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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRG~NiA, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTION 40-48 (3) (b~ TF~REOF, PERTAINING 'TO THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING LOTS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended and reordained by a~ending S40-¢8 (3) (b) thereof, such amended section to read as follows: (3) Construction requirements for improvements. (b) Bituminous concrete or portland cement concrete shall be installed for all street improvements and widenings and shall be designed and installed subject to the approval of the City Engineer according to the street classification and use. All parking facilities shall be paved with bituminous concrete, portland cement concrete, or bituminous surface treat- ment fdouble prime and seal) as approved by the City Engineer in accordance with the proposed use. The City Engineer may re- quire paving surfaces and/or cons%ruction techniques which mini- mize surface storm water runoff in areas ~here it is d~eme~ necessary. The developer may select precast interlocking blocks, porous type asphault paving, detention basins, or other methods approved by the City Engineer. All ~rainage calculations for parking areas shall utilize, as a minimum, storm water runoff co-efficients for the parking lot as if paved in its entirety with non-porous bituminous concrete. In M-1 and M-2 Industrial Zones, storage lots and service areas away from street frontage will no~ require paving or sealing as long as same does not result in dus~% dirt, sand, gravel and similar materials being deposited or tracked on public streets or rights-of-way. Ail parking lots shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that dust, dirt, sand, gravel and similar materials will not be deposited on public streets or rights-_ of-way. The owner or Occupant of any land within the City in which a parking lot exists shall be responsible for cleanup operations. The depositing and tracking of dust, dirt, sand, gravel and similar materials from a parking lot shall be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance.. Whenever it is determined that a nuisance as defined herein exists, the owner or occupant of the site shall be given notice in writing of the existence of the nuisance, and if same is not abated within fifteen (15) days of receipt of said written notice, the City may cause the nuisance to be abated and bill the owner or occupant thereof for all costs incurred thereby.