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4O September 16, 1986 WHEREAS, the granting uiremen~s. the Planning Commission has made aJrecommendation for of a special exception to the off-street parking re- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the special exception to be granted: (~) Will not adversely affect the health and safety of ~ersons residing or working in the neighborhood; (b) Will not be detrimental to the public use or injurious o the property or improvements in the neighborhood; and (c) Will be in accord with the purposes and objectives of ,he Downtown D-1 District and the Zoning Chapter of the City Code. 2. The American Bank Building located at 444 Crawford Street .s hereby granted a special exception to the off-street parking requirements in the Downtown D-1 District as provided for in ~40-12 (b) (IV) by the granting of a variance of all required parking space such special exception being approved subject to the following :onditions: (a) The American Bank Building will preside two (2) on-siC ~arking spaces. (b) The American Bank Building will lease two (2) additio~ ~arking spaces at an cfr-site parking facility." (c) "A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL EOR A GROUP HOUSING PROJECT PURSUANT TO SECTION 40-88 OE THE C£DE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1975, ON A .62 ACRE PARCEL BOUNDED BY HIGH STREET ON THE NORTH, WATER STREET ON tHE EAST, A PROPOSED PARKING GARAGE ON THE SOUTH, AND CRAWFORD STREET ON THE WEST. WHEREAS, Portsmouth Parkside Development Associates has made application pursuant to §40-SS of the Code of the City of Portsmouth inia, 1978, as amended, for the granting and approval of a housing project consisting of forty (40) condominium units and 8,80[ square feet of retaiI commercial space on the ground floor within a five and one-half story structure on a parcel bounded by High Street on the north, Water Street on the east, Crawford Street on the west and a proposed parking garage on the south, such group housing pro- ect having been designated as GHP-86-S; and WHEREAS, the applicant has been determined by the Planning ommission to have me~ the requirements of ~40-SS of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973, as amended; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed such application and site plans submitted ~herewith and has recommended a conditional approval of said application; and WHEREAS, the developer has been informed that approval of a group housing project pursuant to ~40-SS grants only sn exemption from certain reqoirements for residences as stated in said section and does not conslitUte a waiver of any other recuirements embodied in the Subdivision Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, -Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, or any other applicable local, state or feders law or regulation; and WHEREAS, the developer is aware that building permits or any other required permit will be issued only upon compliance with the ordinances, laws, or regulations applicable thereto.