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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 40-31, 40-48 (1) (b) (ii), 40-48 (2), 40-48 (3) (a), (b) AND (c) (i), AND 40-48 (a) i) THEREOF, PERTAINING TO P~RKING LOTS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth~ Virginia: 1. That Section 40-31 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended by revising the definition of parking space contained therein, such amended definition to read as follows: Section 40-31. Definition. Parking space. The standing storage space for one automobile of not less than nine (9) feet by eighteen feet plus necessary driveway, access and maneuvering space as required by ~40-49. 2. That Section 40-48 (1) (b) (ii) of the Code of City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended to read as follows: the Section 40-48. General requirements Eot parking lots. (1 Location parking spaces. (b) Residential districts: (ii) Such parking area shall be screened from any adjoIning premises used or zoned for residential purposes with a solid wall or fence, or a compact evergreen tree or a shrub fence, located on a strip of land not less than five (5) feet in Width. Where any such parking lot abuts a sidewalk or pedestrian way, wheel bumpers shall be placed on the parking lot adjacent to the perimeter curb and properly maintained. 3. That Section 40-48 (2) be amended to read as follows: Section 40-48. General requirements for parking lots. (2) No building permit or Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued until a site plan, prepared and stamped by a professional engineer or land surveyor licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia, has been marked approved by the city engineer. Such site plans shall contain elevations based upon City of Portsmouth datum 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 or is in the best interest of the public safety, the site plan shall contain the following minimum requirements: