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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1950, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 39-1, 39-9, 39-10, 39-11 and 39-13, PERTAINING TO INOPERATIVE MOTOR VEHICLES, AND BY ADDING TO CHAPTER 23 THEREOF, SECTION 23- 470..1 PF~RTAINING TO LICENSE TAX FOR MOTOR VEHICLES NOT DISPLAYING CURRENT LICENSE PLATES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. Shat Sections 39-1, 39-9, 39-10, 39211 and 39-13 of the Code of the City of PortSmouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended and reordained to read as follows, and that Section 23-470,1 be added to Chapter 23 to read as follows: Section 39-1. Definitions. The following words and phrases, when used in this Article, shall, for the purposes of this Article, have the meanings respectivety~ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where the context clearly in- dicates a different ra~aning: ALLEY. A public way~ other than a street, designed for vehicular or pedestrian travel to provide access toot from the rear or side of property. DEBRIS. Dead or dying standing weeds,~ trash, junk, discarded or abandoned parts of vehicles or any other material or substance which may provide a hover for snakes or rats or anything os any condition which may be a fire menace or breeding place for mosquitos, give off obnoxious or offensive odors, or endanger the health or safety of the residents of this City. DIRECTOR. The Director of Public Health and his re- presentatives, when duly authorized by him to administer and enforce the provisions of this Article. INOPERATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle, as defined in ~46.1-I, Code of Virginia, 1950, which is not in operating condition; or which for a period of ninety (90) days or longer has been partially or totally disassembled by the removal of tires and wheels, the engine, or other essential parts required for operation of the vehicle; and for which there is no valid license plate and inspection sticker. OCCUPANT. A tenant or any person who is in control or possession of or actually occupies land in the City.