THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 23, 1995 TAG: 9507210409
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 93 lines
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The City Council took the following actions at its meeting
Wednesday:
A. Consideration of Rezoning Request RR18-94 (Conditional) for
rezoning approximately nine acres of land area from R-1, Low-Medium
Density Residential to M-1, Light Manufacturing (Conditional) for
proposed warehouse/storage buildings and B-2, General Business
(Conditional) for a proposed gas station/convenience store with car
wash and fast food restaurant. Approved, 6-1
B. Consideration of Rezoning Request RR7-95 (Conditional) for
rezoning approximately 112 acres of land area from RR-Rural
Residential to R-3, Low-Medium Density Residential (Conditional) and
approximately .1 acre of land area from B-2, General Business to
R-3, Low-Medium Density Residential (Conditional) for residential
development. The rezoning request was changed to R-2 by the council,
who was concerned about the density of R-3 zoning. Approved, 6-1
C. Consideration of Rezoning Request RR8-95 for rezoning
approximately 80.36 acres of land area from RR-Rural Residential to
A-Agricultural and approximately 5.6 acres of land area from R-1,
Low-Medium Density Residential to A-Agricultural for agricultural
use. Approved, 7-0
D. Consideration of Rezoning Request RR9-95 for rezoning
approximately .85 acres of land from B-2, General Business to M-1,
Light Manufacturing for a proposed office/warehouse use to include
sheet metal storage and sheet metal fabrication for duct work.
Approved, 7-0
E. Consideration of Rezoning Request RR11-95 (Conditional) for
rezoning approximately 142 acres of land area from RR-Rural
Residential to R-1, Low-Medium Density Residential (Conditional) for
residential development. The council made a motion to send the
rezoning request back to the city's Planning Commission. Approved,
7-0
F. Consideration of Conditional Use Permit Request C9-95 for a
permanent single-wide mobile home. Approved, 7-0
A. An ordinance to appropriate a grant award of $3,750 from the
Virginia Commission for the Arts for fiscal year 1995-96 - Second
Reading. Approved, 7-0
B. An ordinance to appropriate a grant award of $200,541 from the
Library of Virginia for the Suffolk Public Library System - Second
Reading. Approved, 7-0
C. An ordinance appropriating $42,594 for the Victim Witness
Assistance program - Second Reading. Approved, 7-0
D. An ordinance appropriating $33,599 for Drug Enforcement and
Prosecution by the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney - Second
Reading. Approved, 7-0
E. An ordinance appropriating $64,242 for Drug Enforcement and
Prosecution in the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney through
intensified drug enforcement assistance - Second Reading. Approved,
7-0
F. An ordinance appropriating $55,900 for a study of the
feasibility of cash proffers. First reading (no vote)
G. An ordinance accepting and appropriating a grant award in the
amount of $25,000 from the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance
Department. First reading (no vote)
A. Resolution concerning Sportsman Boulevard. Approved, 7-0
B. Resolution requesting the Virginia Department of
Transportation to include Chatham Road, Burning Tree Lane, Woodberry
Crescent, Swansea Circle, Foxwood Place, Kendall Way, Brightton Mews
and Fincastle Court in the Chatham Woods Subdivision into the State
Secondary Road System. Approved, 7-0
C. Resolution requesting the Virginia Department of
Transportation to accept and include a portion of additional right
of way and the abandonment of a portion of Eberwine Lane, Route 697,
from the Secondary System of State Highways. Approved 7-0
D Resolution establishing a policy as to city payment of a
portion of retiree health insurance premiums. The council amended
the resolution to include only those employed by the city for 20
continuous years. Approved 7-0
A. Consideration of funding for Community Development Block Grant
Funding. Approved, 7-0
B. Establish a City Council Work Session for Wednesday, Aug. 2,
1995, at 5 p.m. unless cancelled. Approved, 7-0
by CNB