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January 9, 2001 00-310(a): "A RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT TO GATEWAY STORAGE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., FOR THE OPERATION OF A SELF-STORAGE FACILITY AT 3571 GATEWAY DRIVE. WHEREAS, Gateway Storage Associates, L.L.C., has made application pursuant to Section 40-43.1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) for the granting of a use permit to operate a self-storage facility at 3571 Gateway Drive, Portsmouth, Virginia; and WHEREAS, the applicant and the Planning Director have done all things required to be done in connection with said application; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the granting the application for a use permit with conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the use for which the permit hereinafter-described is sought: (a) Will not adversely affect the health and safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the proposed use; (b) Will not be detrimental to the public use or injurious to the property or improvements in the neighborhood; (c) Will be provided with sufficient landscaping to insure compatibility with surrounding uses; (d) Will be a project that will be developed according to a plan for parking, driveways, and curb cuts which will provide for safe and convenient traffic movement; and (e) Will be in accordance with the purposes of the City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance. 2. That Gateway Storage Associates, L.L.C., is hereby granted a use permit pursuant to Section 40-43.1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) for the operation of a self-storage facility on property located at 3571 Gateway Drive, and being more particularly described as: UP-O0-16 Beginning at point 647'+ from Southeast corner of the intersection of Twin Pines Road and Gateway Drive; thence, east 136'+ to a point; thence; in a southeasterly direction 402'+ to a point; thence; west 326'--+ to a point; thence, north 100'+ to a point; thence, in northeasterly direction 83'+ to a point; thence, north 60'+ to a point; thence, west 30'+ to a point; thence, north 138'+ to the point of the beginning. 3. That the use permit is approved subject to the following conditions: (a) The proposed project shall conform to the submitted site plan, identified as Exhibit A and attached hereto. (b) All activities conducted on this site shall comply with Section 24-255 of the City Code and all other ordinances and regulations pertaining to noise. (c) A landscape buffer fence shall be constructed along the Gateway Drive frontage of the mini-storage that matches the landscape buffer treatment of the existing storage complex in width, fence detail and height; and, landscaping treatment. The access gate for the emergency driveway shall match the detail of the fence along Gateway Drive.