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February 27, 1979 (e) "A RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT TO HENRY AND DORIS~WILDER, BY THE REVEREND RUDOLPH LEWIS, MINISTER, TO OPERATE A HOUSE OF WORSHIP ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CHESTNU% AND COUNTY~STREETS. WHEREAS, Henry and Doris Wilder, by the Reverend Rudolph Lewis, Minister, made an application pursuant to Section 40-71(b) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973, for the granting of a use permit as hereinafter described; and WHEREAS, the applicant and the Planning Director have done all things required to be done in connection with said application; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the grantmng of said use permit. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the use for which the use permit hereinafter sought: (a) Will not adversely affect the health and safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the proposed use; (b) Will not be detrimental to the public use or injurious to the property or improvements in the neighborhood; and (c) Will be in accord with the purposes of the Zoning Chapter of the City Code. 2. Henry and Doris Wilder, by the Reverend Rudolph Lewis, Minister, is hereby granted a use permit pursuant to Section 40-71(b) of the City Code to operate a House of Worship at the property described as follows: Beginning on the sQuth side of CQunty Street approximately 425' west of its intersection with Effingham Street; t~ence south 90'; thence west 113'; thence north 90' to the south right-of-way line of County Street; thence east along said right-of-way 113' to the Point of Origin. This use permit is approved subject to the following conditions: ~a) The use of the building situate within the property described herein shall be used as a temporary House of Worship for a period not to exceed two (2) years. (b) Ail statutes, ordinances and must be complied with and an acceptable officials relative to the occupancy of policies of federal, state and municipal governments plan must be submitted to the proper municipaI this structure as a place of public assembly. Ayes: Gray, Holley, Nays: None Abstaining: Elliott Oast, Davis 79-34 %he following ordinance approved on,first reading at the Public Hearing of February 12, 1979, was taken up and read: (f} "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1973, AS AMENDED, PERTAINING TO DIMENglONgL' REQUIREMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL R-75 ZONED DISTRICTS. ' On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Oast, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Elliott, Gray, Holley, Oast, Davis Nays: None ?9-35 - The follow!~g letter fromtthe City Manager concerning Peachtree PUD, Section 7, d~ferred from the Public Hearing of February 12, 1979, was presented: "As you will recall a major change in Section seven of the Peachtree Planned Unit Development was presented to City Council at its Eebruary public hearing for concurrence as ~quired by the City's PUD ordinance. As a result of the discussion by Council concernin the amount of recreational amenities left to be completed in Peachtree and the de~eloper's desire to provide tess than that originally proposed due to a significant reduction in density, you asked that the City Attorney and I meet with the developer to resolve this matter prior to final action being taken on section seven. Mr. Tayloe and members of my staff have met and arrived at sufficient concurrence in order to allow final consideration of section seven. This coneurrence is based upon the developer providing additional recreation facilities and pedestrian circulation, which will increase the overall utilization of the development's central recreation area. The exact design and location of these facilities are now being finalized and will be completed prior to the bonding of section seven, which is required before the first building permit can be issued. To summmrize the proposed improvements include the construction of a juvenile activity area adjacent to the pool and club house in lieu of four tot lots and a ball field and in- creased pe~estri'an ~athways in and around the central recreation area leading from and tied into the existing and~pK9~osed public sidewalk system. What has been prcposed will not be more than a 40% reduction in,what was initially required for ~he development. Any additional