Each ward shall be composed of contiguous territory and shall be compact. To ensure that each ward is compact, the Council, in each apportionment of the City's wards, shall comply with each of the following requirements, to the extent that compliance with the provisions of Sec. 13.1 permits:
(a) At least one third of the City's wards shall be composed of territory located solely on the north (Kanawha River) side of Kanawha Turnpike.
(b) At least one third of the City's wards shall be composed of territory located solely on the south (hill) side of Kanawha Turnpike.
(c) No ward containing residential neighborhoods located between the Kanawha River and MacCorkle Avenue (U.S. Route 60) shall extend to the south (hill) side of Kanawha Turnpike.
(d) The entire section of Montrose Drive between Kanawha Turnpike and Glendale Avenue shall serve as a boundary line between wards.
(e) The entire section of Joplin Creek between Kanawha Turnpike and Weberwood Drive shall serve as a boundary line between wards.
(Init. Ord. Passed 6-7-83)