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AN ORDINkNCE TO AMEND qlRE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTS~OI/I!q, VIRGIkTLA~ 1973, BY ADDING TO CHAPTER 40 THEREOF~ SECTIONS 40-68~i PERIg~TING TO RESTRIC±~3 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICTS, TO BE KNOg~ AS INDUSTRIAL M-1-R DISTRICTS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Code of the City of portsmouth be amended by adding Section 40- 68.1 to Chapter 40 thereof to read as follows: 1. Section 40-68.1. Industrial M-1-R Districts. PURPOSE: It is expressly declared b~ the Council of the City of Ports~Duth that t_he preservation of tt~ safety, health, peace, good order, comfortr con~ence and general welfare shall be se~rved b~ the establishment of a hiqhly restricted zoning district which protects the i~habita~ts of th~ City ~r~ their residential neighborhoodsr while a% the same ~, permitting the use of parcels of land stfoject to ~oz limited industry, manufacturing, cc~pliance with certain conditions = ~ designed shopping centers and cc~nercial purposes. ENVIROkW~KNTAL RESTRAINTS: M-I-R zoning districts shall ~e characterized by an absence of noxious fu~es, noise, vibrations, odors, s~oke~ dust or any other industrial discharge nuisance. Any applicant may offer, or the Ci~f of Portsmouth may require performance standards capable of measurement by scientific insetS. In applying for and accepting the M-l-It zoping district designation, an applicant serves notice that any use permit and/or certificate of occupancy is subject to review and possible c~ncellation if i% comes to represent unacceptable levels of adverse environmental impact established at the tJ_w~ such use penmi% is granted. In any such case, a decision will take the form of a City Council resolution enacted after a public hearing advertised pursuant to the Code of Virginia. AVATTABTT,TTY OF UTILI'±'IES, ROADS kND ADEQUATE STORM DRAINAGE: M-!-R zoning districts shall be characterized by an availability of all essential streets and public utilities in form acceptable to the City of Portsmouth and shall not generate de~ands upon the municipal government for now streets or storm drainage. The City of Portsmouth at shy stage in the development of a M-l-lq zoning.~ district may require of an~applic~_nt _. development 'approval and'~recordation of& sul~livision- plat as p~escribed by the City Code. . · (a) USES PERMI'I't'ED PER SE IN A M-1-R ZONING DISTRICT: Within the M-1-R zoning district, the following uses are all~=d: Accessory uses and structures clearly incidental to a permitted use and which will not create a nuisance or hazard. Automobile parking operated in conjunction with permitted uses and in accordance with the requirements of Section 40-48.