The Department of Planning and Development shall have an employee designated as the Building Official and such assistants and inspectors as may be authorized by City Council.
The Building Official shall establish such procedures or requirements as may be necessary for administration and enforcement of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with any such rule or regulation so promulgated when a copy thereof has been placed on file in the Department of Planning and Development and is made available to the public for inspection and use during regular business hours.
The Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code shall control all matters concerning the construction and maintenance of all buildings and structures and the procedures for the administration and enforcement of such standards. A copy of said Code shall remain on file in the Department of Planning and Development.
A.
Unless otherwise excepted, no permit to begin work for construction as defined by § 36-97 of the Code of Virginia or required by the several provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code shall be issued until the fees prescribed in this section have been paid. All such permits shall be issued by the Building Official on forms provided by that office.
B.
The City Council shall establish and update permit fees as authorized by its annual appropriations resolution in the schedule included therein. All permit fees required by this section shall be paid by the applicant to the City Treasurer at the time the application for permit is filed with the Building Official.
