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June 26, 2012
<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, there were
<br />present:
<br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., William E. Moody, Jr.,
<br />Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Paige D. Cherry, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr.,
<br />City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman.
<br />Pastor Felton Whitfield opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by
<br />the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
<br />Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to approve the minutes
<br />of a Called Meeting of June 11, 2012, a Called Meeting of June 12, 2012, and of a
<br />Regular Meeting of June 12, 2012, and was adopted by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
<br />- Unfinished Business -
<br />12 - 239 -Use permit and comprehensive plan:
<br />1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item.
<br />Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to adopt the following
<br />resolution approved on first reading at the June 12, 2012 meeting, and was adopted by
<br />the following vote:
<br />12-239(A):
<br />"RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT (UP-12-06) TO WHEELABRATOR
<br />PORTSMOUTH, INC., TO INSTALL A SIGN AT THE CORNER OF ELM AVENUE
<br />AND VICTORY BOULEVARD.
<br />WHEREAS, Wheelabrator Portsmouth, Inc., has made application pursuant to
<br />Section 40.1-5.11 E(6)(c) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) for the
<br />granting of a use permit to install a sign at the corner of Elm Avenue and Victory
<br />Boulevard; and
<br />WHEREAS, the applicant and the Planning Director have done all things
<br />required to be done in connection with said application; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of the
<br />application for a use permit with conditions.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia:
<br />1. That it finds that the use for which the permit is sought:
<br />(a) Complies with the applicable standards of the Zoning Ordinance;
<br />(b) Is consistent with the comprehensive plan;
<br />(c) Is compatible with the character of surrounding lands and the uses permitted in
<br />the subject property's zoning district;
<br />(d) Is configured to minimize adverse effects, including the visual impacts of the
<br />proposed use on adjacent lands;
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