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DATE: Sunday, November 20, 1994              TAG: 9411180343
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER       PAGE: 07   EDITION: FINAL 
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CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS

The Chesapeake City Council took the following actions at its Nov. 15 meeting:

A request to rezone five parcels of land totaling 24.5 acres in Camelot to develop approximately 78 single-family homes. Planning Commission recommended denial. Continued until Dec. 20

A request to rezone 16.1 acres of land on Hanbury Road from A-1 Agricultural District to R-12 (a)s Residential District. Planning Commission recommended approval. Continued until Dec. 20

A request to rezone 14 acres of Cedarwood Industrial Park at Progress Drive and Bells Mill Road, from M-1 Light Industrial District to R-10s Residential District. Planning Commission recommended approval. Approved, 6-3

A request for a conditional use permit allowing Wal-Mart Stores to construct a 35-foot, outdoor advertising sign on a 15,000-square-foot parcel at Sam's Circle. Planning Commission recommended denial. Approved, 5-4

A conditional use permit request by Capital Concrete to operate a ready-mix concrete plant on a two-acre lease area of two land parcels totaling 24 acres. Approved, 9-0

A conditional use permit request by US Radio Inc. to operate a free-standing communications tower on 1.35 acres of land on Greenbrier Circle near Sara Drive. Approved, 7-1 (Dwyer absent)

An ordinance establishing the Chesapeake Recreational Facilities Authority, and establishing the membership and purposes of the authority. Removed by Dwyer

A resolution proposing that the General Assembly of Virginia amend the city charter by requiring the mayor or a city council member to resign before running for election to the General Assembly or any local constitutional office. Denied, 3-5

An ordinance amending the city code to provide motor vehicle decals at no charge to active volunteer members of emergency medical services, active volunteer firefighters, active auxiliary police officers and active volunteer police chaplains. Denied, 1-7 (Dwyer absent)

KEYWORDS: CHESAPEAKE CITY COUNCIL

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