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June 24, 2014 "RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT (UP-14-09) TO MIDTOWN MARKETPLACE, LLC FOR TWO RESTAURANTS, EACH WITH ADRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY, ONE AT EACH END OF A STRIP COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED ON APPROXIMATELY 2.1 ACRES OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF 1409 FREDERICK BOULEVARD. WHEREAS, Midtown Marketplace, LLC, the contract purchaser of the subject property, has made application pursuant to Section 40.1-2.3B of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) for the granting of a use permit for two restaurants, each with adrive-through facility, one at each end of a strip commercial building located on approximately 2.1 acres of the southern portion of 1409 Frederick Boulevard; and WHEREAS, the Economic Development Authority of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, the owner of the property, has consented to the filing of the application; and WHEREAS, the applicants and the Planning Director have done all things required to be done in connection with said application; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of the application for a use permit with conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That it finds that the use for which the permit is sought: (a) Complies with the applicable standards of the Zoning Ordinance; (b) Is consistent with the comprehensive plan; (c) Is compatible with the character of surrounding lands and the uses permitted in the zoning district(s) of surrounding lands; (d) Is configured to minimize adverse effects, including the visual impacts of the proposed use on adjacent lands; (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. Midtown Marketplace, LLC is hereby granted a use permit pursuant to Section 40.1-2.3B of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) for two restaurants, each with adrive-through facility, one at each end of a strip commercial building located on approximately 2.1 acres of the southern portion of 1409 Frederick Boulevard, and being more particularly described as: U P-14-07 1409 Frederick Boulevard (Portion) Approximately two and one tenth acres of the southern portion of Parcel D as identified on that certain subdivision plat titled "Subdivision Plat of Midtown Marketplace, Portsmouth, Virginia", prepared by engineering services inc, dated June 26, 2013, and duly recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, in Map Book 23 at Pages 193 and 194.