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September 28, I993 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, designated as CP-89-1, be, and the same hereby is amended as follows: 1. That Chapter 4 of the Comprehensive Plan he amended by adding thereto under the heading ,Policies" a new section entitled Regional Amusement and Recreational Facilities, to read as follows: Regional Amusement and Recreational Facilities Large scale amusement and recreational facilities should be located near controlled access freeways which include Interstate 264 and the Western Freeway. Such a regional facility will be developed consistent with the concept of a regional activity center. Exhibit 4-4.1 illustrates the concept of a regional amusement and recreational facility and closely associated supporting land uses. Supporting land uses would generally include commercial development. Areas designated commercial or industrial, with sufficient land area for buffers, may be appropriate for these facilities. 2. That Chapter 4 of the Comprehensive Plan be amended by revising the General Land Use Map contained therein to designate for commercial development the properties located east of McLean Street to the current property line of Fairwood Homes located east of DeKalb Avenue; and by also designating for commercial development the property bordered by Greenwood Drive to the north and Normandy Street to the south. 3. That Chapter 4 of the Comprehensive Plan be amended by revising the General Land Use Plan pertaining to Academy Park to read as follows: Redevelopment of Academy Park is proposed with conunercial development on Victory Boulevard at its intersection with 1-264 and Greenwood Drive; a business park on the remaining property between 1-264, Victory Boulevard, McLean Street and Greenwood Drive; medium-density residential development east of McLean Street and south of Greenwood Drive; a neighborhood park on the former Academy Park Elementary School site; and co~=~ercial development on the north side of 1-264. An alternative redevelopment proposal for Academy Park (Fairwood Homes) is the development of a regional amusement and recreational facility in the area south of 1-264. The development would be consistent with the Regional Amusement and Recreational Facilities Concept Plan (Exhibit 4-4.1). 4. That Chapter 8 of the Comprehensive Plan be amended by adding thereto under the heading Policies, the following policy: The City will consider use of large unified tracts of land for large scale development of amusement and recreational facilities as a means of diversifying Portsmouth's economic base and promoting tourism. 5. That Chapter 8 of the Comprehensive Plan be amended by adding thereto under the heading Proposals, the following proposal: Both the Cox Property and Academy Park (Fairwood Homes) are areas which could support regional amusement and recreational facilities because of their size and unified ownership.