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Mr. aspect of the special permit application gave him the most concern of the three but it was his final judgement that the design would not have an adverse affect on the area. Mr. Brunton stated that he had given due consideration to the comments of the Architectural Review Board and the Planning Commission and thanked them for their efforts. However, he stated that after repeated views of the site, the most recent of which had occurred earlier that day, and considereation of the models and drawings submitted by the applicant he had concluded that the height of the project would not have an undue adverse impact on the surrounding area. The motion~to grant a special permit for construction to a maximum height of 75 feet was then adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Buck and Mrs. Gatewood. Noes: Mrs. O'Brien. A motion was then made by Mr. Albro and seconded by Mr. Gatewood that the requested modifiction to the required front and rear yard sen backs be granted pursuant to §31-228.1. Mr. Albro stated that §31-228.1 says the exception should be necessary or desirable in view of the nature, circumstances, location or situation of the project. He stated that the architect had had to work with a variety of problems in terms of limitation on the site, the building height, percentage coverage and other requirements imposed by the ordinance. He therefore felt that the decreased sen backs were necessary and desirable and that they were in part a trade-off for the courtyard or plaza area included in the design which he felt tied in to Lee Park visually and thus made the set backs appropriate. A motion to grant the set back modifications was then unanimously adopted. The following resolution was then offered in its entirety by Mr. Albro, seconded by Mr. Gatewood and adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Buck, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: WHEREAS, CF Corporation has applied for special permit for several aspects of a proposed high density residential and commercial development for the property comprising the city block bounded by Jefferson, Third, High and Second Streets, N. E.; and Hone. WHEREAS, such application has been duly advertised, and has been the subject of public hearings jointly conducted by .t~his Council and the City Planning Commission, and of review and comment by the Board of Ar~chitectural Review, all as provided by law; and WHEREAS, the granting of such special permits has been recommended to Council by the Planning Commission. now therefore, be itt ' ' RESOLVED hy the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that: