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February 28. 2006 Beginning at a point on the North side of Greenwood Drive marked by a pin, said pin being 719.47 feet west of the northwestern intersection of Greenwood Drive and Tazewell Street; thence from said point of beginning running N 820 54' W along the North side of Greenwood Drive 111.19 feet to a pin; thence continuing westerly running along the northern side of Greenwood Drive along the arc of a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 5030 feet, a distance of 515.38 feet to a pin; thence running northerly along the property line of Section I Charlestowne Townhouses N 320 57' 40" W 262.19 feet to a in; thence N 360 26' 06" E 34. 03 feet to a pin; thence N 32057' 40" W 258.69 feet to a pin; thence N 100 38' 39" W 75.79 feet to a in; thence running along a southern right of way line of Interstate Highway Route 264 N 5]0 02' 20" E 51.00 feet to a pin; thence N 5]0 27' 29" E 141.87 feet to a pin; thence S 360 46' 30" E 80.29 feet to a in; thence N 560 27' 29" E 141. 87 feet to a pin; thence S 36046' 30" E 80.29; thence N 560 55' 19" E 427.48 feet to a pin; thence N 600 16' 20" E 577.55 feet to a pin; thence N 650 10' 51" E 6.18 feet to a pin; thence running southerly along property now or formerly belonging to Lucinda Riddick, et ai, S 320 25' 09" E 434.77 feet to a pin; thence running southerly along property now or formerly belonging to Bonneville Apartments, et ai, S 200 22' 58" W 371.19 feet to a pin; thence S 330 42' 10" W 78.19 feet to a pin; thence 5 330 08' 15" W 420.15 feet to 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 terms 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;