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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 40-43,4(1), 40- 52.1(a) AND TABLES 40-43-1, 40-43.1-2, 40-43.1-3 AND 40~44.2 AND BY ADOPTING NEW SECTIONS 40.162 AND 40-43.7 PERTAINING TO ZONING. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Sections 40.43.4(1) and 40-52.1(a) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) be amended and reordained to mad as follows: Sec. 40-43.4. Conditions for specific uses. (1) Limited to accessory uses and structures which would not create a nuisance or hazard and are customarily incidental to any permitted residential use such as garages, greenhouses or workshops, provided that none shall be inhabited. Accessory structures shall not exceed 25% of the area ofthe primary building footprint and shall not exceed the height of the primary structure. Tractor trailers, automobiles, trucks and metal containers designed for freighi and cargo are prohibited as accessory structures in residential zoning districts. Sec. 40-52.1. Historic district; uses. Permitted uses in the historic district shall be governed according to three (3) sub- districts, as shown on the zoning map: (a) Historic residential Uses shall be limited to single-family dwellings, duplexes or multifamily dwellings, and family care residences for adults and children and in the Olde Towne and Port Norfolk Historic Districts, bed and breakfast inns as provided for in section 40-52.7. Churches, schools, day-care centers and two-family dwellings, multifamily dwellings and attached row dwellings shall be permitted only upon issuance of a use perrmt. A single dwelling unit in a building used as a church or school shall be permitted ordy upon issuance of a use permit that specifies that purpose. 2. That new Sections 40-43.7 and 40-162 to the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) be adopted to read as follows: Section 40-43.7. Open Storage- CommerciaI Districts. The outside storage of any equipment, vehicle, materials or supplies in commercial zoning districts shall be permitted only within an area completely screened from view and architecturally compatible with the building(s) on the site. The use of tractor trailers or metal freight containers for enclosed storage is prohibited.