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December 14, 1999 - Unfinished Business - Consent Aqenda 99 - 252 - Code amendment and group housing permit applications: Motion by Mr. Robinett, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following ordinance and resolution, approved at the November 23, 1999 meeting, and was adopted by the following vote: 99-252(a): "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 40-178(a) AND (b) THEREOF PERTAINING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO COMMISSIONS OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW." 99-252(b): "A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL FOR A GROUP HOUSING USE PERMIT (GHP-99-03) TO PERMIT A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT UNIT AT 707 DINWIDDIE STREET. WHEREAS, the applicant, Robert Craig, owner of the subject property, has made application pursuant to Section 40-112 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), as amended, for the approval and granting of a group housing permit for a one- bedroom apartment unit at 707 Dinwiddie Street, Portsmouth, Virginia, more particularly described as follows: GHP-99-03 Beginning at the southeast corner of the intersection of County Street and Dinwiddie Street; thence, east 28'+ to a point; thence, south 85'+ to a point; thence, west 28'+ to a point; thence, north 85'+ to the point of the beginning. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed such application and site plan submitted therewith and has recommended conditional approval of said application; and WHEREAS, the applicant has been informed that approval of the group housing project pursuant to Section 40-116 only grants an exemption from certain requirements for residences as stated in said section and does not constitute a waiver of any other requirement embodied in the Subdivision Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, or any other applicable local, state or federal law or regulation; and WHEREAS, the applicant is aware that building permits or any other required permit will be issued only upon compliance with the ordinances, laws or regulations applicable thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That coupled with the terms imposed by paragraph 2 hereof, the following conditions exist: (a) The proposed project is compatible with surrounding land uses; (b) The density of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable density for the zoning district, and, where applicable, the floor-area ratio of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable floor-area ratio for the zoning district; (c) The project as a whole conforms to applicable requirements for minimum required floor area for dwelling units, minimum allowable area for dwelling units, maximum allowable area for the number of dwelling units, and the maximum allowable area devoted to residential purposes;