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June 14. 2005 (a) Will not adversely affect the health and safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the proposed use; (b) Will not be detrimental to the public use or injurious to the property or improvements in the neighborhood; (c) Will be provided with sufficient landscaping to insure compatibility with surrounding uses; (d) Will be a project that will be developed according to a plan for parking, driveways, and curb cuts which will provide for safe and convenient traffic movement; and (e) Will be in accordance with the purposes of the City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance. 2. That Noble Street Baptist Church is hereby granted a use permit pursuant to Section 40-43.1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) for the operation of a child care center at 100 and 107 Noble Street, and being more particularly described as: UP-05-09 Beginning at the southeast intersection of Portsmouth Boulevard and Noble Street, thence in a southerly direction 360 feet to a point; thence in an easterly direction 120 feet to a point; thence in a northerly direction 360 feet to a point; thence in a westerly direction 120 feet to the point of beginning. 3. That the use permit is approved subject to the following conditions which shall be observed by the applicants and any successor in interest: (a) The applicant shall care for no more than thirty children at any given time. (b) The ages of the children in full day daycare shall be limited to six months to four years, and the ages of children in the before and after school care program shall be limited to those between the ages of five and twelve. (c) The hours of operation shall be limited to 6AM-6PM, Monday-Friday. (d) Outside playtime shall be limited to 8AM-6PM. (e) Children two and a half years of age and younger shall be cared for in a room that has an exit directly to the exterior of the building. The issuance of the use permit will be contingent on the applicant receiving a certificate of Occupancy from the Building Official. (f) The applicant shall provide a controlled walkway for the children to get from the church building to the outdoor play area. The walkway proposal will be approved during the site plan process. (g) The applicant shall submit a new site plan that adheres to the conditions of the use permit for approval by the Director of Engineering. (h) The applicant shall use the proposed fenced in area on the south side of the property as a play yard for the daycare. This area shall be at least 3,770 square feet and be surrounded by a six-foot tall fence. (i) Landscaping shall be planted on the southern and eastern ends of the property adjacent to the play area to buffer the childcare facility from the adjacent residential uses.