Bill Text: VA SB1285 | 2021 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Vacant buildings; registration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote [SB1285 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-SB1285-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §15.2-1127 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§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, by ordinance, 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.