[Code 1991, § 6-23]
The Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, promulgated by
the state board of housing and community development, as now in force,
and all amendments thereto hereafter enacted under the provisions
of Code of Virginia, § 36-97 et seq., are hereby adopted
by reference and made a part of this chapter.
[Code 1991, § 6-25]
The maximum flow and water consumption standards set forth in
Section P604.4 of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code are
hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this article.
[Code 1991, §§ 6-47, 6-50]
A. The City Manager shall have the authority to establish fees for building,
electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire detection and prevention system
and sign permits, inspections, and certificates required by the uniform
statewide building and fire code, subject to the approval of the City
Council. Such fee schedules shall be published in the City administrative
manual and shall be available for public inspection in the office
of the City Manager or his designee. All changes to such fee schedules
shall be approved by resolution of the City Council.
B. A permit to begin work shall not be issued by the Director of Building
and Development Services until the fees required by this section have
been paid. No amendment to a permit necessitating an additional fee
shall be approved until the additional fee has been paid. All fees
in such schedules shall be paid to the City Treasurer.
[Code 1991, § 6-51]
The City Manager is authorized and directed, pursuant to Code
of Virginia, § 36-137, to collect the levy imposed by the
state department of housing and community development on all building
permit fees established and collected by the City in accordance with
this article. These shall include all fees collected for electrical,
mechanical, plumbing, and fire detection and prevention system permits.
All monies collected by the City Manager pursuant to this section
shall be transmitted quarterly by the City Manager to the state department
of housing and community development.