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April 25. 2006 GHP-06-05 All of that property numbered 306 High Street Portsmouth, Virginia and being further described as beginning at a point in the northern line of High Street, said point being 23.97 feet west of the intersection of the western line of Middle Street and the northern line of High Street, thence proceeding in a westward manner along the northern line of High Street 68.90 feet to a point, thence N05026'53" E 56.81 feet to a point, thence N83036'45" W, 17.10 feet to a point, thence N06021 '21" E , 170.11 feet to a point in the southern line of Queen Street, thence eastwardly along the southern line of Queen Street to the intersection of the southern line of Queen Street and the western line of Middle Street, thence southwardly along the western line of Middle Street 169.97 feet to a point, thence N84025'50" W, 23.97 feet to a point, thence S05008'34" E 57.06 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; (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;