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AN ORDII,i~d~CE TO ~2.IEND CiiAPTER 32 OF T}IE CODE OF TIlE CITY OF PORTS~iOUT~i, VIRGIY[IA, 1961, SUCi{ CtQAPTAPR BEING THE SUEDIVISION ORDINA~iC?, O~ T}iE CITY OF PORTS[~IOUTti, BY A3.~ENDING-SECTIO~IS 32~1 T~!ROUGE 32-21 T~[EREOF: AND BY ADDit~G SECTIO~[S 32-22, 32-23 AND 32-24 TiiEEETO, ALL SUC!5 SECTIONS PERTAI[[ItJG TO THE ORDERLY SUB- ~iVISIOi~ OF i~Ai~D AND ITS DEVELOP~EI~T. m~ iT O=~DAL~D ny the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: [1] That Chapter 32 of the Code of the City of Ports- month, Virginia, 1961, be amended by amending sections 32-1 through 32-21 thereof, and by adding sections 32-22, 32-23 and 32-24 thereto, such amended and added sections to read as follows: Chapter 32. Subdivision D~ticle I. General Section 32-1. Authority and purpose. This chapter is adopted'pursuant to the te_rm.s and pro- visions of the CQde of Virginia, 1950, as amended. The purpose of ~his chapter is to provide for the harmonious and economic development of the City of Portsmouth; for the orderly sub- division of land-ahd its development; for .the orderly develop- ment of the general area surrounding such subdivision; for the coordination of streets within such subdivision with other ex- isting or planned streets within the general area; for adequate provisions for drainage, flood control, light, air and other public purposes; for the adequate and proper installation of streets, drainage, sanitarysewers, water and other utilities and facilities; for the dedication to the city of land for streets, alleys or other public purposes or the transfer to the city of easements or other richts or privileges; and for ~he reservatign for the city of land to be acquired for public facilities. Section 32-2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings re- spectively ascribed to them in this ~ection except in those in- stances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) Alley. A minor way designed to give vehicular access to the ~ ~ s~de or r~ar of properties whose prlncipa!, frontage is on another street.