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AN OP~DIAZAL~/E TO ~ THE CODE OF ~HE CITY OF PO~TF~0UI~H, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY ADD~qG TO C~LAPTER 40 THEREOF SECTION 40-56 PERTAI~rLNG TO PdKSID~XTfIAL PARKIA~ DISTRICTS. BE IT O~ by the Council of the Ci-+17 of Po~smou~_h; Virginia, that Chapter 40 of .the Code of the City of Portsmou~2e, Virginia, 1973, be amended by adding Section 40-56 thereto to read as follows: 1. In order to reduce or prevent congestion in t/ne public s~reets and to red'ace hazardous traffic conditions resulting from the use of streets withJ_n 8mceas zoned for residential uses foe the parking of vehicles by per~rs usLng districts zoned for cc~me~rcia! or industrial uses; and to provide for adequate light, air, convenience of access e~nd to protect residential districts from polluted air, excessive noise, end trash and refuse~ mhd to protect ~ee resid~us of residential districts from ~easonab!e b'~ens in gaitS_rig access to Lheir residences; and ~o pr~©te effecie~n~f ~n eine maJ=.~ter~_nce of s~eets Ln a clean and safe condi'~ion; and to facilitate the ~reation of a convenient, attractive and b~nious ~-ni~~ 8~ad to presez-vm the value of pro~hy Ln resi- dential districts; and to preserve the safe~-y of children s~nd other pedestrians ~nd to protect against danger ~nd congestion in travel and ~-raD%poz~'~ation; and to preserve pea~e, gcod order, cenve~nience, and w~lfare of the i~qabi~nnts of the City, the City Manager is hereby authorized to designate residential parking districts under the following conditions: 2. ~.~n. enever the City Manager or his designees shall detezmine that the streets of a p~cular district or discrete port, ion of a' district in which residential uses are permitted and cu~ercial and industrial uses are not pe~tted are being used for parking by the o~=--rators of veblctes while t~he operators of those vehicles are using districts or portions of districts in wkich cc~mercial or industrial uses are permitted and the average number of vehicles perking in such ~ manner is in excess of twenty five (25%) percent of the number of parking spaces on such streets and ti%e total n~aber of spaces actually occupied by any 9~icle exceeds sevem, ty five (75%) percent of the number of spaces on su~ streets on the weekdays of any month, as determined by a surrey, the City Mam. ager or his designee m~y by zl~le, regulation or ora~ar provide for the restriction of parkLng during the ho~s when such use has been found on those streets of those districts or portions of districts found by the sum-~ey to have bee_n so affected. In such cases, the City Manager shall cause appropriate signs giving notice of %/~e restricted parking to be posted on those streets restricting suc/e parking, under t~he conditions established by such order, rule or regulation %~aich shall be applicable to all par ~king except parking by the holders of permits to be gr~nted only under tile following conditions: