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2~115 .~~~ AN ORDINANCE (1) TO AMEND CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY REPEALING AND RESERVING DIVISION 2 OF ARTICLE IV, BY ADDING A NEW DIVISION 3 AND A NEW TABLE 40-56.1 TO SAID ARTICLE, BY REPEALING CURRENT SECTIONS 40-179 AND 40-179.1 AND ADOPTING NEW SECTIONS 40-179 AND 40-179.1, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 40- 50.15,40-60.8,40-65.3,40-65.8,40-71.2, and 40-171.1, BY AMENDING TABLES 40-43.1.3, 40-44-3, AND 40-44-4 TO REMOVE ALL REFERENCES, LIMITATIONS, AND REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO THE DOWNTOWN D-l AND D-2 ZONING DISTRICTS; (2) TO AMEND CHAPTER 32 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTION 32-7(d) THEREOF PERTAINING TO STREET ENCROACHMENTS, AND (3) TO AMEND CHAPTER 36 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING TABLE 36.1 THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Division 2 of Article IV of Chapter 40 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be repealed and reserved. 2. That a new Division 3 entitled "DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS," containing new Sections 40-55 through 40-59.1, is adopted and added to Article IV of Chapter 40 ofthe Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia to read as follows: DIVISION 2. DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS Sec. 40-55. Specific purpose of Downtown Districts. The Downtown Districts, consisting of the Downtown D-I and D-2 Districts, are created for the purposes set forth in section 40-51 and also, without limitation, for the promotion and preservation of the city's educational, cultural and economic interests, opportunities and advantages. Such districts include and bound the only significant tourist routes providing access to the many historic structures and buildings in downtown Portsmouth and to its historic waterfront and governmental center and contain many significant historic structures and buildings. The Downtown Districts fulfill this purpose through: ( a) The preservation and protection of buildings, structures, places and areas of educational, cultural, economic and civic interest in the core area of the original community settlement; (b) The development and maintenance of appropriate settings and environment for such buildings, structures, places and areas; (c) The protection and enhancement of the tourist corridors leading to the historic core area, governmental center and historic waterfront; (d) The regulation and control of construction of new buildings and structures in accordance with the City's Comprehensive Plan, the Downtown Master Plan and Waterfront Strategy, and Downtown Design Manual, adopted by the city council to protect such areas and the setting and environment found, preserved and promoted therein.