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July 23, 1985 Virginia Anderson, 215 Charles Avenue, inquired as zo the number of units can be placed without the group housing project, and if landscaping can be imposed. The City Planner responded that 21 units could be built and that landscaping could not be imposed. Mrs. Anderson spoke in opposition to the group housing project. F. W. Matthews, 4024 Deep Creek Boulevard, inquired about the number of units to be approved, and concurred with the 28 units for approval. Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, that GHP 85-16 for four apartment buildings containing eight units each on property of the northwest corner of Deeo Creek Boulevard and Benton Avenue, be approved on first reading with the four (4) recommendations presented by the community and that an attempt be made to communicate with the developer and sub-committee, and?was~adopt~d by unanimous vote~ PARKING VARIANCE Request of Mr. John Mc~lynn, Owner, by Kirk Berkeley, Architect, for a special exception of off-street parking requirements for proposed renovation and re-use of the Catholic Club at 450 Court Street in D-1 District, deferred from the regular meeting of June 11, 1985. Motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, that the matter be deferred until the meeting of September 24, 1985, and was adopted by unanimous vote. REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANANGER 85-207 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 23 of the Portsmouth City Code clarifying Portsmouth Parking Authority powers. "Over the years, surface parking structures have been added to the inventory of parking lots and garages of the Portsmouth Parking Authority's facilities for public parking. However none of them have been added to the City Code authorizing the Parking Authority to regulate use of these facilities and establish rules and procedures. It is, therefore, recommended that the attached ordinance be adopted delineateing those structures and facilities and establishing the authority for the Parking Authority to enforce its regulations concerning parking privileges. On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Beamer, the following ordinance was adopted on first and final reading, and by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY ~X4ENDING SECTION 23-293 THEREOF, AND BY ENACTING SECTION 23-294 PERTAINING TO PORTSMOUTH PARKING AUTHORITY LOTS AND GARAGEST" Ayes: Beamer, Corprew, Gray, Lucas, Webb, Whitlow, Holley Nays: None 8S-208 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to close a portion of Bourbon Street. "Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority made application to close a portion of Bourbon Street. Viewers were appointed by City Council and have reported that no inconvenience would result to adjoining p~operty owners. The Engineering and Public Works Departments have re- quested that an easement be retained for drainage on the property. The Planning Commission recommended approval of th~s street closure at its J~ly meeting. It is, therefore, recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance closing a portion of Bourbon Street.' On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mrs. Lucks, the following ordinance was adopted on first and final reading, and by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING A PORTION OF BOURBON STREET." Ayes: Beamer, Corprew, Gray, Lucas, Webb, Whitlow, Holley Nays: None 85-209 Letter Section 24-100 of the Course. from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to amend Code of the City of Portsmouth ~rtaining to fees for Sleepy Hole Golf "Becam~e of complexities of administering twenty percent disaounts for Portsmouth resi- dents at the Sleepy Hole Golf Course on all fees, it is recommended that the only fee whereby ~ortsmouth citizens or residents would receiv~ discounts would be on the green fees and COUpOnS. I, therefore, reco]~end adoption of the attached ordinance amending Section 24-100 of the City Code."