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446 September 8, 1987 Vice Mayor Webb chai~ed,the meeting.for Mayor Holley to make the following statement: Mayor Holley requested the City Manager and the City Attorney to look at group housing applications in the historic districts and furnish documented information on what has ~ranspired in other plac~ throughout the United States, and after reviewing the findings, may- be Council would reach some conclusion where we would all be ~ogeth~ on the matter. Mayor Holley return mo the Chair. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - 87-370 Use permit application: {a) Resolution granting a use permit to Portsmouth Children'~ Home, Inc., for the operation of Holiday House of Ports- mouth, Inc., a group home for children at a211 County Street (UP 87-19), approved on first reading at the Publl Hearing of August 25, 1987, was taken up and read. On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, the follow~ ing resolution was adopted, and by the following vo~e: - "A RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT TO PORTSMOUTH CHILDREN'S HOME, INC. FOR THE OPERATION OF HOLIDAY HOUSE OF PORTSMOUTH, INC., A GROUP HOME FOR CHILDREN AT 4211 COUNTY STREET. WHEREAS, Portsmouth Children's Home, Inc. by William H. Oast, III, Attorney, has made application pursuant to ~0-75 (b) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, as amended, for the grant ing of a use permit as hereinafter-described; and WHEREAS, the applicant and the Planning Director have done all things required to be done in connection with said application; and WHEREAS, Holiday House has provided services to severely retard ed children and young adults since the eawly 1900's and the curr~en~' facility was established prior to the Use permit requirements for · esidential care facilities within the Residential R-75 Zone; and WHEREAS, a use permit is now ~equired in order for the facilit ~o construct an activity and therapy cottage on the Site but there will be no additional staff or residents of the facility as a resul of the new structure; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of said use permit with conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVKD by the~C6uncil of the City.of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the use for which the use permit is sought: (a) Will not affect the health and safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the proposed use; (b) Will not be detrimental to the public use or injuriou~ to the property and improvements in the neighborhood; and (c) Will be in accordance with the purposes of the Zoning Chapter of the City Code.