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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, BY ADDING TO CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE IV, THEREOF, SECTION 35-64.1 THROUGH 35-64.7, PERTAINING TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR OPEN SPACE REAL ESTATE. 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, that the Code of the City of Portsmouth, 1973, be amended by adding thereto Sections 35-64.1 through 35-64.7, to read as follows: Section 35-64.1. Special assessments for open space real estate. The City finds that the preservation of real estate devoted 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 shal~ be taxed in accordance with the provisions of Article i.t, of Chapter 15, of Title 58 of the Code of Virginia and this division. Section 35-64.2. Application for classification and assessment. (a) The owner of any real estate meeting the criteria set forth in Sections 58-769.5 and 58-769.7(b) of the Code of Virginia must submit an application for taxation on the basis of a use assessment to the real estate assessor by November first preceding the tax year for which such taxation is sought. Such application shall be on forms provided by the state department of taxation and supplied by the city real estate assessor and shall include such schedules, photographs, drawings and additional information as may be required by the city real estate assessor. (1) Property owners must revalidate annually any previously approved application with the real estate assessor on forms prepared by the city real estate assessor and approved by the governing body. (2) An application shall be submitted whenever the use or acreage of such land previously approved changes. (b) A separate application shall be filed for each use for which qualification is sought.