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July 9, 2002 Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Pitts, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that Z-02-07 be approved on first reading, and was adopted by unanimous vote. (f) S-02-01 DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD - Ordinance granting the request of the City of Portsmouth for the closure of a portion of Wythe Street and Harbor Center Way. The purpose of the closure is to remove the encroachment of the Harbor Center Amphitheater into the right-of-way. Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING A PORTION OF WYTHE STREET AND HARBOR CENTER WAY LOCATED AT THEIR NORTHEASTERN INTERSECTION." Ayes: Benn, Griffin, Moody, Pitts, Randall, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None - Unfinished Business - 02 - 189 - Adoption of various ordinances to amend Chapters 11, 16, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 32, 37 and 39 of the Portsmouth City Code in order to increase certain fees, fines and cost of permits currently assessed by the City. Based on a survey of the region, recommendations have been made to increase a number of fees and fines to amounts more comparable to other Hampton Roads cities. Also, certain fees were established during the 2002 General Assembly session that may be adopted by local ordinance. Recommendation: · Adoption of various ordinances to amend Chapters 11, 16, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 32, 37 and 39 of the Portsmouth City Code in order to increase certain fees, fines and cost of permits currently assessed by the City. Purpose and Need: · All City departments were asked to review Portsmouth's fee and fine structure relative to the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. · Based upon this review, recommendations have been made to increase a number of fees and fines to comparable amounts charged by the other Hampton Roads cities. · In addition, during the 2002 General Assembly session, certain fees were established by State Code that may be adopted by local ordinance. · A summary of Fee Comparison and Recommendations accompanies this transmittal. · The proposed changes are listed by City Code Chapter: a) Chapter 11 - Land disturbance and Inspection Fees: This is a new permit and a new fee and is related to the Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law based upon submittal and inspections performed subsequent to plan approval. Fees shall be included in the approval letter for all plan submittals. There will be no fee for single family residential except for those lots within the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act area with disturbance equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet - the fee will be $50. For all other construction, there will be a $50 minimum fee for all disturbances up to once acre. Each additional acre or part of acre will be charged an additional $35. It is estimated that the fees generated from this fee will be approximately $12,000 annually.