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December 12. 2006 2. That a group housing use permit for the conversion of eight nonconforming apartment units into eight residential condominium units is hereby granted subject to the following terms and conditions that shall be observed by the applicant and any successor in interest: (a) The property owner shall not, by any means, expand the nonconforming use. Expansion of this nonconforming multi-family housing project shall subject the project to required compliance with all conditions for approval of a group housing use permit. (b) Taxes and fees associated with the property shall be paid when due. 3. EXPIRATION OF PERMIT: Unless extended as provided under Section 40-115 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), the group housing use permit shall expire for any portion of the approved project for which building permits have not been issued if the applicant fails to apply for all building permits for the entire project within one year of the adoption of this resolution. 4. REVOCATION OF PERMIT: Violation of any of the above conditions may serve as grounds for revocation of the permit by the City Council." 06-539(d): "RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL OF A GROUP HOUSING USE PERMIT (GHP-06-13) TO ALLEN C. TANNER, JR., TO CONVERT 78 NONCONFORMING APARTMENT UNITS INTO 78 RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS AT 552 MADISON STREET. WHEREAS, Allen C. Tanner, Jr., pursuant to Section 40-112 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006), as amended, has made application for the granting of a group housing use permit to convert 78 nonconforming apartment units into 78 residential condominium units at 552 Madison Street, Portsmouth, Virginia; and WHEREAS, the subject property is furthermore described as: GHP-06-13 Beginning at the northern corner of Edwards and Seventh Streets; thence, in a northeasterly direction 490':t to a point; thence, in a southeasterly direction 243':t to a point; thence, in a southwesterly direction 490':t to a point; thence, in a northwesterly direction 243':t to a point of the 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.