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August 26, 2014
<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, there
<br />were present:
<br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene
<br />W. Randall, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Danny W. Meeks, City Manager John L. Rowe,
<br />Jr., City Attorney George M. Willson.
<br />Reverend Charles Smith 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 Ms. Randall, to approve the minutes of a
<br />Called Meeting of August 11, 2014, of a Called Meeting of August 12, 2014, of a
<br />Regular Meeting of August 12, 2014, and was adopted by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Randall, Wright
<br />Nays: None
<br />- Unfinished Business -
<br />14 - 290 -Use permit:
<br />Motion by Mr. Cherry, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to adopt the following
<br />resolution approved on first reading at the August 12, 2014 meeting, and was adopted
<br />by the following vote:
<br />14-290 (a):
<br />"RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT (UP-14-10) TO MIND POWER
<br />ENTERPRISE, INC., TO ESTABLISH A CIVIC LODGE AND YOUTH CLUB FACILITY
<br />AT 3801 KING STREET.
<br />WHEREAS, Mind Power Enterprise, Inc., the contract purchaser of the subject
<br />property, has made application pursuant to Section 40.1-2.3B of the Code of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) for the granting of a use permit to establish a Civic Lodge
<br />and Youth Club Facility at 3801 King Street; and
<br />WHEREAS, DWM Properties, LLC, the owner of the property, has consented to
<br />the filing of the application; and
<br />WHEREAS, the applicants 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 zoning district(s) of surrounding lands;
<br />(d) Is configured to minimize adverse effects, including the visual impacts of the
<br />proposed use on adjacent lands;
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