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Sec. 13-206. Submittal of work plan by owner; approval by director.
(a) The work plan required to be submitted by the owner shall be on a form provided by the
city and shall include a proposed time within which the plan will be commenced and
completed. The plan may include one or more adjacent properties of the owner, whether
or not all of such properties may have been declared derelict buildings, The contents of
the plan and the proposed schedule shall be subject to approval by the director and shall
be deemed noncompliant until such plan is approved.
(b) Once the director approves the work plan, the contents of the work plan and the schedule
for commencement and completion of the work plan shall be binding on the owner.
(c) Any approval granted by the director under this section shall not relieve the owner of
property located in any historic district from complying with the approval requirements
established by relevant provisions of the zoning ordinance before any demolition or
renovation permit can be issued or any demolition or renovation can commence.
(d) Any person who owns or controls a derelict building for which the director has delivered
a written notice in accordance with section 13-205 who fails to submit a plan in
accordance with this section, or who fails to comply with the contents of an approved
plan or the dates for commencement and completion as specified in such plan, shall be
guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a new
and separate violation.
Sec. 13-207. Work plan completion; permit fee refund.
(a) If the approved work plan calls for demolition of the derelict building, the building permit
application shall be expedited. If the owner has completed demolition within 90 days of
the date of the building permit issuance, the city shall refund any building and demolition
permit fees related to the plan. This section shall not supersede any ordinance adopted
pursuant to Section 15.2-2306 of the Code of Virginia, relative to historic districts.
(b) If the approved work plan calls for renovation of the derelict building, and no rezoning is
required for the owner鈥檚 intended use of the property, the site plan or subdivision
application and the building permit, as applicable, shall be expedited. The site plan or
subdivision fees may be refunded, all or in part, but in no event shall the site plan or
subdivision fees exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the standard fees established by
ordinance for site plan or subdivision applications for the proposed use of the property,
or $5,000 per property. The building permit fees may be refunded, all or in part, but in
no event shall the building permit fees exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the standard fees
established by ordinance for building permit application for the proposed use of the
property, or $5,000 per property.
See. 13-208. Tax Abatement
(a) Prior to commencement of a plan to demolish or renovate the derelict building, at the
request of the property owner, the real estate assessor shall make an assessment of the
property in its current derelict condition. On the building permit application, the ownerJump to an indexed page (5 of 5)