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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 2, OF CHAPTER 35 THEREOF, PERTAINING TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR OPEN SPACE REAL ESTATE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Article IV, Division 2, of Chapter 35, of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, be amended and re- ordained to read as follows: DIVISION 2. Special Assessments for Open Space Real Estate. Section 35-64.1. Special assessments for open space real estate generally. The City finds that the preservation of real estate de- voted to open space uses within its boundaries is in the public interest and, having heretofore adopted a land use plan, hereby ordains that such real estate shall be taxed in accord- ance with the provisions of Article 1.1 of Cha~ter 15 of Title 58 and effective, January 1, 1984, its successor, Article 4 of Chapter 32 of Title 58.1, of the Code of Virginia and this Division. Section 35-64.2. Application for classification and assessment. (a) The owners of any real estate meeting the criteria set forth in Sections 58-769.5 and 58-769.7 (b) and their re- spective successors, 58.1-3230 and 58.1-3233 (2) of the Code of Virginia, must submit an application for taxation on the basis of a use assessment to the City Assessor by November 1st preceeding the tax year for which such taxation is sought. Such application shall be on forms provided by the State Tax Commissioner and supplied by the City Assessor and shall include such schedules, photographs, drawings and additional information as may be required by the City Assessor. (1) Property owners must revalidate annually any previously approved application with the City Assessor on forms prepared by the City Assessor and approved by the governing body. (2) ~m application shall be submitted whenever the use or acreage of suck land previously approved changes, except when a change in acreage occurs solely as a result of a conveyance necessitated by governmental action or condemnation of a portion of any land previously approved for taxation on the basis of use assessment.