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1954.
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<br />54-40
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on February 9th, 1954, there were present:
<br />Fred A. Duke, Frank N. Bilisoly, Jr., George L. Grimes, R.E. Hawks, James N. Howard,
<br />Edgar W. Lawrence, R. Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, Pearle J. Wilson,
<br />I.G. Vass, City Manager, and R.C. Barclay, City Attorney.
<br />Minutes of regular meeting of January 2$th, 1954 were readand approved.
<br />The following notice of Zoning Changes was read:
<br /> "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning 0rdi~ance, notice is hereby given that a public
<br /> hearing will be held at 7~30 P.M., on Tuesday, February 9th, 1954, in the Council Chamber
<br /> Municipal Building, Portsmouth, Virginia, for the. purpose of altering zones and reclassi-
<br /> fying the following property:
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<br /> 1. H.M. Rubin to rezone 1824 Deep Creek Boulevard, lots ll and
<br /> block 46, beginning at the northwest corner of Lincoln Street and
<br /> Deep Creek Boulevard, fronting forty feet on the west side of
<br /> Deep Creek Boulevard and ninety feet on the north side of Lincoln
<br /> Street, from Single Family Class WBw to Commercial, Class 'H'.
<br />"At the meeting of the planning and Zoning ~ommission held in the Council Chamber on
<br />Thursday, January-?, 1954~ the following applications were considered and subsequent
<br />recommendations respectfully submitted:
<br /> 1. A. Amdusky and others to rezone lots~5 thru 12, and lots 22 thru 26,
<br /> block "A", the southwest corner of Airline T.P. and Hamilton Avenue,
<br /> fronting 330 feet on the south side of Airline T.P. and frontiug 255
<br /> feet on the west side of Hamilton Ave. by 100 feet deep from Two
<br /> Family, Class "C" to Commercial, Class "G" be deferred.
<br /> 2. Layne- Atlantic Co. and others to rezone parts of lots 10 and 12 and
<br /> all of lots 13 and 24, block 141, Westhaven, beginning at the
<br /> corner of County St. and LouiSa Ave., fronting 127.45 feet on the
<br /> east side of Louisa Ave., then northeast along the A.C.L. RR R/W
<br /> 145 feet, then east 62.7 feet on the south side of King Street, then
<br /> south 131.75 feet, then east 60 feet, then south ~1.4 feet, then west
<br /> 240 feet on the north side of County Street to the point of beginning
<br /> from Two Family, Class "C" to Light Industrial, Class "I" be denied.
<br /> 3. M.M. Rubin to rezone 1824 Deep Creek Blvd., lots It and 12, block 45,
<br /> beginning at the N.W. corner of Lincoln Street.and Deep. Creek Blvd.,
<br /> fronting 40 feet on the west side of Deep Creek Blvd., and 90 feet
<br /> on the north side of Lincoln Street from Single Family, Class "D"
<br /> Commercial, Class "H" be approved."
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<br />The following petition was presented:
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<br />'be, the undersigned Taxpayers and Property ovzners of Harrison Ward do hereby object
<br />to rezoning the property at 1824 Lincoln~St., northwest corner of Deep Creek Blvd. from
<br />a Class B Residential Zone to a Commercial Class H zone.
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<br />Signed - W. E. Doxey, 2212 Lincoln St., and
<br /> numerous others."
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<br />of H. M. Reuben,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimesto refer back to the Planning and.Zoning Commission the application
<br />with the petition, w~S adopted.
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<br />The following letter from the Planning and Zoning Commission was read:
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<br /> 54-41 "Ate meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, held February 4th, 1954, the follow-
<br />ing was considered and subsequent recommendation submitted for your approval: The request of the Portsmouth He-
<br />development and Housing Authority to h~ve the following streets vacated by theCity of Portsmouth in the Housing
<br />Project area designated VA 1-$ be approved -
<br /> 1. Columbia Street from its intersection with~ First Avenue to a point 100 ' west of the
<br /> west boundary of Chestnut Street.
<br /> 2. Hurter Street, from Godwin Street to First Avenue, also from Pine to Pearl Street.
<br /> 3. Bart Street, from S.A.L. right of way to Goch~in Street.
<br /> 4. Richmond Avenue from $.A.L. right of way to County Street.
<br /> 5. Armstrong Street, from CountI Street to the City Armory, owned by the~City of Portsmouth.
<br /> 5. Pearl Street, from County_Street to South Street.
<br /> 7. Pine Street, from County Street to South Street.
<br /> 8. Lover~'s Lane (Ssuix Lane)-from Columbia ~o South St rest.
<br /> The request ~ the Portsmouth Redevelopment and ~ousing Authority to have the site planned
<br />for Project VA 1-5 be approved with the following right of way widths~
<br /> 1. That.Elm Avenue have a right of way width of 100 feet through the project.
<br /> 2. Th~t~Cou~ty .Street shall be forty feet wide on the south side from the present center
<br /> line of the street.
<br /> 3. That South Street shall be thirty feet.wide on the north side from.the present center
<br /> line of the street.
<br /> 4. That Godwin S~reet shall be thirty feet wide from present denter line of the street
<br /> through the project."
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<br /> Mr. ~ohen spoke requesting assurance that he would have ingress and egress to his property
<br />when Rutter Stree~ is closed.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes zo refer to the City Attorney to draw proper ordinances for closing
<br />these streets and establishing right of way widths with the assurance tk~ the property owners will have ingress
<br />and egress, was adopted,
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