DATE: Wednesday, July 16, 1997              TAG: 9707160460

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 

TYPE: PUBLIC LIFE

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YESTERDAY

NORFOLK

CLUB WATCH: Think the city should impose tighter oversight over restaurants and nightclubs? The City Council set a public hearing on proposed new zoning rules for Aug. 26 at City Hall. The rules would require special permits before restaurants and bars could offer ``entertainment,'' defined as including amplified music, go-go dancing and stage performances.

ROAD STUDY: Little Creek Road is one of Norfolk's busiest thoroughfares. The City Council approved a resolution triggering an improvement study by the Virginia Department of Transportation. Residents will be asked to provide input.

KING STREET: Responding to requests from the public, the City Council decided to consider designating a street - most likely Church Street - in honor of the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Council members said the designation would not require changing the street's name.

NO REPAIRS: The City Council denied, 6-0, permission for an auto repair shop at 1017 Wilson Road after hearing opposition from residents, including members of the Campostella Civic League, who said it would disrupt their neighborhood.

FRESH GROUND: The City Council approved by a 5-1 vote an off-site parking lot at 820 Shirley Ave. for Starbucks Coffee Company, which is located on Colley Avenue in Ghent. The lot, with four spaces, will enable the coffee shop to add 16 seats, doubling its capacity. Councilman Paul R. Riddick voted against the lot.

EXTRA DIME TO DOCK: The City Council approved a rate increase for boats docking for more than six hours at the Waterside Marina downtown, raising the daily fee to $1.10 a boat foot, an increase of 10 cents per foot. Councilman Paul R. Riddick voted against the change.

CHESAPEAKE

TOUGHENED TOOL: A planning policy that has been credited with controlling runaway growth in the city got a little stronger Tuesday when the City Council closed a large loophole exempting Planned Unit Developments and decided to include adjacent property when deciding if applications would overwhelm schools, roads and services. See Page B5.

CAMPOSTELLA SQUARE - The council unanimously approved a plan for 115 affordable, single-family homes on the site of the former Foundation Park, to be administered by the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority. About 11 acres in the area will be developed into a park, community center, tennis courts and softball fields.

BEACH TRASH - After a tongue-lashing by Mayor William Ward for ignoring concerns about litter, the council approved, 8-1, plans by Tidewater Fibre Corporation to begin recycling Virginia Beach's trash in a new 38,000-square-foot addition. The Beach last year left the region's recycling program and contracted out their program.

VIRGINIA BEACH:

The council did not meet.

PORTSMOUTH:

The council did not meet.

SUFFOLK:

DEEP WATER: Bennetts Creek is silting up faster than anticipated, and the city is looking for ways to keep the waterway open to preserve recreational and business use. Tonight, the City Council will consider a resolution to move up planned dredging. See page B5.

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