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(b) Z-09-04 January 26. 2010 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 Map"). The Revised Map, in conjunction with revisions to the zoning ordinance, as noticed above, are intended to implement the visions and goals of the Destination 2025 Comprehensive Plan through a major update to the existing City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of 1991, as amended (the "Existing Ordinance" and the "Existing Map"). 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. There were no speakers. Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that Z-09-04 be approved on first reading, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None Consent Aqenda: - Unfinished Business - 10 - 15 - Use permit, comprehensive plan and code amendment: Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following resolutions and ordinances approved on first reading at the January 12, 2010 meeting, and was adopted by the following vote: 10-15 (a): "RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT (UP-09-16) TO CATHERINE STAFF TO OPERATE A RESTAURANT AT 4640/4644 GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGHWAY. WHEREAS, Catherine Staff has made application pursuant to Section 40-43.1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) for the granting of a use permit for the operation of a restaurant at 4640/4644 George Washington Highway, 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 of the application for a use permit with conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: