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.
