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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988), BY AMENDING SECTION 40-61.2 AND TABLE 40-61.1-2 THEREOF, PERTAINING TO PROJECTING SIGNS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 40-61.2 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), be amended and reordained by adding Subsection (10.1) thereto to read as follows: Sec. 40-61..2. Sign conditions applicable to tables 40-61.1-1 and 40-61.1-2. (i0,1) Projecting signs in the Downtown and Historic Zoning Districts, shall extend no more than six (6) feet from a building to which they are attached and shall be perpendicular to the building. Such signs shall maintain a minimum vertical distance of eight (8) feet between the bottom of the sign and the grade directly below the bottom of the sign. Projecting signs shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet in area per face and shall be non-illuminated, constructed of natural materials, and consist primarily of graphics or symbols with a minimum of lettering. Projecting signs located within the public right-of-way shall comply with the provisions of Section 32-8 pertaining to street encroachments. 2. That Table 40-61.1-2 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), be amended and reordained to permit projecting signs in the Downtown Public, Office, Commercial, Mixed Use and Central Business zoning subdistricts, after the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance (CC), subject to Condition (10.1) contained in Section 40-61.2. 3. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on July 26, 1994. Teste: City Clerk