to location."
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<br />adopted.
<br />adopted.
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<br />)lotion of Mr. Grimes to appvove the application of J~m~s T.Swain for rezoning, was
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<br />Motion of Mr, Baker-to approve the application of A.L~ Moore £or rezoning, was
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<br /> Motion o£llr. Grimes to approve the application of H.Goodman for rezoning, was adop~.
<br /> Motion of /ir. Baker to conzider jointly the applications o£ Dora Beast and A.K.Sheek
<br />and the appticatio~ of Les Barnes~ which weme ~enJ~id by the Planning Commission, was adopted.
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<br /> A.A.'Bq~Igel, ~ep~esenting the o~ners of the prgpQrty, spoke requesting the Council
<br />to approve the rezoning of this property and presented the following positions:
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<br /> "~e, the u~de~igned persons who o~n~property in the .vicl3~i~y of tr~ property
<br /> ~no? owned by Lssti~ S. Barnes and Leslie.S~ Barnes, Jr., on Airline Boulevard,
<br /> being parts of lots nttmbers 14.16,18,20,22 and 24 in block number 113, on the
<br /> plat of the Virginia Realty and Inve$.tment Company, for which they have made
<br /> am application for rezoning from Two Family Class "C' ~o CommerciaI Class
<br /> have no objection to.a sd recommend time rezoning of this property as they have
<br /> requested.
<br /> Sig~ed - A.K. Sheek
<br /> - DoaraH. Hur~t and numerous others."
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<br /> "This is to certify that we, the undersized appeared, in pe~on, before the
<br />~oning Committee and bitterly elrPosed the'zoning ortho C.N. Dav~nport property
<br />located ~n Airline Bouleward, item one story residential to heavy olass Commer-
<br />cial. Our plea was ignored hy the Zoning Board e££icials and approved by same.
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<br />Signed - Mrs. lionrde 'S. 'Sykes, and numerous others."
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<br />The £ollo~ing people also spoke for 'the rezonin~ of this property:
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<br />Mrs. L~s Barnes and L. C. Leonard.
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<br />The follew~ng p~ple J~Jke against'rezoning this~pperty:
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<br /> GeorgeW. Thomas, D. E~' Matthews and H. H~~ Schmoele
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<br /> Motibh of'Mr. Baker fo concur in the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commis-
<br />sion was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Duke,Baker, Grimes, Hawks, Moward~ Smith, Stur~evant
<br />Nays: Bilisoly, Lawrence, Warren
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard that a committeebe appointed to study the co, tOry sites as
<br />suggested hy the Planning Commission, was adopted.
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<br />The Chair appointed the following committee:
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<br />~essrs. St-~rte~an~, Lawrence, Howard, Grimes, Baker.
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<br />the following motion:
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<br />55-113 -
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<br />"At a regntarmeetin~held .om Ma~ 5th, 1955, the Pls~ming Commission passed
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<br />'That recommendation be made to City Council ~o amend the Major Street
<br />Pla~ of the City of Portsmouth to urovide for a future right of way
<br />width of 80-ie~ on State Route 337 west of its intersectiouwith
<br />U.S. Rou~e 58, and thata~emergency o~din~nce be passed establish-
<br />lng a minimum set-hack line 40 feet on each side of the centerline
<br />of State P~ute 337 f.rom U~S.Route 58 west to the city limits.
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<br /> Motion of )ir. B-.k$~ that the following ordinance be placed on first reading was adopt~:
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<br />';AN ORIIINANCE TO ~ ARTICLE III OF CHA~ 26 OF 'l~ CODE O/~ ~
<br /> CITY OF PORTSMOUTH t95i, AS A~ENBED, BY AI~ING A NEW SECTION TNERETO
<br /> TO BE ENO~N AS SECTION 26-40, ESTABLISHING A SET BACK ON A PORTION OF
<br /> SLrFFO LE BOULEVARD."
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<br />The following reports from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 55-114 - "I submit .the attached agree~ in triPlioatD for State-Local Hospitaliza-
<br />tion Plan to provide hospitalization and treatment O£ indigent and medically indigen~ persons between Kings'
<br />Daughters Hospital and tt~e City of Portsmouth, Virgin~zand recommend that the City Manager be authorized and
<br />directed to execute the same for and on behalf of the Ci~of Port~smouth,"
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<br /> ~otion of lit. Reward thai the pr~peroffiqi~.ls~e authorized mo sign the agreement,
<br />was adopted.
<br /> 55-115 - "At ~he last regular m~eting of .~he City Council, I inadvertently reported in
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