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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 32 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 32-6, 32-58(a) AND (b), 32-59(c), 32.60(a), 32-61, AND 32-71 THEREOF AND BY REPEALING SECTION 32~7 THEREOF PERTAINING TO CONSTRUCTION IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Sections 32-6, 32-58(a) and (b), 32-59(c), 32-60(a), 32-61, and 32-71 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 32-6. Lowering curbs; laying private driveways or ramps. (a) No person shall lower or cut the curb on any street, or lay any private driveway or ramp crossing any sidewalk of the city without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city engineer. All such driveways or ramps shall be constructed and curbs lowered according to plans to be furnished by the city engineer. The city engineer shall inspect all such work, which shall be subject to such conditions as he may prescribe as to materials used and manner of construction. All such driveways or ramps shall be fully paved over their entire width between the edge of the pavement of the street and the property line of the property to be served by such driveway or ramp. All paving and repaving, where necessary, shall be done at the expense of the person receiving such permit. It shall be the duty of the owner of such driveway at all times to keep the sidewalk crossed by such driveway or ramp in good repair at his own expense. Permit fees for driveways shall be $30.00 per driveway apron for single-family property, $60.00 per apron for duplexes, and $200 per driveway apron for all other property. (b) Unless othenvise exempted by the city code, all new construction shall have at least one driveway apron that meets all city code requirements. Sec. 32-58. Permit required; exceptions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to dig up, break, excavate, tunnel, undermine, or in any manner disturb the surface or subsurface of any street, lane, alley or public right-of-way in the city without first having obtained from the city engineer a permit to do so, except as otherwise provided for herein; nor shall such work be performed after such permit shall have been revoked or shall have become ineffective. All work shall be performed in accordance with the City of Portsmouth Standards and the City of Portsmouth "Engineering Standards for Work in the Right of Way." (b) If any person is required to dig up, break, excavate, tunnel, undermine, or in any manner disturb the surface or subsurface of any street, lane, alley or public right- of-way, and if such actions are required by the city through its repair, alteration, or widening of any such street, lane, alley or public right-of-way or any sidewalk and if such