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Be it resolved that the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce position dated November 15, 1971 in connection with registration and inspection of rental property be amended to request that any action taken by the City Council make abundantly clear-that owner occupied property be also subject to inspection and fees. B o Be it resolved that the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, in connection w'ith thee same proposed ordinance, requests that strict enforcement methods be written into the ordinance, relative to the acquired regis- tration of all rental units. Be it further resolved that the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce requests thetCi~y COun~f~ /e~defe~ fi~ acti~n:~on~th~.propes~d~egis~rat~6n~n4 inspection of rental property ordinance until the Council meeting of January 11, 1972 to allow for further study of the revised ordinance which was distributed November 17~ 1971. ' Mr. Raymond Smith made a motion that was seconded by Mr. Turner that the following ordinance approved on first reading October 26, 1971, be placed on final reading as amended: (See Mr. Burrell Johnson's amendments below)* "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961 BY REPEALING SECTIONS 4-5 THROUGH 4-61 INCLUSIVE THEREOF; BY ADDING THERETO FOUR NEW SECTIONS NUMBERED 4-61.1 THROUGH 4-61.4 INCLUSIVE, PERTAINING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE SOUTHERN STANDARD HOUSING CODE, 1969 EDITION, AND THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF; BY ADDING THERETO SIX NEW SECTIONS NUMBERED 4-61.5 THROUGH 4-61.10 INCLUSIVE PERTAINING TO CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE FOR RENTAL DWELLINGS AND INSPECTION FEES; AND BY ADDING THERETO A NEW ARTICLE NUMBERED ¥ CONSISTING OF SEVEN SECTIONS NUMBERED 4-73 THRDUGH 4-79 PERTAIN- ING TO CLOSURE OF VACANT OR UNOCCUPIED BUILDINGS AND REGISTRATION THEREOF." * Mr. Burrell Johnson made the~tfo~T~wing'tam~ndmen~s,~har were seconded by Mr. Raymond Smith~ 11. changes 1. That it be amended to repeal Sections 4-5 through 4-61 of the present City Code. 2. That the following sections in the present ordinance be renumbered as follows: 4-5 chan~ to 4-61.1; 4-6 change to d-61.2; 4-7 change 4-61.3; 4-8 change to 4-61.4; 4-9 change to 4-61.5; 4-10 change to 4-61.6; 4-11 change to 4-61.7; 4-12 change to 4-61.8; 4-13 change to 4-61.9; 4-14 change to 4-61.10. 3. That Sections 103.2(b) (3) and $08.$(c) of the Southern Standard Housing Code be deleted in their entirety. 4. That Section 301.7 of the Southern Standard Housing Code be amended by adding at the end thereof: "Every dwelling or dwelling unit shall also have approved rubbish storage facilities. Such facilities shall be provided by either the owner or the occupant of said dwelling or dwglling unit." 5. That Section 30~.8 of the Southern Standard Housing Code be amended by deleting the word "mechanical" in the first sentence thereof and substituting therefor the word "gas" 6. That the new numbered Section 4-61.5 be amended by adding a clause to the IRst sent~n~e~ereof reading as follows: Provided however, no such inspection shall be required within 90 days of the date of the last Certificate of Compliance issued upon an initial inspection, but not a reinspection. 7. That such new numbered Section 4-61.5 be amended in the second paragraph thereof by deleting the words "or continue" from the first sentence of said second paragraph. 8. The new numbered Section 4-61.9 be amended by adding a sentence at the end thereof as follows: "If necessary special meetings shall be called by the chairman of said board in order that such appeals may be prompt~ decided." 9. That the new numbered Section 4-61,10 be amended by changing the initial inspection fee to $5.00 and the reinspection fee to $7.50. 10. That Section 4-74 be amended to read as follows: "Whenever any building in the Ci. ty is or hereafter becomes vacant or unoccupied and such building or any of its doors, windows or other openings cannot be securely closed by the conventioR~l methods Used in the design of the building as required by Section 4-73 herein, the owner thereof shall forthwith secure said building against entry by boarding up or by some other approved method, shall promptly register said building with the building official for the period of time such building is to remain vacant or unoccupied and shall pay the required fee as se~ forth in Section 4-77; provided that no registration shall he required of any building for 90 days from the date of damage occurring due to acts of God, fire, riot, or accident where such building has been promptly boarded up or othe~- wise secured to safeguard the building; provided further that no registration shall he required of any building for 90 days from the date of vacancy if such building mmst be Boarded up to prevent vandalism or other criminal entry even though said conventional methods of securing same are available and operable." That the effective date of this ordinance changed to February 1, 1972. And I further move that the City Attorney be authorized to make such technical in the ordinance to incorporate the aforesaid amendments. Mr. Irvine Smith made a substitute motion that was seconded by Mr. Holley, "that in order that this ordinance will not be lost, that it be held over until the 1st meeting in January, 1972 and that a committee be selected to study this ordinance and that this committe