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City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance 11/6/2020 Article II. — Zoning Districts Sec. 40.2 -200 — General Provisions Applicability Article II. — Zoning Districts Sec. 40.2 -200 — General Provisions (A) Applicability (1) The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to all property within the corporation limits of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, under all circumstances, with the following exceptions: (a) Development by the United States of America; (b) Development by the Commonwealth of Virginia; (c) Public right -of -way; (d) Development by the City, its agencies, or departments during a declared local emergency. The City Council shall ratify such exemption after the fact at its next regularly scheduled meeting, and shall base its ratification on specified findings of fact related to the emergency involved; (e) Where precluded by applicable law; and (f) Development of a property by or at the direction of the City for a civic use to be operated by the City; provided that said development shall only occur in Zoning Districts where the specific civic use is authorized under Table 40.2 -215 Use Table. (2) This Ordinance shall not be deemed to interfere with, abrogate, annul, or otherwise affect any easements, covenants, or other agreements between parties, except that no such easement, covenant or other agreement shall abrogate, annul, or otherwise affect the parties' obligation to comply with the restrictions, requirements, and other terms of this Ordinance. (B) Types of Zoning Districts (1) Land within the City is classified by this Ordinance to be within one of number of base zoning districts. (2) Land within any zoning district may also be classified into one or more overlay zoning districts, in which case regulations governing development in the overlay district shall apply in addition to the regulations governing development in the underlying zoning district, unless expressly stated otherwise. (C) Compliance with District Standards No land within the City shall be developed except in accordance with the zoning district regulations of this article and all other regulations of this Ordinance. (D) Conflicts If a provision of this Ordinance conflicts with a provision of federal, state or local law, then except where expressly stated to the contrary in this Ordinance, the more restrictive provision shall control. Page 6