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(v) Sig~n- ~amy notice or advertisement~ pictorial or other- '~rise, ~th sm area of less thsn 275 sq~3~re feet' used as an outdoor ~isplay for the purpose of advertisir~ the proper~y or the establish- ment or enterprise upon which the display is ezd~Abited. (w) Sto~y -- ~D~t portion of a bdii~oir~ wholly above~-ro~nd included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper s'or- face of the floor next above3, or that ~ortion of a buiidir~s Z~mediate!y u~ader the roof having a floor area .... ~u is 50% or more o~ the' f_oor~ area of the svory L~ediately bel~ and miti~ a ceiling hei~at of at least ei~at feet. (x) Street -- Ar~y privately n~intained rig~ht of way set aside for public travel 50 feet or more ~ ~W_dth and also s_ny ri~nt of ~ay v~aich has been accepted for m~inter~nce as a street by the City of Portsmouth. (y) To,~rist Home -- A principal] buildi~Z ?~nerein ~rom on~ to ten rooms are rented as s_n z..c_a~n~al nome occupation to provide overr~ght accor.mmodations for transient ~ests. (z) Yard -- A space on the s~me mlot ~.f~th a principal build- i~t~: open: ~uaoccupied and unobstructed by buildings from the ~ou_nd to the s~y, except ~_ere encroac~nts: ~d accessory buildir~s are expressly permitted i~. Section 3-24 hereof. (aa) Yard, Front -- A yard extendir~ across the full ~?~dth of the plot adjoi~ir~ the street upon wb~ich the plot fronts: the depth of %~ich s~halI be as specified in the dimensioD~l req~e- merits for each district. (bb) Yawed, Rear -- A yard exte~Air~ across the ~11 width of the plot ad~3oi_~ the rear plot !ine: the de~th of v~ich shall be as specified in the d~_mer~ional requiramenss for each district. (cc) Yard~ Side -- A yard ad3acent to a side plot tine ex- tendir~ from the front yard to the rear yard. ~ne width of the req,aired side yard shall be as specified ~n the dimer~ior~t req~u~re- m~nts for each district. ~ emergency ~xists ~d this ordJ_~nce s~al! take effect from, its passage. Adopted by the Council of tlae City of Portsmouth, Virgir~a~ at a meetir~ held July i1: i967. Teste: Cz~ Cl~rk