[Code 1991, § 6-2]
The Director of Building and Development Services shall have
the authority to issue a permit for the installation of plumbing and
electrical work to a homeowner, provided that the homeowner personally
performs such work and the work is limited to the homeowner's
principal residence or an accessory building, either new or existing,
to the principal residence.
[Code 1991, § 6-3]
A.
Pursuant to the Virginia Condominium Act, Code of Virginia, § 55-79.39
et seq., the declarant of a conversion condominium shall file with
the City Manager two copies of the complete application and a copy
of the formal notice pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 55-79.94.
This filing shall be simultaneous with the filing required by the
state real estate board.
B.
The copies of the application and formal notice which are filed with
the City Manager shall be available for examination in the office
of the City Manager, or such other place as he may designate, during
regular business hours. At the time of filing, the declarant shall
notify all tenants of the subject dwelling of the filing and of the
availability of the application regarding the filing.
[Ord. No. 06-37, 10-24-2006]
On or before January 1 of each year, the owner or managing agent,
or a duly authorized representative acting on behalf of the owner
or managing agent, shall register with the property maintenance official
on forms developed by him, the address of any buildings they own or
manage which have been vacant for a continuous period of 12 months
or more. Every person filing registration forms shall pay an annual
registration fee of $25 to defray the cost of processing the registration.
A building is "vacant" if it is not occupied in a manner consistent
with the purpose for which it was built or typically occupied. For
example, a single-family residence used for storage is "vacant."
[Ord. No. 06-37, 10-24-2006]
Any person who fails to register a vacant building by the January
1 deadline shall be subject to a $50 civil penalty.
[Ord. No. 06-37, 10-24-2006]
At least 30 days prior to the assessment of any civil penalty,
the property maintenance official shall mail the owner, or managing
agent, or the duly authorized representative acting on behalf of the
owner or managing agent, at the address to which property tax notices
are sent notice of the failure to comply with the registration requirements
of this section.
