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<br /> <br />~~,i=lL~_ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF <br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTION 40-120.2 <br />THEREOF PERTAINING TO DIMENSIONAL AND LOCATIONAL <br />REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY FACILITIES. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br />1. That Section 40-120.2 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />(2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 40-120.2. Same--Dimensional and locational requirements. <br /> <br />(a) In addition to the dimensional requirements established by section 40-44, the <br />following dimensional requirements shall apply to the development of a single-room <br />occupancy facility in the RM-60, C-1, and C-2 zoning districts: <br /> <br />(1) Minimum size: One acre; <br />(2) No more than two SRO facilities may be located within 500 feet of <br />each other or another SRO another facility. <br />(3) Six thousand square feet oflot area for the first unit and 1,400 square <br />feet of lot area for each additional unit. <br /> <br />(b) Single-room occupancy facility sites must meet the following locational <br />requirements: <br /> <br />(1) The facility must face a public street at least 50 feet in width. <br />(2) The facility must be located within 1,600 feet of an active public bus <br />stop, as measured in a straight line to any portion of the land utilized <br />for a SRO facility. <br /> <br />2. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on January 27, 2009. <br /> <br />Teste; <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />