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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 23 oF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1988, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 23-1, 23-3 AND 23-46(a) THEREOF PERTAINING TO NUISANCES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1. That the definition of "Inoperative motor vehicles" contained in Section 23-1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, be amended to read as follows: Sec. 23-1. Definitions. Inoperative motor vehicles means any motor vehicle, as defined in Section 46.2-500 of the Code of Virginia, which is not in operating condition, or which for a period of sixty (60) days or longer has been partially or totally disassembled by the removal of tires and wheels, the engine, or other essential parts required for operation of the vehicle or on which there are displayed neither valid license plates nor a valid inspection decal. 2. That Sections 23-3 and 23-46(a) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988 be amended to read as follows: Sec. 23-3. Antique motor vehicles exempt from chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to antique motor vehicles, as defined in Section 46.2-100 of the Code of Virginia, which are capable of being repaired or restored, and the parts necessary for such repairing or restoration; provided: (1) A bona fide effort is being made to repair or restore the vehicle; and (2) The vehicle and parts are covered so as to shield them from public view, protect them from the weather and make them unsuitable as a hiding place for snakes, rats or vermin. Such shield shall be constructed of wood, metal, masonry or vegetative material which should be of such density as to screen the vehicle and parts from public view and shall be constructed and thereafter maintained in such a manner as not to create or perpetuate neighborhood blight.