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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 13-16 AND 13-17.11 THEREOF PERTAINING TO DEFINITIONS AND DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED VEHICLES. WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth is authorized to en- act as ordinances certain statutes from the Code of Virginia, provided such ordinances are substantially consistent with the state law; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly of Virginia at its 1972 session amended certain of those statutes of the Code of Vir- ginia, 1950; and WHEREAS, it is therefore necessary to amend certain sections of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1961 so as to make said sections conform to the changes in the Code of Virginia enacted by the General Assembly at its 1972 session. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1961 be amended and reordained to read as follows: Section 13-16. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: ABANDONED VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, as such are defined in Section 18-1, that is in such condition that it is economically impractical to make such vehicle-operable. BUILDING. Any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind which has enclosing walls for fifty percent of its perimeter° The term "building" as used herein shall be construed as if follow- ed by the words "or part thereof." DEBRIS. Dead or dying standing weeds and cuttings of weeds, as herein defined, trash, junk, discarded or abandoned parts of vehicles or any other material or substance which may provide a hiding place for snakes or rats or anything or any con- dition 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.