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City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance 11/6/2020 Article I. — General Provisions Sec. 40.2 -106 — Zoning for Areas Previously Unzoned (D) In accordance with Code of Virginia § 15.2 -2309, the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) shall hear and decide applications for interpretation of the Zoning Map where there is any uncertainty as to the location of a district boundary. Sec. 40.2 -106 — Zoning for Areas Previously Unzoned (A)Any area incorporated into the City after the effective date of this Ordinance or in every case where property has not been specifically included within a zoning district, the land shall be automatically designated as Conservation (C) until such classification is changed by an amendment to this Ordinance in accordance with Sec.40.2 -532 Zoning Text and Map Amendments. (B) The Planning Commission shall prepare and present to City Council a zoning plan for the new area within six (6) months of the effective date of the incorporation of the area. Sec. 40.2 -107 — Relationship with other Code Chapters (A)Standards for compliance with Code of Virginia § 62.1- 44.15:67 -79., the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, are located in City Code Ch. 9.1 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District. (B) Standards for floodplain management and protection, in accordance with Code of Virginia § 10.1 -600, et seq., are located in City Code Ch. 14.1 Flood Protection. (C) Whenever any provision of this Ordinance refers to or cites a section of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, and that section is later amended or superseded, this Ordinance shall be deemed amended to refer to the amended section or the section that most nearly corresponds to the superseded section. Sec. 40.2 -108 — Fees (A)The Zoning Administrator is authorized to collect fees to cover the cost of processing applications, issuing permits, and other expenses associated with the administration of this Ordinance. (B) All fees under this Ordinance shall be collected in accordance with the most recent fee schedule adopted by City Council set forth in Appendix A of the City Code. Sec. 40.2 -109 — Uses and Lots Generally (A) Conformance with Ordinance (1) No building or structure shall be erected, and no existing building shall be moved, altered, added to, or enlarged, nor shall any land, building, or structure be used, occupied, designed, or arranged to be used for any purpose or in any manner not in conformance with the regulations of this Ordinance. (2) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Ordinance, every building hereafter erected shall be located on a lot as defined in Article V1 Definitions. (B) Uses Not Specifically Listed Page 3