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May, 25, 1993
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<br /> (B) (GHP-93-01) Motion by Mr. Clemons, and seconded by Mr.
<br />Pitts, the following resolution, approved at the Public Hearing
<br />of May 12, 1993, was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> J. Gregory Dodd, 164 S. George Washington Highway,
<br />representing Horton & Dodd, spoke in favor of the use permit
<br />application.
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<br /> "A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL FOR A GROUP HOUSING USE
<br />PERMIT (GHP-93-1) TO PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHTY (80)
<br />APARTMENT UNITS ON GATEWAY DRIVE ON A PORTION OF TAX MAP 846,
<br />PARCEL 3.4.
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<br /> WHEREAS, the applicants, Newman Associates, have made
<br />application pursuant to Section 40-112 of the Code of the City
<br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, as amended~ for the approval and
<br />granting of a group housing use permit for the constructiOn of
<br />eighty (80) apartment units on Gateway Drive on a portion of
<br />Tax Map 846, Parcel 3.4, more particularly described as
<br />follows:
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<br /> GHP-93-1
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<br />ALL THAT certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the
<br />appurtenances thereto, situate in the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, being shown as PARCEL tB-3 on that certain plat,
<br />consisting of two (2) Sheets, entitled "SUBDIVISION OF
<br />PARCEL lB TOWNE POINT PLAZA," dated August 1, 1989,
<br />prepared by Horton & Dodd, P.C. and duly recorded in the
<br />Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, in Map-Book 15 at page 17; said
<br />PARCEL lB-3 containing 5.5308 acres situate on the south
<br />side of Gateway Drive, and of the dimensions shown on said
<br />plat; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed such
<br />application and site plan submitted therewith and has
<br />recommended conditional approval of said application; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the developer has been informed that approval of
<br />the group housing project pursuant to Section 40-116 grants
<br />only an exemption from certain requirements for residences as
<br />stated in said section and does not constitute a waiver of any
<br />other requirement embodied in the Subdivision Ordinancet Zoning
<br />Ordinance, Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, or any
<br />other applicable local, state or federal law or regulation; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the developer is aware that building permits or
<br />any other required permit will be issued only upon compliance
<br />with the ordinances, laws or regulations applicable thereto.
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<br /> NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
<br />of Portsmouth, Virginia:
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<br /> 1. ~That coupled with the terms imposed by paragraph ~2
<br />herein the following conditions exist:
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<br /> (a) The proposed project is compatible with
<br />surrounding land uses;
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<br /> (b) The density of the project does not exceed the
<br />maximum allowable density for the zoning district, and, where
<br />applicable, the floor-area ratio of the project does not exceed
<br />the maximum allowable floor-area ratio for the zoning district;
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