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(w) Plot -- A piece or parcel of land in one ownership, which may consist of a portion of a tract when the division of said tract is permitted by the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth~ Virginia~ a plat. ted lot, or any combination of several lots occupied or intended to be occupied by one princi- pal buildinq and its accessory buildings and including all the access, yards, and o~qer open spaces ~hat are applicable pro- vided that in no case shall a plot be smaller than the typical or average lot of a recorded subdivision of which it may be a part. (x) Plot, Corner -- A corner plot is a plot which oc- cupies the interior angle at theintersection of two street lines which make an angle of more than 45 degrees and less than t35 .deg~.ees ~w~theach o~e~. (y) Plot Width -- The width of a plot is that mean width measured at right angles to its depth over as much of the plot depth as is needed to achieve the minimum required plot area. (z) Residential Use '- Any use permitted by this ordi- nance in a residential district. (aa) Scrap Processor -- Anyone engaged exclusively in the purchase, collection or salvage of scrap metallics (includ- ing but not limited to manufacturing by-products, obsolescent machinery and vehicles) for the specific purpose of processing said metallics for the metals recovery industry (including but not limited to steel miIls, foundaries, smelters and re~iners), and having and using machinery and facilities designed for such processing and making regular shipments of such processed scrap materials in the normal course of business. (ab) Sign -- Any notice or advertisement, pictorial or otherwise, with an area of less than 275 square feet used as an outdoor display for the purpose of advertising the property or the establishment or enterprise upon which the display is exhibited. (ac) Story -- That portion of a building wholly above- ground included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above; or.that portion of a building immediately under the roof having a floor area thatis 50% or more of the floor area of the story immediately below and with a ceiling height of at least eight feet. (ad) Street -- Any privately maintained right of way set aside for public travel 50 feet or more in width and also any right of way which has been accepted for maintenance as a street by the City of Portsmouth. -9-