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and egress. (g) Design and Color Scheme: A facility'S design and colors shall be consistent with guidelines established by the Planning Commission. (h) Historic and Downtown Design Districts: A facility to be located in a historic or a downtown design district shall also be reviewed and approved by the appropriate architectural review commission or downtown design committee. (~) Exemption: Any facility which is less than two feet in height and covers an area of not more than two square feet shall be exempt from all of the above criteria, except those contained in (h) above. The Director of Planning shall refer to the Planning Commission for review and approval any proposed facility which, in his opinion, is inconsistent with the above criteria. 2. That Section 40-172.1 (c) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) be amended by adding thereto a new subsection (9) to read as follows: Sec. 40-172.1. Site development plan submission requirements. Site development plans shall be prepared and stamped by a professional engineer or land surveyor licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Such plans shall contain elevations based upon City of Portsmouth data as furnished by the City Engineer. Unless the City Engineer shall determine that some deviation necessary to prevent a demonstrable hardship upon the property owner is in the best interest of the public safety, the site plan shall contain the following minimum requirements: (c) Improvements: (9) Ail propoSed private utility lines and easements including the locations and details of the aboveground utility facilities. 3. That Tables 40-43.1-1, 40-43.1-2 and 40-43.1-3 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) be amended by amending the Use "Telephone Exchange and Fiber Optics Building" to read "Telephone and Exchange Fiber Optics Facility," as shown on Exhibits A, B and D, attached hereto and made a part