State Law References: Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. Code of Va., Sec. 36-97 et seq.; general
authority of city relative to building regulations. Code of Va., Secs. 15.1-15, 15.1-863,
15.1-864, 15.1-869 and 32-61.
Cross Reference: Charter authority as to construction of buildings, city charter, sec. 2.04(b).
Historical Note: Ord. No. 4659, § 1, adopted May 15, 2010, repealed title 8 and enacted a new title as set out herein. The former title 8, sections 8-1-1—8-1-6, 8-1-11—8-1-30, 8-1-41—8-1-56, 8-1-71—8-1-75, 8-1-81—8-1-86, 8-1-9—8-1-100, 8-1-110—8-1-121, 8-1-130, 8-1-131, 8-1-141—8-1-149, 8-2-1—8-2-8, and 8-4-1—8-4-15, pertained to similar subject matter and derived
from §§ 7A-1—7A-8 of the 1963 Code; Ord. No. 2482, adopted June 14, 1980; Ord. No.
2489, adopted June 14, 1980; Ord. No. 2582, adopted June 13, 1981; Ord. No. 2769,
§ 1, adopted Jan. 26, 1983; Ord. No. 2935, §§ 1, 2, adopted June 18, 1984; Ord. No.
2947, §§ 1—3, adopted June 27, 1984; Ord. No. 3153, §§ 1—3, adopted Sept. 13, 1986;
Ord. No. 3208, § 1, adopted May 18, 1987; Ord. No. 3280, §§ 1, 2, adopted March 12,
1988; Ord. No. 3443, § 1, adopted March 24, 1990; Ord. No. 3696, §§ 4, 5, adopted
Jan. 22, 1994; Ord. No. 3849, §§ 3—5, 7, 9, 10, adopted March 23, 1996; Ord. No. 3929,
§ 4, adopted June 14, 1997; Ord. No. 3346, § 1, adopted Dec. 17, 1998; Ord. No. 4068,
§ 1, adopted Sept. 18, 1999; Ord. No. 4074, § 1, adopted Oct. 16, 1999; Ord. No. 4140,
§ 1, adopted June 17, 2000; Ord. No. 4209, § 1, adopted June 16, 2001; Ord. No. 4406,
§ 1, adopted June 21, 2005; Ord. No. 4433, § 1, adopted Dec. 17, 2005; and Ord. No.
4517, §§ 1, 2, adopted Feb. 12, 2008. See the Code Comparative Table.
