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Au,qust 27, 2002 (a) The group housing project shall be limited to two buildings, each with three units. The total number of units shall not exceed six townhouse units with each unit encompassing a minimum of 1,360 square feet. The Director of Planning and Inspections is authorized to approve minor modifications to the submitted site plans. (b) A site plan showing driveways, landscaping and setbacks must receive approval from the Director of Planning and Inspections prior to the filing of any application for or approval of any building permit. (c) A minimum of twelve on-site parking spaces must be provided. One of the parking spaces must be reserved for persons with disabilities. (d) The applicant and any successor in interest shall comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, and regulations of federal, state and local government and shall obtain and maintain in effect all required permits. (e) All taxes in connection with the subject property shall be paid when due. 3. EXPIRATION OF PERMIT: Unless extended as provided under Section 40-115 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), the group housing use permit shall expire for any portion of the approved project for which building permits have not been issued if the applicant fails to apply for all building permits for the entire project within one year of the adoption of this resolution. 4. REVOCATION OF PERMIT: Violation of any of the above conditions may serve as grounds for revocation of the permit by the City Council." Ayes: Benn, Griffin, Pitts, Randall, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None - City Manager's Report - 02 - 260 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth to establish a process for regulating the operators and owners of unsafe and overweight vehicles found operating on City streets. Recommendation: · Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth to establish a process for regulating the operators and owners of unsafe and overweight vehicles found operating on City streets. Purpose and Need: · The City of Portsmouth receives a high volume of truck traffic generated by activities at the region's ports and other commercial and industrial establishments. · Overweight and otherwise unsafe trucks pose a danger to citizens and damage the roads of the communities through which they pass. · State Code allows the City of Portsmouth to establish a motor carrier safety program that would permit the City to seek civil fines against the operators and owners of overweight vehicles and to remove from the roads any unsafe trucks that cannot be made safe. · While the assurance of public safety is the primary purpose of the ordinance, the Sheriff reports that the cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake each collected civil fines in excess of $1 million last year. · It is anticipated that both the Office of the Sheriff and the Police Department will operate motor carrier safety programs.