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June 27.2006 GHP-06-07 That certain piece of land situate in the City of Portsmouth, State of Virginia, and bounded as follows: Beginning two hundred and seventy four [274] feet from the southwest corner of the intersection of Elm Avenue and County Street, proceed west three hundred and eighty five [385] feet along the north side of County Street; thence running north two hundred and thirty two [232] feet along the east side of Godwin Street; thence running east three hundred and eighty five feet [385] along the property line; thence running south two hundred and thirty two [232] feet to the point of beginning. and That certain piece of land situate in the City of Portsmouth, State of Virginia, and bounded as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of the intersection of Godwin and County Streets, proceed three hundred and sixty two [362] feet along the north side of County Street; thence running north two hundred and thirty two [232] feet along the east side of Twine Avenue; thence running east three hundred and sixty two [362] feet along the south side of King Street; thence running south two hundred and thirty two [232] feet along the west side of Godwin Street 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;