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AN ORDINAINCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY ADDING TO Ci~APTER 35 THEREOF, ARTICLE XV PERTAINING TO SERVICES ~HA~S ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, !~73, be ~ended by adding thereto, Article XV, Sections 35-231 through 35-233 to read as follows: Am~ICLE ~Cg~ Service Charges. Section ~5-23~ Service charge on certain real property exempt from taxation. There is hereby imposed, pursuant to the authority of Section 58-i6~2, Code of Virginia~ 1950, as amended, a fee or service charge ~hich shall be collected from the owners of all real estate within the City of Portsmouth which is exempt from taxation under subsection (1) of Section 58-12, Code of Virginia~ 1950, as amended, which is property owned directly or indiredtly by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any political subdivision thereof. Section 35-232. How service charge computed. The fee or service charge imposed in Section 35-231 shall be based on the assessed value of the real estate and the amount whm_.n the City of Portsmouth shall have expended in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year such charge is assessed ~or~ the purpose of furnishing police and fire protection~ for the collection a~d disposal of refuse and the cost of public school education in the case of faculty and staff housing of an educational institution, excluding any ~oun% received from federal or state grants specifically designated for such purposes. The expenditures for services not provided for certain real estate shall not be applicable to the caluclations of the service charge for such real estate, nor shall such expenditures be applicable when a service is currently funded by another service charge. The service charge shall not be applicable to public roadways or property held for future construction of such roadways. This service charge shall not exceed the real estate tax which would have been payable had such property been fully taxable, shall be fixed by dividing the said expenditures by the assessed fair market value of a!l the real estate within the City of Portsmouth excep~ real ~s~ate~ owned by the United States Government or ~ an~ of its instrumentalities expressed in $100, including nontaxable property, provided there first be listed and