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Town of Louisa, VA
Louisa County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Louisa 5-28-1981 as Ch. 5, Secs. 5-1 through 5-4, of the 1981 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby adopted by reference in the Town the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code which became effective September 1, 1973, the provisions of which are adopted and shall control all matters concerning the construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location, occupancy and maintenance of all buildings and all other functions which pertain to the installation of systems vital to all buildings and structures and their service equipment as defined by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and shall apply to existing and proposed buildings or structures in the Town.
A. 
The Community Development Department as established by the Louisa County Board of Supervisors shall have full authority and responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code within the Town.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
All building permits and other permits necessary to construction in the Town shall be issued by the Community Development Department operated by the County of Louisa, provided that no building permit shall be issued for construction within the Town limits unless and until the applicant secures from the Zoning Administrator of the Town and presents to the Building Official a zoning permit indicating that the proposed construction complies with the zoning and subdivision requirements of the Town.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
C. 
All fees shall be collected by and all expenses borne by the County of Louisa.
D. 
A record of permits issued by the Building Official for construction within the Town limits shall be duplicated and a copy forwarded to the Town Clerk.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The cost of enforcement of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code within the Town shall be defrayed through the levying of fees by the Louisa County Board of Supervisors as provided in § 36-105 of the Code of Virginia 1950, as amended, and the ordinances duly adopted from time to time by the Louisa County Board of Supervisors.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The Board of Building Appeals as provided for in the ordinance duly adopted by the Louisa County Board of Supervisors shall have full authority and responsibility to function within the Town limits.
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Editor's Note: Former § 47-5 of the 1991 Code, Violations and penalties, as added 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Added 12-19-2006]
Within 10 days of the issuance of a building permit (County of Louisa) and/or zoning permit (Town of Louisa), whichever shall last occur, for any building which will require public water and/or sewer service, all water and sewer connection fees shall be paid to the Town. Failure to pay these connection fees as herein provided shall result in automatic revocation of the zoning permit issued by the Town.