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September 13, 2016 There were no speakers. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-16-09 be approved on first reading, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright Nays: Edmonds (c) Z-16-01 CRADOCK & WEST CRADOCK - Eric Shirey, with NVR Inc. and Ryan Homes, is requesting to amend the proffered conditions for Afton Green located on the former site of Craddock High School at 4300 George Washington Boulevard which is zoned Urban Residential Master Planned Overlay with conditions (UR-MPO-K) and contains approximately 40.6 acres. The amendments proposed are to enlarge the proposed lots, reduce the number of units from 200 lots to 172 lots, to reduce the on-slab height from 18 inches to 10 inches, to change the housing designs from a mix of front and rear loaded garages to all front loaded garages, and to modify the overall house designs as submitted. The current density allowed is 4.93 dwelling units per acre while the proposed density is 4.24 units per acre. The property is owned by Cradock Properties and the City of Portsmouth. Vision Principle A Robust and Prospering Economy. 1. Eric Shirey, 2921 Brightwood Drive, Virginia Beach, VA, spoke in support of this item. Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that Z-16-01 be approved on first reading, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright Nays: None Councilman Meeks recused himself from voting on this item. (d) Z-16-03 UPTOWN - Roland Carpenter, of Get it Industrial-Marine, LLC, is requesting that the Regulating Plan for the D2-Form Based Code area be changed from Townhouse/Small Apartment Frontage to Workshop Frontage for the properties located at 1609, 1613, and 1617 County Street, and 1622 and 1624 Columbia Street. The purpose of this request is to allow for the operation of a contractor’s office in an existing vacant building. The Comprehensive Plan’s Generalized Future Land Use Map recommends mixed use development on the parcel. The parcels total approximately 0.7 acres. Vision Principle: Sustainable Neighborhoods. Mr. Moody asked that staff come back with a plan to get away from form based  code. Mayor Wright asked that staff also come back with the impacts of not using form  based code. 1. Roland Carpenter, 2100 Columbia Street, spoke in support of this item. 2. Diane Spruill, 565 Rebel Road, spoke in support of this item. 3. Cecilia Kelly, 720 Broad Street, spoke in support of this item. 4. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item. Motion by Dr. Whitaker, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to defer Item Z-16-03 to the September 27, 2016 City Council meeting, and was adopted by the following vote: