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5!7 November 24, 1987 "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE, CODE OF THE CIT¥~ OF-PORTSMOUTH, VIRCINI~, 1973, AS AMENDED~, BY AMENDING SECTION 4-37 THEREOF PERTAINING TO DOG 5ICENSES." Ayes: Corprew, Gray~ Lucas, Webb, Holley Nays: None 87-504 Letter from the Ci,ty Manager recommending adoption of an Ordinance to close port~onsr of Maryland Avenue and Chautauqua Avenue. "Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission has made application to vacate por,tions of Maryland Avenue and Chautauqua Avenue in connection with industrial development projects in that area of the City. The viewers report and the Planning Commission recommend a~proval of th is a~li~ation. The Maryland Avenue-closure lies in the center of ~he two development parcels. This p?rtion remained open when M, aryland Avenue, north and south of ~nis section, was closed in 1979· The Chautausua Avenue closure involves-ten feet of the western edge of the~right-0f-way between Commerce ,Avenue and ~the Seaboard Coastline Railroad property. Closure of this Qortion would reduce the existin~ right-of-way width of Chautauqua Avenue to seventy feet. The need for this closure originated when the ~developer discovered some building encroachments into the alle~y adjacent to the~western edge of t~ne' ~ropertv. To ~revent limiting' ' ' access to the alley, the developer shifte~ his site plan to allow for the dedica%~on. ~f the necessary~and needed to widen the alley. Three feet of property was dedi~cated ~to the City for this purpose. I r~co~mend adoption of the o~dinance closing portions of Maryland Avenue and Chautauqua A~enue." Motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, the following ordinance was adopted on first and final reading, and by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING PORTIONS OF MARYLAND. AVENUE AN~ CHAUTAUQUA AVENUE." Ayes:( Nays: 87-505 of a resolu~ utility eas~ Harrison St~ "In Ju~ Complex d~v~ Street and City Counci~ for ex~stin( S~bseq% has beeh co~ Public util~ longer nece, It is developer orprew, Gray, Lucas, Webb, Holley one - Letter ~rom the ~ity Manager recomm~ndin~ adoption ion autho~izin~ the City ~anage~ ~o release a public msnt located ~n-a por%ion of Fifth Street ~between eet and Henry Street· e, 1987 in connection with the Port Centre Commercial ~opment, a port~on o~ Fifth Stueet between Harrison enry Street was~.closed by ordinance adopted by the · At that ~time it was-necessary to retain an easement utility services. ~ -~ ently, the- mewsewage pump station-fo~ the development pleted and accepted by %he City~ The ~rector of ties has conf~irmed that the exist~ing-easement is no sary for utility service to the area. nticipated tha~ the subject property will be sold to a scheduled closing date of December 1, 1987. I recommend adoption of the resolution' authorizing the release of the utility easement." Councilman Simpson returned to the Council Chamber.