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ORDINANCE NO ..LO.P 8::1}.. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTERS 17 AND 23 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTION 17-23 PERTAINING TO THE BUILDING AND STRUCTURES MAINTENANCE CODE AND SECTION 23-1 PERTAINING TO NUISANCES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the definition of "debris" contained in Section 17-23 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 17-23. Definitions. Debris means dead or dying standing weeds, dead or dying standing trees, any tree or parts of a tree which have fallen due to natural causes or otherwise, trash, junk, discarded or abandoned parts of vehicles, appliances or machinery, and shall include, but not be limited to the open outdoor storage of personal property of any kind such as appliances or appliance parts, furniture, interior or exterior equipment or machinery, which is no longer used, including antiques, collectables, glassware and crockery, or any other material or substance which may provide a harbor for snakes or rats or anything or any condition which may be a fire menace or breeding place for mosquitoes, give off obnoxious or offensive odors or endanger the health or safety of the residents of the city. Debris shall not include any of the above property openly stored in a junkyard as defined and permitted pursuant to the zoning ordinance. 2. That Section 23-1 of the Code ofthe City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 23-1. Definitions. Debris means dead or dying standing weeds, dead or dying standing trees, any tree or parts of a tree which have fallen due to natural causes or otherwise, trash, junk, discarded or abandoned parts of vehicles, appliances or machinery, and shall include, but not be limited to the open outdoor storage of personal property of any kind such as appliances or appliance parts, furniture, interior or exterior equipment or machinery, which is no longer used, including antiques, collectables, glassware and crockery, or any other material or substance which may provide a harbor for snakes or rats or anything or any condition which may be a fire menace or breeding place for mosquitoes, give off obnoxious or offensive odors or endanger the health or safety of the residents of the city. Debris shall not include any of the above property openly stored in a junkyard as defined and permitted pursuant to the zoning ordinance. 3. That this ordinance shall take effect upon the date of its adoption.