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January 26. 2010 (e) The project will not cause surrounding streets and roads to exceed their safe capacities; (f) The quantity, quality, utility and type of the project's community and common facilities are sufficient to offset the decreases in dimensional requirements and other deviations from the zoning district in which the project is located; (g) The project complies with the standards for approval of a use permit set forth in Section 40-116 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006); and (h) The project provides parking, building access and pathways for persons with disabilities in accordance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 2. That a use permit for the construction of a duplex is hereby granted subject to the following terms and conditions that shall be observed by the applicant and any successor in interest: (a) The project shall be limited to two (2) residential units. (b) The applicant shall adhere to the approved site plan, floor plan and building elevations. (c) The applicant shall submit to the Site Plan Review process. (d) The applicant shall provide a 15-foot wide Landscaping Group 2 buffer along the rear and side of the property. The buffer strip shall provide opaque screening from the ground to a height of three (3) feet. No structures shall encroach into the landscaping buffer. (e) Due to the property's location in the Residential Multifamily, RM-60 district, the applicant shall comply with the 10% tree canopy requirement. (f) The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of establishing and/or upgrading the necessary utilities. (g) The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of curb, gutter and other right-of- way improvements, as required by the Engineering Department. (h) All taxes in connection with the proposed use 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 (2006), the 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 two years 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." 10-15 (c): "ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY ADOPTING A MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN." 10-15 (d): "ORDINANCE TO REPEAL CHAPTER 33 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) AND TO ADOPT A NEW CHAPTER 33.1 BOTH PERTAINING TO SUBDIVISIONS."