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June 09, 2026 <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 a use permit is hereby granted pursuant to Section 40.2-533 of the <br />Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia to construct three townhouse units at 531 <br />Edwards Street (Tax Parcel 0039-0510), the said property being more particularly <br />described as: <br /> <br />UP-26-01 <br /> <br />531 Edwards Street <br />(Tax Parcel 0039-0510) <br /> <br />ALL THOSE certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, with the buildings and improvements <br />thereon and the appurtenances thereto belonging, said improvements being numbered <br />according to the present system of street numbering of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />as 531 Edwards Street, situate in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, known, numbered and <br />designated as Lots numbered Forty-Four (44), Forty-Two (42) and the western half of Lot <br />numbered Forty (40), in Block 2, on the plat of Oakden, duly recorded in the Clerk’s Office <br />of the Circuit Court of Norfolk County, now City of Chesapeake, Virginia in Map Book 2, <br />page 40. <br /> <br />IT BEING that certain property conveyed to Tavion Baker and Travis Williams as tenants <br />in common by Deed of Bargain and Sale from Deep Creek Commons, LLC, a Virginia <br />limited liability company, dated March 21, 2025 and recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the <br />Circuit Court for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia as Instrument Number 202503002. <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 development shall be in substantial compliance with the concept plan entitled <br />“Use Permit Drawing – 531 Edwards Street – Survey” prepared by VBCADCO revised <br />February 4, 2026 and the rendered concept elevations titled “Use Permit Drawing – 531 <br />Edwards Street” prepared by VBCADCO revised February 4, 2026, except where <br />modifications may be required to comply with all applicable local, state, and federal codes <br />and regulations, including City Code Chapter 14.1 (Flood Protection). <br /> <br />(b) The development shall not include more than three (3) townhouses. <br /> <br />(c) Before Site Plan Review approval, a Minor Subdivision plat to subdivide the subject <br />property into three (3) parcels for townhouses and complying with Chapter 33.1 of the <br />City Code (Subdivisions) must be submitted to and approved by the City and recorded in <br />the land records. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />