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Januarv 26. 2010 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, there were present: Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psi mas, Douglas L. Smith, City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. Reverend Dr. John Throop, opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Holley called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Mr. Smith, to approve the minutes of a Called Meeting of January 12, 2010, of a Regular Meeting of January 12, 2010, and of a Called Meeting of January 19,2009, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 10 - 41 - Presentations: . Appreciation proclamation presented to Regional Fire Partners. . Presentation of special lapel pins to newly appointed board and commission members. - Public Hearing - 10 - 42 - Public hearing on code amendment and rezoning applications: (a) CA-09-07 CITYWIDE - The City of Portsmouth seeks to rescind Chapter 40 Zoning and replace it with a comprehensively updated Zoning Ordinance and adoption of a new city-wide Zoning Map (the "Revised Ordinance"). When considered as a whole, the current zoning ordinance is more than 20 years old and does not reflect the vision expressed by the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan. The districts have been updated and modernized and the newly proposed ordinance, reflecting public input received collectively over this past year, is designed to: make the development regulations easier to use; strengthen emphasis on building form; encourage compatible redevelopment; protect existing neighborhood character; ease the nonconforming situation; will add development review process improvements to facilitate desired development patterns; and will ensure consistency between the city's development regulations and the Comprehensive Plan. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions. 1. Cecilia Kelly, 720 Broad Street, voiced her concern with the issue of non-conforming property and containers being used as buildings in the City. 2. Steve Carroll, 3112 Riveredge Drive, reminded City Council that it was their responsibility to enforce the new zoning ordinance. Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that CA-09-07 be approved on first reading, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None