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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND C~kPTER 33~OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1988, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 33-2, 33-2g, 33-32, AND 33-59 AND BY REPEALING SECTION 33-35 THEREOF PERTAINING TO SUBDIVISIONS. ~ ' BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia-. 1. That Section 33-2 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, be amended by adding the definition of "LOT, FLAG" to read as follows: Section 33-2. Definitions. LOT, FLAG. A lot, the building area or prlnc]pa! use area of which does not abut a public street, but is connected thereto by a narrow strip of land (the "flagpole" or "panhandle"), which is part of the lot. For the purpose of this Chapter, a lot may be classified as a flag lot if its front property line abuts the rear property line of another lot or if it is connected to a street by a strip of land which has an average width less than 30 percent of the width of the lot measured at the front building setback like. The "front property line" of a flag lot shall mean the interior property line most parallel to and nearest the street from which access is obtained. 2. That Section 33-20 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, be amended by adding thereto subsection (j) to read as follows: Section 33-20. Lots. (a) ... (i) (j) Flag lots may be permitted if the proposed flag lot makes it possible to better utilize an irregularly shaped property, or if the flag lot is used to eliminate direct access to a collector or an arterial street. In all cases, the following requirements must be met: (1) The flag lot shall not access an arterial street. (2) No part of the flag lot's access to the street (the "flagpole" or "panhandle") shall be less than 20 feet in width for residentially zoned lots and 50 feet in width for non-residentially zoned lots.