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AN ORDINA~NCE TO A~MEND SIJBSECTIO~ (d) OF SECTION 3-19 OF THE ZC~ING ORDINAi~CE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1961, RELATING TO PARKING SPACES, DRIVEWAYS AND CURB CUTS FOR PARKING LOTS, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that subsection (d) of Section 3-19 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth, 1961, be amended and reordained to read as follows: (d) All such parking spaces shall have direct access to a public stree~o Adequate space shall be provi~£~-the maneuveri~lg of vehicles, Detailed plans showing all entrances,"~e~i2s~barricades, bumper guards and drainage plans shall be submitted to 2~e~r~ctor of _~h~bllc Works for approval before a pe.~mit for such construction may be obtained. The following minimum dimensional requirements shall be observed in every case, unless, upon written application, the City Manager shall determine that some deviation therefrom is necessary to preven~ a demonstrable hardship upon the property owner or ~s in the best interest of public safety: (1) No driveway shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in width at the property line, nor fifty (50) feet at the curb line, (2) No driveway, at the curb line, shall be located within fifteen (15) feet of the property line of an intersectin~ street, and in no case nearer than five (5) feet from the end of the curb radius. (3) No driveway shall be located within ten (10) feet, at the curb line, from the line of the adjacent proper~y. (4) ~ere more than one driveway is provided along a frontage in single ownership, there must be a separation of at least zwenty (20) feet at the curb line, and a six (6) inch raised protective curb parallel mo the street extending noz less than two-thirds the length of the island shall be placed in- side the property line between the driveways. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth a~ a meeting held March 27, 1962. City Clerk.