§ 13-165. Fees.

An annual fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall apply to each building required to be registered by section 13-162. The initial fee shall be due at the time of the registration required under section 13-162. Upon registration, the building shall be inspected by the director to insure that it complies with this article and all applicable laws, including building and property maintenance codes. Failure to register shall be a fifty dollar ($50.00) 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 Section 36-49.1:1, of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, shall be punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Notice shall be mailed to the owner or owners, at the address to which property tax notices are sent, at least thirty (30) days prior to the assessment of the civil penalty.

(Ord. No. 5365-99; Ord. No. 5834-02, § 1)

(Ord. No. 5365-99; Ord. No. 5834-02, § 1)