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At a regular meeting of the Portsmouth City Council, held on April 28th, 1953, there were
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<br /> Fred A. Duke, Frank N. Bilisoly,Jr., George L. Grimes, R.E. Hawks, J. N. Howard,
<br /> R. Irvine Smith, E. ~obie Sturtevan~, Pearle J. Wilson, I.G. Vass, City Nanager,
<br /> and R.C. Barclay, ~City Attgrney.
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<br /> ~{inutes of regular meeting held on April 14th, 1953 were read and approved.
<br /> The following Notice of Hearing of Zoning Changes .was read:
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<br /> "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning ordinance, notice is hereby given
<br /> that a public hearing will be held at 7:30 P,N., on Tuesday, April 9,S,1953,
<br /> mn the Council Chamber, Nunicipal Building, Portsmouth, Viginia, for the
<br /> purpose of altering zones and reclassifying the following property:
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<br /> 1. Raymond E. Dunnavant to rezone a plot of land beginning at the
<br /> southwest intersection of Airline Turnpike and Western Branch Road, then
<br /> west along~'~he south side of Airline Turnpike 163 feet -then south 19,0 feet
<br /> then east 29,5 feet to the Western Branch Road, then north along the west side of
<br /> Western Branch Road 135 feet to point of eginning from Two Family Class
<br /> Commercial Class "G". to
<br /> g. A.H. Williams to rezone lots 30 and 31 beginning 9,95.6 feet north from
<br /> Randolph St., fronting S0 fee~ on the east side of Des Moines Avenue by 19,0
<br /> feet deeD from Single Family Class "A" to Two Family Class "C". r,
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<br /> "At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on April 2nd, 1953, the
<br /> following applications were considered, and subsequent recommendations are
<br /> respectfully~ submitted for your~ ~pproval.
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<br /> 1. W.E. Cattenhead, to rezone a plot of land-at thg~northwest corner of
<br /> Eleventh Avenue and Glasgow St., beginning at Glasgow ~St., then north along
<br /> the west side of Eleventh Avenue 151.04 feet, then west 107.24 feet, then
<br /> south 147.34 feet to Glasgow Street, thai east along the north side of Glas-
<br /> gow Street 13.7 feet to the point of beginning, from Two Family,, Class
<br /> ro Light Industrial, Class "I TM, be denied.
<br /> 2. R. E. Byrd to close a ten fo6t alley north from Hartford Street to Bar-
<br /> low Place between Cambridge and W~st Avenues. The Commission respectfully
<br /> recommends to the City Council to abandon said alley.
<br /> 3. Ruth Tazewelt to rezone the southwest corner of Fayette Street and Green
<br /> Street, fronting 9.5.5 feet on the west side of Green Street and 105 feet on
<br /> the south side of Fayette Street from Two Family, Class "C" to Commercial
<br /> Class "F", be denied.
<br /> 4. George Day to rezone the northwest corner of Nelson Street and Chestnut
<br /> Street, fronting 25.5 feet on the west side of Chestnut Street and 80 feet on
<br /> the north side of Nelson Stree~ from Two Family, Class "C" to Commercial
<br /> Class "F" be denied.
<br />5. Ra~rmond E. Dunuavant to rezone a plot of land beginning at the southwest
<br />intersection of Airline ~urnpike and Western Branch Road, then west al
<br />the south side of Airline Turnpike 163 feet, south 120 feet, then east 225
<br />feet to Western Branch Road, then north along the west side of Western Branch
<br />Road 138 feet 'to /0oint of beginning from TWo Family Class "C" to Light Indus-
<br />trial Class "I". The Commission respectfully recommends thatt~is application
<br />be ~pproved to be rezoned to Class
<br />6. A.H. Williams to rezone lots S0 and 31, begi~ng 295.6 feet north from
<br />Randolph St., fronting 50 feet on the east side of Des Noines Avenue by 19,0
<br />feet deep from Single Family, Class "A" to TWO Family,~ Class "C" be approved.
<br />7. The Commission studied the request of the City Council ~o change ~4ac
<br />Arthur Avenue, between High and North Streets, to a two-wa~ traffic street.
<br />It was decided not to concur with this request as it would re-create a
<br />dangerous traffic hazard."
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<br /> ~{r. Hawks, reporting for the committee appointed ~o study the question of closing the alley
<br />north from ~artford Street to Barlow Placs, between Cambridge andWest Avenues recommended that the alley be
<br />closed and that l~r. Byrd dedicate a five foot strip of land along Cambridge Avenue ~o the City of Portsmouth.
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<br /> Notion of ~r. Wilson to concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission and the eom -I
<br />mittee's reDort~ was adopted.
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<br /> The following reports from the City ~anager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "I submit the following report on a matter referred to the City Attorney and City
<br />~anager, at the last meeting of the Council."
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<br /> '~t you~eeting on April 14th, 1953, you referred to me the question raised by J.P.Donlan
<br />as to whether two of the Commissioners of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, who now reside
<br />i~ Norfolk County, are eligible to hold office as members of the commission. The Act of the General Assembly of
<br />Virginia, authorizing the creation of Redev~Dmeu~ and Housing Authorities, known as Title 36 of the Code of
<br />Virginia, 1950, is silent as to residennes of the Commissioners, with the exception of Section 36-18 which is
<br />written in the negative and which readsas fDllov~s~
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<br /> 36-18. ~eetings~and residence of commissioners-- Nothing contained in this chapter shall
<br />be construed to prevent meetings of the commissioners of a housing authority anywhere within the p~imeter boun~
<br />daries of the area of operation of the authority or within any additional area where the housing authority is
<br />thorized to undertake a housing project, nor to prevent the appointment of any person as a commissioner of the~.
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