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(f) M'mninm~ side yards. ~he mdni~m requ~_red side yard on ever~j ploy occupied by a one or two story structure, other than a row house, shall be ten percent of the plot width but not less than five feet, except that any side yard abutting a street shall be at least 15 feet. The end dwelling in a row house structure shall have a side yard of at least five feet except that any side yard abutting a street ~halt be at least 15 feet and there shall be a mininm~ distance of 15 feet between the end dwellings of separate row house structures. (g) ~imum side yards for multi-story buildings. The ~'onmimum required side yards for every plot occupied by a structure of more than two stories other than a row house shall be determined as in subsection (fY im- mechiately above, except that four additional feet shall be added to each of the side yards so determined for each full story of building height in ex- cess of two stories. (h) Minirmlm required res_~ yard is 25 feet except that corner lots may have a rear yard of nov less than 15 feet pro~zided that one side yard has a width of at least 25 feet. (i) Maximum permissible plot coverage other than for row houses. The total ground area covered by the principal building and all accessory buildings or structure shall not exceed 35 percent of the total plot area. (j) Location of accessol~y buildings. No accessory building shall be erected in any required front or side yard, or ~ithin fifteen feet of any street line, or within five feet of any plot line not a street 1Lne. (k) Off-street automobile parking. Space for this function sb~l! be provided as specified in Section 3-16. (1) Corner visibility. On a corner ~ lo~, ~ith~n the area formed by the center lines of the intersectirg streets s_nd a line joining points on such center lines at a distance of 80 feet from their Lntersection, ~here shall be no obstruction to vision between a ~he'~mght of tloree feet ar~ a height of ten~ feet' above the average grade of each street at the center 1Lne thereof; ~ however, this ~ o~o~ ~ ~ s ................ appl~ ~o United~ .... ~'~ ~O~es~ ~ police and fire alar?n boxes, public utility poles, street n~e r~kers, offi- cial traffic signs and control devices: fire hydrants and tree trur~s with circumference not greater than five feet. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held June 10, 1969. Teste: City Clerk