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November 8. 2005 Parcel B: Beginning at a pin at the intersection of the northern right-of-way line of Turnpike Road and the eastern right-of-way line of Howard Street, and running thence N 65 degrees 14'46" W 32.00' to a pin; thence running N 33 degrees 30' 00" W 658.69' to a point in the northern right-of-way line of Hickory Street; thence turning and running N 56 degrees 43' 14" E along the northern right-of-way line of Hickory Street 154.30' to a point; thence turning and running S 33 degrees 34'32" E 668.75' to a point in the northern right-of-way line of Turnpike Road S 56 degrees 30' 00" W 77.41' to a point; thence along the right-of-way line of Turnpike Road along a curve having a radius of 5,230.50' an arc distance of 60.45' to a pin, the point of beginning. Parcel C: Beginning at a point at the northeast corner of the intersection of Howard Street and Hickory Street and running along the eastern right-of-way line of Howard Street N 33 degrees 30' 00" W 200.00' to a point; thence turning and running N 56 degrees 43'14" E 155.00' to a pin; thence turning and running S 33 degrees 30'29" E 200.00' to a point in the northern right-of-way line of Hickory Street; thence turning and running along the northern right-of-way line of Hickory Street S 56 degrees 43'14" W 154.44' to a point in the eastern right-of-way line of Howard Street, the point of beginning. and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed such application and site plan submitted therewith and has recommended conditional approval of said application; and WHEREAS, the applicant has been informed that approval of the group housing project pursuant to Section 40-116 only grants an exemption from certain requirements for residences as stated in said section and does not constitute a waiver of any other requirement embodied in the Subdivision Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, or any other applicable local, state or federal law or regulation; and WHEREAS, the applicant is aware that building permits and any other required permit will be issued only upon compliance with the ordinances, laws or regulations applicable thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That, coupled with the conditions imposed by paragraph 2 hereof, the following conditions exist: (a) The proposed project is compatible with surrounding land uses; (b) The density of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable density for the zoning district, and, where applicable, the floor-area ratio of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable floor-area ratio for the zoning district; (c) The project as a whole conforms to applicable requirements for minimum required floor area for dwelling units, minimum allowable area for dwelling units, maximum allowable area for the number of dwelling units, and the maximum allowable area devoted to residential purposes; (d) The quantity, quality, utility, size and type of the project's open space and landscaping improvements is sufficient to offset the decreases in dimensional requirements or other deviations from the zoning district in which the project is located; (e) The project will not cause surrounding streets and roads to exceed their safe capacities; (f) The quantity, quality, utility and type of the project's community and common facilities are sufficient to offset the decreases in dimensional requirements and other deviations from the zoning district in which the project is located; (g) The project complies with the standards for approval of a use permit set forth in Section 40-106 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia; and