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AN ORD~A~CE TO A~END CF~APTER 40 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF~ <br />PORTSMOUTH, VTRGINIA, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTION 40-17 THERe, <br />AND ADDING THERETO SECTIONS 40-82 AND 40-149 PERTAINING TO <br />T!{E PRESERVATION P-1 ZONING DISTRICT AND PURPOSE AND Di~NS~©NAL <br />REQU i RE~.~.~ENT S THEREOF. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED hy the Council of the City of <br />Virqinia: <br /> <br /> 1. That Section 40-17 of the Code of the City of Por~s- <br />mouth, Virginia, 1973~ be amended by adding a ne~ zoning '~istrict <br />designated Preservation P-1 to read as follows: <br /> <br />Section ~0-17. Districts and ourooses. <br /> <br /> In order to ~mp!ement the intent of this Chapter, the City <br />is.hereby divided into eighteen (18) classes of districts <br />the designations and general purposes listed below and the <br />specifical!~ allowed and permitted use~ set forth in Article <br />IV, Article V and Article V.I. <br /> <br />DISTRICT PURPOSE <br /> <br />Preservation P-t District <br /> <br /> 2. That Chapter 40 of the Code of the <br />Virginia, 1973, be amended by adding thereto <br />40-140 to read as follows: <br /> <br />To preserve t~ City's <br />critical and e~vironment~ <br />areas. Such ~eas incl~ <br />parklands, op~ space, <br />archeologica~ sites, ce~ <br />tery grounds, ~etland <br />ecology and !~d for <br />recreationa!~k~se. <br /> <br />City of Ports~aouth, <br />Sections~ 40-8~ and <br /> <br />Section 40-82. Preservation P-1 District uses. <br /> <br /> (a) Within the preservation P-1 District, the foltow~g <br />uses are allowed: <br /> <br />Bikeways and pathways; <br />~emeteries; <br />Crop and tree farming,-arboritu~.s, greenhouses~ ~cluding <br /> sales on premises~ <br />Country Clubs, recreational and co~uuunity c~nte~ ~rounds; <br />Grounds for.games and sports~ parks; <br />Public utility distribution lines, transformers <br /> necessary related facilities~ <br />Railroad rights-of-way. <br /> <br /> <br />