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GR61HAHCE NO.199 -1 . <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF <br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1988, BY AMENDING SECTION 40-61.4(b) <br />THEREOF, PERTAINING TO MAXIMUM ADVERTISING DISPLAY AREA FOR <br />SIGNS. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That Section 40-61.4Ib) of the Code of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, be amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />Section 40-61.4 General regulations applicable to all signs. <br /> <br />(b) MAXIMUM ADVERTISING DISPLAY AREA. <br /> <br />(1) <br /> <br />The maximum advertising display area for <br />on-premises signs located on any property zoned <br />OR, ~4, RT, RMH, or Historic District shall be <br />eighteen (18) square feet per sign face. <br /> <br />(2) <br /> <br />The maximum advertising display area in the <br />C-i, C-2, M-i, M-I-R, M-2, W-i, CP zoning <br />districts and in the O, C, CB, I, M, and P <br />subdistricts of the D-1 and D-2 zoning <br />districts shall be the larger of the following: <br /> <br />Se <br /> <br />One (1) square foot per linear foot of <br />street footage of the zone lot, provided <br />that no individual on-premises sign may <br />exceed one hundred twenty-five (125) <br />square feet per sign face; or <br /> <br />Ten percent (10%) of the area (square <br />footage) of the front building facade, not <br />to exceed forty (40) square feet per sign <br />face, for on-premises signs located on <br />zone lots with street frontages of forty <br />(40) feet or less. <br /> <br /> 2. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of <br />its adoption. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, at a meeting held March 24, 1992. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />