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March 9, 2021 (a) Z-20-10DOWNTOWN - Robert C. Barclay IV, of Cooper, Spong & Davis, P.C., requests to rezone approximately 5.38 acres at 0 Effingham Street from Downtown D1 T5 sub-district to General Mixed-Use (GMU) in order to develop a self-service storage facility. The applicant is concurrently requesting a Use Permit for the self-service storage facility use (UP-20-11). The Future Land Use Map of the Build One Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan designates the property as Mixed-Use Employment. The property is owned by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA). Planning Commission recommends approval. 1. Robert Barclay, 200 High Street, Suite 500, presented the application. 2. Barry Randall, 1515 Camden Avenue, voiced his concern with possible contamination of items stored at facility. Councilman Whitaker asked that Z-20-10 be deferred until City Council can meet with  representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at an upcoming Public Work Session to provide answers to questions from City Council. Motion by Dr. Whitaker, and seconded by Mr. Woodard,to defer Z-20-10 to the April 13, 2021 City Council meeting, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None (b) UP-20-11 DOWNTOWN - Robert C. Barclay IV, of Cooper, Spong & Davis, P.C., requests a Use Permit for a three-story 103,350 square-foot climate-controlled self-service storage facility with 793 units at 0 Effingham Street. The property is currently zoned Downtown (D1) in the T5 sub-district. The applicant is concurrently requesting a Rezoning of the property to the General Mixed-Use (GMU) zoning district (Z-20-10). The Future Land Use Map of the Build One Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan designates the property as Mixed- Use Employment. The property is owned by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA). Planning Commission recommends approval with conditions. Motion by Mr. Barnes, and seconded by Dr. Whitaker,to defer UP-20-11 to the April 13, 2021 City Council meeting, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None 21 - 56 - Wireless facilities franchise agreement: Adoption of an ordinance accepting the bid submitted by SQF, LLC for a Non- Exclusive Wireless Facilities Franchise Agreement having a term of ten years with up to three renewal terms of five years each authorizing the placement of wireless facilities within the city’s public ways. There were no speakers. Motion by Mr. Barnes, and seconded by Dr. Whitaker, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID SUBMITTED BY SQF, LLC FOR A NON- EXCLUSIVE WIRELESS FACILITIES FRANCHISE AGREEMENT HAVING A TERM OF TEN YEARS WITH UP TO THREE RENEWAL TERMS OF FIVE YEARS EACH AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF WIRELESS FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY’S PUBLIC WAYS.”