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utility service provider or not lawfully connected to any required water or sewer service from a
utility service provider.
Spot blight. A structure or improvement that is blighted property as defined in this
section.
Sec. 13-203. Enforcement.
The director of the department of codes compliance, or their designee, is hereby vested
with the authority to require the abatement of blighted property and derelict buildings pursuant
to the provisions of this article and other applicable codes, laws and regulations.
Sec. 13-204. Additional remedies.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the city may proceed to make repairs and
secure a derelict building or blighted property pursuant to Section 15.2-906 of the Code of
Virginia, or to abate or remove a nuisance pursuant to Section 15.2-900 of the Code of Virginia.
In addition, the city may exercise such remedies as may exist under the Uniform Statewide
Building Code and may exercise such other remedies available under general and special law.
In accordance with Section 15.2-907.2 of the Code of Virginia, the city manager may petition
the circuit court for the appointment of the city or a land bank entity to act as a receiver to repair
real property that contains residential dwelling units, subject to the fulfillment of all the
requirements of Section 15.2-907.2 of the Code of Virginia, and shall have the authority to
implement all of the remedies and carry out all necessary actions set forth in Section 15.2-907.2
of the Code of Virginia.
DIVISION 2. DERELICT BUILDINGS.
Sec, 13-205. Notice of declaration of derelict building.
(a) Ifa building or structure in the city qualifies as derelict pursuant to this article, the director
or their designee shall declare that the building or structure is a “derelict building.” The
director or their designee shall then notify the owner of such derelict building of this
declaration in writing.
(b) This written notice shall inform the owner of the derelict building that the owner is
required to submit to the director or their designee a plan, within 90 calendar days of the
city’s written declaration, to demolish or renovate the building to address the items that
endanger the public’s health, safety, or welfare as listed in the written notice.
(c) The written notice provided by this section shall be sent by certified mail to the owner at
the address listed on the real estate tax assessment records of the city. If the owner’s
address on the real estate tax assessment records is the address of the derelict building,
the director may also post a copy of the notice on the derelict building.
(d) The owner of a building may apply to the director or their designee and request that such
building be declared a derelict building for purposes of this article.Jump to an indexed page (5 of 5)