Code of Virginia
Chapter 11 - Powers of Cities and Towns
§ 15.2-1127. Vacant building registration; civil penalty

The Town of Clifton Forge, the Town of Pulaski, in a conservation and rehabilitation district of the town, the Town of Timberville, and any city, by ordinance, may require the owner or owners of buildings that have been vacant for a continuous period of 12 months or more, and which meet the definition of "derelict building" under § 15.2-907.1, to register such buildings on an annual basis and may impose an annual registration fee not to exceed $100 to defray the cost of processing such registration. The registration of buildings shall be on forms designated by the locality and filed with the agency designated by the locality. Failure to register shall be a $200 civil penalty; however, failure to register in conservation and rehabilitation districts designated by the governing body, or in other areas designated as blighted pursuant to § 36-49.1:1, shall be punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $400. Notice shall be mailed to the owner or owners, at the address to which property tax notices are sent, at least 30 days prior to the assessment of the civil penalty.
1993, c. 829, § 15.1-29.24; 1997, c. 587; 1999, c. 250; 2006, c. 299; 2013, cc. 253, 355, 405; 2020, c. 145.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns

Chapter 11 - Powers of Cities and Towns

§ 15.2-1100. Powers conferred; exercised by council

§ 15.2-1101. Exercise of powers outside boundaries

§ 15.2-1102. General grant of power; enumeration of powers not exclusive; limitations on exercise of power

§ 15.2-1103. Charter provisions not affected; conflict between chapter and charter

§ 15.2-1104. Taxes and assessments

§ 15.2-1104.1. Tax on admissions to charitable events

§ 15.2-1105. Borrowing money and issuing evidence of indebtedness

§ 15.2-1106. Control and management of affairs; books, records, accounts, etc., of agencies

§ 15.2-1107. Departments, offices, boards, etc.

§ 15.2-1108. Gifts, donations, bequests or grants

§ 15.2-1109. Milk, food and food products

§ 15.2-1110. Swimming pools, lakes and other waters

§ 15.2-1111. Regulation of cemeteries and burials

§ 15.2-1112. Aid to military units

§ 15.2-1113. Dangerous, etc., business or employment; transportation of offensive substances; explosive or inflammable substances; fireworks

§ 15.2-1113.1. Prohibiting hunting in certain areas

§ 15.2-1114. Auctions; pawnshops; secondhand dealers; peddling; fraud and deceit in sales; weights and measures

§ 15.2-1115. Abatement or removal of nuisances

§ 15.2-1116. Smoke; fuel-burning equipment

§ 15.2-1117. Light, ventilation, sanitation and use and occupancy of buildings

§ 15.2-1118. Repealed

§ 15.2-1119. Hospitals, sanatoria, homes, clinics, etc.

§ 15.2-1120. Detentive, correctional and penal institutions

§ 15.2-1121. Cemeteries

§ 15.2-1122. Parking or storage of vehicles

§ 15.2-1123. Airports and facilities

§ 15.2-1123.1. Lynchburg Regional Airport police department

§ 15.2-1124. Police jurisdiction over lands, buildings and structures; jurisdiction of offenses; appeals; jurisdiction in certain public buildings with magistrate's offices

§ 15.2-1125. Licenses and permits; fees; bonds or insurance

§ 15.2-1126. Posting of bond not prerequisite to exercise of right by municipality

§ 15.2-1127. Vacant building registration; civil penalty

§ 15.2-1128. City of Norfolk authorized to exchange information regarding criminal history

§ 15.2-1129. Encouragement of use of city facilities in certain cities

§ 15.2-1129.1. Repealed

§ 15.2-1129.2. Creation of local economic revitalization zones

§ 15.2-1130. Liability for failure to provide adequate security or crowd control

§ 15.2-1131. Establishment of personnel system for city administrative officials and employees

§ 15.2-1132. Volunteer property maintenance and zoning inspectors in certain cities

§ 15.2-1133. Purchase of electric power and energy; duration of contracts; source of payments