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ORDINANCE NO. 8098-25
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 13, BUILDING
REGULATIONS, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA,
ARTICLE I. UNIFORM STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE, DIVISION 1. GENERALLY,
SECTION 13-28, UNSAFE STRUCTURES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Newport News, Virginia:
1. That Chapter 13, Building Regulations, of the Code of the City of Newport News,
Virginia, Article II. Uniform Statewide Building Code, Division 1. Generally, Section 13-28,
Unsafe structures, be, and the same hereby is, amended and reordained as follows:
CHAPTER 13
BUILDING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE II. UNIFORM STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 13-28. Unsafe structures.
(a) The owners of property in the city shall at such time or times as the director may prescribe,
remove, repair or secure any building, wall or any other structure that might endanger the
public health or safety of other residents of the city.
(b) The city, through its own agents or employees, may remove, repair or secure any building,
wall or any other structure that might endanger the public health or safety of other residents
of the city, if the owner and lienholder of such property, after reasonable notice and a
reasonable time to do so, has failed to remove, repair, or secure the building, wall or other
structure. For purposes of this section, repair may include maintenance work to the exterior
of a building to prevent deterioration of the building or adjacent buildings. For purposes of
this section, reasonable notice includes a written notice (i) mailed by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the last-known address of the owner and (ii) published once
a week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the city.
No action shall be taken by the city to remove, repair, or secure any building, wall, or other
structure for at least 30 days following the later of the return of the receipt or newspaper
publication, except that the city may take action to prevent unauthorized access to the building
within seven days of such notice if the structure is deemed to pose a significant threat to public
safety and such fact is stated in the notice.
c) In the event that the city, through its own agents or employees, removes, repairs, or secures |
any building, wall or structure after complying with the written notice provisions of this
section or as otherwise permitted under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code in the
event of an emergency, the costs or expenses thereof, including an administrative fee in the
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