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April 27, 2021 <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> , the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of the <br />application for a use permit with conditions. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED <br /> by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That it has reviewed and considered the application materials, the City staff <br />report, the proceedings and recommendation of the Planning Commission, all comments <br />made at the public hearing, and the discussion of the Council regarding the application. <br /> <br /> 2. That it has considered factors it deemed applicable and consistent with the <br />Code of Virginia, which may include, without limitation, the nature, extent, external effects, <br />location, design or method of operation of the requested use, the City’s comprehensive <br />plan, and the public health, safety, and general welfare. <br /> <br /> 3. That it has considered the imposition of conditions regarding the location, <br />character, and other features of the proposed use and finds and determines that the <br />conditions imposed by this Resolution are necessary to ensure compliance with the <br />general intent and purposes of the Zoning Ordinance and to prevent or minimize adverse <br />effects from the proposed use. <br /> <br /> 4. That based on its review and consideration, it has determined that the use <br />GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS <br />permit requested by the subject application should be <br />as provided in this Resolution. <br /> <br /> 5. That Kenjoh Outdoor, LLC is hereby granted a use permit pursuant to <br />Section 40.2-533 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia to construct a permanent <br />freestanding outdoor advertising sign standing approximately 50 feet high, and having a <br />sign area with approximate dimensions of 14 feet by 48 feet, at 1420 Columbus Avenue, <br />Tax Parcel 0208-0021, being more particularly described as: <br /> <br />UP-21-02 <br /> <br />1420 Columbus Avenue <br />(Tax Parcel 0208-0021) <br /> <br />ALL THAT certain lot of land and improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the <br />City of Portsmouth, Commonwealth of Virginia, designated Lot Three (3) on the Plat of <br />Perry Gardens as recorded in Map Book 2, Page 49, in the Clerk’s Office of the Court of <br />Hustings from the said City of Portsmouth, and part of that certain unnumbered parcel of <br />land situate, lying and being in said City of Portsmouth, all as shown on a plat prepared <br />by Baldwin and Gregg, Civil Engineers and Surveyors, dated July 27, 1960, entitled “Plat <br />of Part of Property of Seaboard Airline Railroad Company, Portsmouth, Virginia”; LESS <br />AND EXCEPT, that certain tract containing 0.136 acres, more or less, as more particularly <br />described in a Deed from Friedman-Hecht Realty Company, Inc. to the Commonwealth <br />of Virginia, bearing date of September 5, 1962, of record in Deed Book 392, at page 609. <br /> <br />IT BEING the same property conveyed to Columbus Ave., LLC by Deed of Bargain and <br />Sale from Jonlis Properties, LLC by Deed dated March 31, 2011 and recorded in the <br />Portsmouth Circuit Court Clerk’s Office as Instrument Number 110003179. <br /> <br /> 6. That the use permit is approved subject to the following conditions which <br />shall be observed by the applicant and any successor in interest: <br /> <br />(a) The outdoor advertising sign and the property on which it is situated shall be <br />developed and maintained in substantial compliance with the concept site plan entitled <br />Kenjoh Outdoor Advertising I-264 Billboard, survey and photo simulation prepared by <br />AES and dated 1/06/2021, except where modifications may be required to comply with <br />applicable local, state, and federal codes and regulations. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />