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July 9, 2024 5. That a use permit is hereby granted pursuant to Section 40.2-533 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia to operate an event space/banquet hall at 465 Dinwiddie Street (Tax Parcel 0012-1030), the said property being more particularly described as: UP-24-05 465 Dinwiddie Street (Tax Parcel 0012-1030) ALL THAT certain parcel of land lying, situate and being in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and more particularly described on that certain plat entitled “Physical Survey of #465 Dinwiddie Street, (REF. D.B. 292, Pg. 218), Portsmouth, Virginia, for G. Bill Backus & S. Talmadge Carey”, dated January 5, 1988 and made by Ernest C. Hawkins, Jr. and Associates, Surveyors and Planners, Suffolk, Virginia, which plat is duly recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, in Deed Book 1000 at page 1814, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property; said property fronting 33.17 feet on Dinwiddie Street and having a depth of 73.6 feet. IT BEING the same property conveyed to K & O Acquisitions LLC by Deed from Patricia Bucher Woodward, a/k/a Patricia B. Woodward dated March 27, 2024 and recorded in the Portsmouth Circuit Court Clerk’s Office as Instrument Number 202403044. 6. That the use permit is approved subject to the following conditions which shall be observed by the applicant and any successor in interest: (a) Without limitation, the establishment shall be maintained and operated in compliance with the following standards: (i) The use shall not create unreasonable environmental aspects such as noise, odor, smoke, vibration, heat, or glare. (ii) Noise from the establishment shall comply with City Code Section 24-255 Unlawful Excessive Sound. (iii) Any building housing live entertainment shall include soundproof entryway and exit doors. (b) Prior to initially operating the approved use and so long as the use remains in operation, the owners and/or operators shall install and maintain digital video equipment with recording capabilities sufficient to indicate the date and time that the recording is made. The recording shall provide surveillance coverage encompassing the front, side, and rear exteriors of the establishment for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Recorded data must be maintained in a condition permitting review of the information for a period of no less than thirty days. (c) Where required by the Zoning Ordinance, all external site and building improvements, including signage, must be approved through issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness by the Downtown Design Committee prior to the commencement of work. (d) Prior to initially operating the event space/banquet hall, a Zoning Permit from the Zoning Administrator and a Certificate of Occupancy from the Department of Permits and Inspections must be obtained. (e) All construction on the subject property must be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal codes, ordinances, and regulations. All required licenses and permits must be obtained prior to commencement of any construction work and maintained as required until completion of the work. (f) The approved use must be operated in compliance with maximum occupancy load limits, including patrons and staff, established by the building official.