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August 13, 2013
<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, August 13, 2013, there
<br />were present:
<br />Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene W. Randall, Elizabeth M.
<br />Psimas, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Danny W. Meeks, City Manager John L. Rowe, Jr.,
<br />City Attorney George M. Willson.
<br />Reverend Gregory Yancey, Sr., opened the meeting with prayer, which was
<br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
<br />Vice Mayor Cherry called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to approve the minutes of
<br />a Called Meeting of July 22, 2013, of a Called Meeting of July 23, 2013, and of a
<br />Regular Meeting of July 23, 2013, and was adopted by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Cherry
<br />Nays: None
<br />- Public Hearing -
<br />13 - 331 -Public hearing on use permit applications:
<br />(a) UP-13-08 DOWNTOWN -Dan Aston, contract purchaser of properties owned
<br />by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority and the
<br />Fraternal Order of Police, requests a use permit to construct a
<br />mixed use building containing 63 residential units and
<br />approximately 5,200 square feet of floor area for offices. The
<br />property is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of
<br />Court Street and County Street and numbered 714 Court Street
<br />and 417 County Street. The Comprehensive Plan's Generalized
<br />Future Land Use Map recommends downtown mixed use
<br />development. Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working
<br />Men and Women.
<br />There were no speakers.
<br />Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to concur with the
<br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-13-08 be approved, and was
<br />adopted by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Cherry
<br />Nays: None
<br />(b) UP-13-09 WILLIAMS COURT ACTIVITY CENTER - Gary Franks with
<br />Blakeway Corporation, on behalf of the McDonald's Corporation,
<br />requests a use permit to modify an existing drive through window to
<br />add an additional order board lane at 2000 Victory Boulevard. he
<br />property is zoned General Mixed Use, GMU.The Comprehensive
<br />Plan's Generalized Future Land Use Map designates this property
<br />as part of a mixed use corridor and is located in the Williams Court
<br />Activity Center. Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working
<br />Men and Women..
<br />There were no speakers.
<br />Motion by Mr. Edmonds, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to concur with the
<br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-13-09 be approved with
<br />conditions, and was adopted by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Cherry
<br />Nays: None
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