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November 27th 1951.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on November 27bh~ 1951, the following
<br />were present:
<br /> Fred A. Duke, Frank N. Bilisoly, Jr.,: George L. Grimes, Carl C. H~ughton,Jr., James N.
<br /> Howard, R. Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J.
<br /> ~ilson, I. G. Vass, City M~nager, and R. C. Barclay, City Attorney.
<br /> Minutes of regular meeting of November 13th, 1951 were read and approved.
<br /> The follo'~lng notice was read:
<br /> ,,p~rsua~ut to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public
<br /> hearing will be held at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, November 27th, 1951, in the Council Chamber, Municipal Building,
<br /> Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of altering zones aud reclassifying the following property:
<br /> 1. J. Roy Rodman ~o rezone northeast corner of High Street and Seventh Avenue,
<br /> frontiug 60 feet on the north side of High Street, by 106 feet deep, from
<br /> I~ttltiple Family Class E to Commercial Class G.
<br /> 2. J.Roy Rodmau to rezone lots #l and #3 block 136 fronting 60 feet on south side
<br /> of High Street by 108.5 feet deep from Two F~m~ly Class C tecCemmercial Class G.
<br /> 3. James G. Collier to rezone two parcels of land (2) beginning at the northwest
<br /> intersection of Hurter Street and First Avenue then west on the north side of
<br /> Rutter St., 305.95 feet then northeast along Seaboard Air Line P~silroad 353.93 fee~
<br /> then south 177.95 feet on the west side of First Avenue to point of beginning (b)
<br /> beginning at the southwest intersection of Hurter Street and First Avenue then west
<br /> on the south side of Eutter Street 3~4.62 feet then seuthweat along Seaboard Air
<br /> Line Railroad 360.96 feet then north 107,3~ feet on west side of First Avenue to
<br /> point of begin~uing from Light Industrial Class I to Heavy Industrial Class J.
<br /> A.P.Johnson,Jr., City Clerk."
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<br /> The following report from the Planning and Zoning Con~ission was read:
<br /> "The PlannLng and Zoning Commission at the regular meeting held November l, 1951, consi-
<br />dered the following applications and respectf~ly submit the Commission' s reconmmendations, for your approv~l:-
<br /> Edw~--u E. Lewis to rezone lots #17 and 20, block #80 ~q_at of ~esthaven,
<br /> - fronting 60 f~et on Caroline Avenue and 108.5 feet deep, from Single
<br /> Family Class "B" to "T~o Family Class "C" was withdraWn.
<br /> 2 - J. Roy Rodman to rezone northeast corner of High St. and Seventh Avenue I
<br /> fronting 60 feet on the north side of High Street by ~O6 feet deep from
<br /> ~ultiple Family Class "E" to Commercial Class "G" be approved.
<br /> 3 - J.Roy $odman to rezone lots #1 and #3, block #136 fronting 60 feet on
<br /> south side of High Street by 108.5 feet deep from Two Folly Class 'C~
<br /> to Commercial Class 'G' be approved.
<br /> 4 - E.L. Copeland to rezone lot #730 and half of lot ~731 fronting 37.5 feet on the
<br /> north side of Wilcox Ave. by 108 feet deep from Two Family Class 'C' to X~ltiple
<br /> Family Class 'D' be denied.
<br /> 5 - James G. Collier to rezone two parcels of land (2) beginning at the northwest
<br /> intersection of Rutter Street and First Avenue, then west on the north side
<br /> of Rutter Street 305.95 feet, then northeast along S.A.L. ER. 353.9~ feet, then
<br /> south 177.95 feet on the west side of First Avenue to poLut ef begirasing.
<br /> (b) beginning at the southwest intersection of Rutter Street and First Avenue,
<br /> then west on the south side of Rutter Street 3~+.62 feet, then southeast along
<br /> SAL ER. 360.96 feet, then north 107.3a feet on west side of First Avenue te point
<br /> of begir~uing from Light Industry Class "I" to Heavy Industry Class "J" be ap -
<br /> proved. ~
<br /> Motion of ~r. Wilson t hat the Council concur in Item #2 of reco~endation of the Plan-
<br /> ning Co~aissidn, was adopted.
<br /> ~oti~u of Mr. Wilson that the Council concur in Item #3 of reco~endation of the Plan-
<br /> ning Commission, was adopted.
<br /> Motion of ~Ir. Grir~es that the Council concur in Item #~ of the recommendation of the
<br /> ~zanning Commission, was adopted.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes that the Council concur in Item #5 of the recommendation of the
<br /> Planning Commission, was adopted.
<br /> The following letter from the pl~uning and Zoning Commission was read:
<br /> "The Portsmouth Redevelopment and ~Housing Authority reviewed its current preliminary
<br /> redevelopment planning with us iu an informal meeting on November 21, 1951.
<br /> Although many details and adjustments w~11 be worked out in a second planning stage,
<br /> prior to the preparation of a final Redevelopment Pl~u and its submission to the Council for final approval.
<br /> We concur in the three proposals so far developed.
<br /> 'The three preliminary proposals are:
<br /> 1. A series of parking lots and some con~aercial use on King and 'Queen Sts. east of Elm Ave.
<br /> to Crawford St. to serve the business frontage on High Street.
<br /> 2~' The clearance efa sparsely built-up area of bad housing between ~ashington St. extended and
<br /> Madison and Sixth Sts., in the vicinity of the Navy Yard, for multiple, housing.
<br /> 3. The clearance of a site for a Civic Center between Effingham and Green Sts.; and Qu~een and
<br /> North Sts., with some abutting frontages and other land if found necessary.
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