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<br />At a Public Hearing of the City Council held on August 10, 1981, there were present:
<br />J. E. Johansen, Jack P. Barnes, Ben A. Beamer, Sr., J. Robert Gray,
<br />Gloria O. Webb, G. Robert House, Jr., City Manager, Steven Lieberman,
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<br />L. Oast, Jr., Morton V. Whitlow
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<br />Hearing on rezoriin~ and use permit applications and
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<br /> City Attorney.
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<br /> Absent: Edward
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<br /> 81-29E Public
<br />the City Code:
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<br /> (a) Zoning Petition
<br /> Motion of Mr.
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<br />Commission, the following ordinance to be approved
<br />on first reading, and
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<br />proposed amendment
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<br /> Z 81-4 Petition of John Hancock Mutual life Insurance Cpmpany.,
<br /> by Steven Felix, Senior Vice-Pres. of Harold Siegelaub Co.
<br />Gray and.seconded by, to concur mn the recommendation of the Planning
<br /> from Commercial C-2 to Industrial M-1-R
<br /> by unanimous vote:
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<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 81-4-
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<br />(b) Zoning Petition 2 81-5 Petition of the Most Rev. John J. Russell, by William H.
<br /> Kline, Jr., Agent.
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<br /> Motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Barnes, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />Planning Commission, the following ordinance to be approved from Residential R-7~ to Office
<br />Residential 0R-75 on first reading, and by unanimous vote:
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<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 81-5"
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<br />(c) Zoning Petition Z 81-8 Petition of Carlton A. Hundley, Jr., by Raymond H. Ohmsen.
<br /> Contract Owner.
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<br /> Gordon B. Tayloe, Jr., Attorney, Central Fidelity Bank Building, representing Raymond
<br />-B. Ohmsen, spoke for the petitioner and presented the following petition:
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<br /> "We, the undersigned, do not oppose the rezoning of the
<br />Boulevard, from Residential R-75 to Office Residential 0R-75.
<br />5 West Roberts Ct. and others"
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<br />property at
<br /> Signed by
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<br />5406 Portsmouth
<br />Sophia C. House,
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<br />The following citizens spoke opposing the rezoning petition:
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<br />Joseph E. Knight, 4820 Portsmouth Boulevard, representing Simonsdale Civic
<br />Mrs. Rebecca Cavender, 1 Roberts Court, West.
<br />Ms. Mary Edwards, 2 Roberts Court, East, presented the following petition:
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<br />Club.
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<br /> 'We, the undersigned residents of Roberts Court in the Simonsdale Subdivision of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, do hereby petition the City Council as follows:
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<br /> That the application for rezoning of the property located at the northeast corner of
<br />Portsmouth Boulevard and Roberts Court from residential to OR-7S not be approved. There
<br />is sufficient commercial property available in the City at suitably zoned locations to
<br />meet the requirements of the party requesting the aforesaid zoning change. Signed by
<br />Sharon Hodges, 3 Roberts Court, West and others"
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<br /> Motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Barnes, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />Planning Commission, that Zoning Petition Z 81-8 to rezone from Residential R-75 to Office
<br />Residential OR-75, be denied, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Webb, Johansen
<br />Nays: None
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<br />(d) Zoning Petition Z 81-9 Petition of James W. Holding, Jr., Leslie B. Disharoon
<br /> and Thomas C. Broyles, by Danny K. Smith, Attorney for
<br /> Olde Towne Land Trust.
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<br /> Danny K. Smith, Attorney, 5818 Churchland Boulevard, represen~ingOlde Towne Land Trust,
<br />spoke for the petitioners and agreed that his letter of August 6, 1981 was part of his proffer
<br /> Les French, 208 Glasgow Street, President ofOld~ Towne Civic League, referred to the
<br />agreement as stated in the (copies distributed to Council) letter from Mr. Smith, dated
<br />August 6, 1981, and stated that if the agreement is not kept Olde Towne Civic League will be
<br />back before Council for assistance that it is kept; and cautiously asked that the petition
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<br />be approved.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mrs. Webb
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Gray,
<br />item of business and he brought back at the end
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<br /> to approve Z 81-9 on first reading.
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<br /> that Item Z 81-9 be tabled and go to the n.
<br />of the meeting, was adopted by unanimous vote
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<br /> (e) Use Permit UP 81-9 Petition of Mitchell Marks.
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<br /> Joseph E. Knight, 4820 Portsmouth Boulevard, representiMg Simonsdale Civic Club,
<br />spoke in opposition of the petition.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />Planning Commission, that UP 81-9 establishing a house of prayer at 4819 Portsmouth Boulevard
<br />on land zoned Commercial C-I, be denied, and was adopted by the following vote:
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