15.2-1127 - Vacant building registration; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-1127. Vacant building registration; penalty.

The Town of Pulaski, in a conservation and rehabilitation district of thetown, and any city, by ordinance, may require the owner or owners ofbuildings that have been vacant for a continuous period of 12 months or moreto register such buildings on an annual basis and may impose an annualregistration fee not to exceed $25 to defray the cost of processing suchregistration. The registration of buildings shall be on forms designated bythe locality and filed with the agency designated by the locality. Failure toregister shall be a $50 civil penalty; however, failure to register inconservation and rehabilitation districts designated by the governing body,or in other areas designated as blighted pursuant to § 36-49.1:1, shall bepunishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $250. Notice shall be mailed tothe 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.)