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September 25, 2012
<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, there
<br />were 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 />Councilman Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., opened the meeting with prayer, which was
<br />followed by 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 September 11, 2012, of a Regular Meeting of September 11,
<br />2012, and of a Called Meeting of September 17, 2012, and was adopted by the
<br />following vote:
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
<br />- Unfinished Business -
<br />Consent Agenda:
<br />12- 364 -Rezoning, use permit, and code amendment:
<br />Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to adopt the following
<br />ordinances and resolution approved on first reading at the September 11, 2012
<br />meeting, and was adopted by the following vote:
<br />12-364 (a):
<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z-12-02."
<br />12-364 (b):
<br />"RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT (UP-12-08) TO NTELOS WIRELESS TO
<br />CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER AT 2700
<br />CHESTNUT STREET.
<br />WHEREAS, nTelos Wireless has made application pursuant to Section 40.1-
<br />2.3 B of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) for the granting of a use
<br />permit for the construction and operation of a telecommunications tower at 2700
<br />Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, Virginia; 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;
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