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August 11,1980
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<br /> At a Public Hearing of the City Council held on August 11, 1980, there were present:
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<br /> J. E. Johansen, Jack P. Barnes, Ben A. Beamer, Sr., J. Robert Gray,
<br /> Edward L. ~Oast, Jr., Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. Whitlow, Robert T.
<br /> Williams, City Manager, Steven Lieberman, City Attorney.
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<br /> 80-265 Public Hearing on rezoning and use permit applications and a proposed amendment
<br />to the City Code:
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<br /> (a) Zoning Petition Z 80-6 Petition of Albert Dail, by Attorney Dean W. Sword, Jr.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Whitlow and seconded by Mrs. Webb, Z 80-6 to be presented at the end
<br />of the agenda to accommodate Attorney Dean Sword, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> (b) Zoning Petition Z 80-8 Petition of Quinton Roesser, by George G. Joyner, III
<br /> and James W. Backus. Contract Owners.
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<br /> Leslie R. French, III, 208 Glasgow Street, representing two groups President of
<br />Olde Towne Civic League and the following petition signed by 107 residents/property owners
<br />of Olde Towne:
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<br /> We, the undersigned residents and/or property owners of Olde Towne, Portsmouth, Virginia
<br /> Do Petition the Portsmouth Planning Commission and the Portsmouth City Council
<br /> To Reject and Deny any effort to ~ezone the GRICE-NEELY HOUSE, located at 202 North
<br />Street, Portsmouth, Virginia, and
<br /> We Oppose any zoning change for either the entire property or any portion thereof,
<br />from Historic Residential. Signed by Donna M. Butt, 214 Glasgow Street and others."
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<br /> Mr. French spoke against the rezoning Change of Grice-Neely House and requested that
<br />City Council vote against the rezoning petition.
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<br />The following letter was submitted:
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<br /> "I understand the rezoning of Grice-Neely House on North Street which has been rejected
<br />by the Planning Commission is now coming before City Council by George Joyner and Jim Backus.
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<br /> The City of Portsmouth has something so un~qu~e in its Residential Section of Olde Towne
<br />There are only 12 blocks. Let's now chip it away into offices. There are plenty of empty
<br />buildings available, plus lots of old houses on the South Side of High Street crying for
<br />restoration. Charleston and Savannah have preserved so many of their houses and made them a
<br />real tourist attraction. We must not let any more of ours dwindle away.
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<br /> Please do not allow any change in the zoning of the Grice-Neely House An Historical
<br />landmark, in order to preserve our Olde Towne for family living and posterity. SiBned by
<br />Ana Douglas Smith, 334 Middle Street"
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />Planning Commission, the petition was denied, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast, Webb, Whitlow, Johansen
<br />Nays: None
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<br />(c) Use Rermit 8C-3 - Petition of Tidewater Bibleway Temple, by Attorney Peter McBride.
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<br />Rev. Huie L. Rogers, Pastor, Tidewater Bibleway Temple, spoke in favor of the petition.
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<br /> On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, to concur in the recommendation of
<br />the Planning Commission, UP 80-3 was approved on first reading, and by unanimous vote.
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<br /> (d) Use Permit 80-7
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Beamer
<br />Planning Commission.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes
<br />and Planning Director to review
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<br />Petition of Warren
<br />and seconded by Mr.
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<br />and seconded by Mrs.
<br /> the situation
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<br />L. Holland, Sr., Owner.
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<br />Gray, to concur with the recommendation of the
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<br /> Webb, motion to be amended that the City Attor~
<br /> and come back with conditions regarding the
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<br />site plan and screening, and any other conditions deemed appropriate prior to
<br />at the next meeting, and was adopted by 6-0-1 (Whitlow abstaining)vote.
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<br /> On motion, UP
<br />abstaining) vote.
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<br />(e) Use Permit
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<br /> final reading
<br />80-7 was apprQved~on.first~re-adin~ as amended~ and by 6~g~l[Whitlow
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<br /> 80-8 Petition of Flowers Industries, Sweetbriar Development Company
<br /> and Continental Real Estate Company by Attorney Paul H. Cuffey,
<br /> Jr.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Oast and seconded by Mr. Barnes, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />Planning Commission.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. ~arnes and seconded by Mrs. Webb motion to be amended adding a third
<br />condition - that subject to a submission of a site plan assuring that the loading and
<br />unloading would be handled in such a way that no activity will take place in the oFen,
<br />and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> On motion, UP 80-8 was approved on first reading, as amended, and by unanimous vote.
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