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May 27, 2014 (e) Avoids significant deterioration of water and air resources, and other natural resources; (f) Maintains safe and adequate egress and ingress onto the site, and safe road conditions around the site; (g) Allows for the protection of property values and the ability of neighboring lands to develop the uses permitted in the zoning districts; and (h) Complies with all other city, state, and federal laws and regulations. 2. That The Whitmore Company, LLC is hereby granted a use permit pursuant to Section 40.1-2.3B of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) to construct amulti-family apartment building containing not more than 46 residential units that exceeds the allowable density in the Downtown D-1, T4 sub-district at 600 Washington Street, and being more particularly described as: U P-14-08 600 Washington Street ALL THAT certain lot, piece or parcel of land, together with all improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the City of Portsmouth, State of Virginia, more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Northern line of County Street and the Western line of Washington Street and running thence with the Northern line of County Street N.89° 26' W. 155 feet to a point; thence leaving the Northern line of County Street and running due North parallel with the Western line of Washington Street 113.38 feet to a point; thence N. 89° 17 W. 26.13 feet to a point; thence N. 0° 16' E. 113.65 feet to a point in the Southern line of King Street; thence with the Southern line of King Street S. 89° 28' E. 180.60 feet to the intersection of the Southern line of King Street with the Western line of Washington Street; thence with the Western line of Washington Street due South 227.19 feet to the point and place of beginning at the intersection of County and Washington Streets as aforesaid. BEING all the property conveyed by Leathel Holding Corporation, a Virginia corporation, to Wes Tex Properties, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, by Deed of Bargain and Sale dated January 17, 2007 and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia as Instrument Number 070002132. 3. That the use permit is approved subject to the following conditions which shall be observed by the applicants and any successor in interest: (a) The proposed development shall be in substantial compliance with the Layout Plan prepared by Engineering Services Inc., dated March 14, 2014 and the Elevation prepared by DBA Architects dated September 19, 2013, except where modifications may be required to comply with the City's Ordinance requirements. (b) The number of dwelling units in the development shall not exceed 46. (c) All taxes and fees in connection with the proposed use shall be paid when due, as determined by the City Treasurer. 4. REVOCATION OF PERMIT: Violation of any of the above conditions may serve as grounds for revocation of the use permit by City Council." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Cherry, to add an item to the agenda, and was adopted by the following vote: