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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTION 32-60.4, PERTAINING TO EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 32-60.4 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, 1973, be amended to reas as follows: Section 32-60.4. Non-Controlled Activities. In no instance shall the provisions of this ordinance be construed to apply to the following: (1) Such minor land disturbing activities as home gardens and individual home landscaping, repairs and maintenance work; (2) Individual service connection; (a) Construction, installation or maintenance of electric and telephone utility lines; (b) Installation, maintenance or repair of any underground public utility lines when such activity occurs on an existing hard surfaced road, street or sidewalk pro- vided such land disturbing activity is confined to the area of the road, street or sidewalk which is hard surfaced. (3) Septic tank lines or septic drainage fields unless included in an overall plan for land disturbing activity re- lating to construction of the building to be served by the septic tank system; (4) Surface or deep mining, tilling, planting or harvesting or agricultural, horticultural, or forest crops; or clearing and transporting or privately owned, occupied or operated agricultural, horticultural, or forest land; (5) Construction, repair or rebuilding of the tracks, right of way bridges, communication facilities and other re- lated structures and facilities of a railroad company. (6) Preparation for single-family residences separately built; unless in conjunction with multiple construction in a ~ubdivision development; provided, however, in the event such single-family residences are located in Flood Hazard District