The code of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, 1965 : ::

There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Code those
documents which, effective September 1, 1973, have been duly
adopted and designated by the authorized agencies of the state as
the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. Copies of such
documents shall be kept on file for public inspection in the office
of the division of inspections. The provisions thereof shall govern
and control all matters concerning the construction, alteration,
addition, repair, removal, demolition, 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 such Virginia Uniform
Statewide Building Code, and shall apply uniformly to all
buildings within the city. (10-15-73, § 1.)

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Editor's note. — The Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code includes,
among other published codes and pamphlets, the following:

BOCA Basic Building Code (1970).

BOCA Basic Building Code Accumulative Supplement (1972).

BOCA Basic Plumbing Code (1970).

BOCA Basic Plumbing Code Accumulative Supplement (1972).

National Electric Code (1971).

Electrical Code for One and Two Family Dwellings.

Note, therefore, that the adoption of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building
Code affects not only this chapter, but also the provisions relative to the Electrical
Code and to the Plumbing Code contained respectively in chapters 10 and 22.1 of
this volume.

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Sec. 7-2. Repealed by ordinance adopted 10-15-73, § 1.

Sec. 7-2.1. Schedule of building permit fees.

Fees for building permits issued pursuant to the BOCA Basic
Building Code shall be as follows:

Schedule of Building Permit Fees

A minimum fee of five dollars shall be charged for each permit
issued when the total cost of the total physical value of the work
performed is less than one thousand dollars.

For all permits when the cost or the total physical value of the
work is in excess of one thousand dollars, the fee shall be based on
the following schedule:

One thousand dollars up to and including ten thousand
dollars, three dollars for each one thousand dollars or part
thereof.

Ten thousand and one dollars up to and including twenty
thousand dollars, two dollars for each one thousand dollars or
part thereof.

Twenty thousand and one dollars up to and including one
hundred thousand dollars, one dollar and fifty cents for each one
thousand dollars or part thereof.

All over one hundred thousand dollars, basic fee, one
hundred seventy dollars plus one dollar for each one
thousand dollars or part thereof.

All building permits shall be issued upon payment of a fee
based on the estimated total physical value. Upon completion of
the work for which a permit is issued, an accurate statement of
the actual cost thereof shall be furnished to the building official
by the party to whom the permit was issued. An adjustment of
the difference between the fee paid, based on the estimated total
physical value, shall be made. If the actual cost exceeds the
estimated cost, the party to whom the permit was issued shall pay
the difference in the fee; if the actual cost be less than the
estimated cost, the city director of finance is hereby authorized,
upon direction of the building official, to refund to the party, by
whom the estimated fee was paid, such portion thereof as
constitutes an overpayment. (3-17-75, § 1.)

146.2-148

Sec. 7-3. Fire zones established.

All areas within the B-3 Business, M-1 Restricted Industrial
and M-2 Industrial districts of the city are hereby declared to be
in and are hereby established as Fire District No. 1, and areas
within the B-Office Shop, B-1 and B-2 Business districts of the
city are hereby declared to be in and are hereby established as
Fire District No. 2 for the application of the regulations included
in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. (9-20-65,
10-15-73, § 2.)

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building permit, shall not relieve the applicant or holder of
the permit from the payment, of other fees that may be prescribed
by law or ordinance for water taps, sewer connections,
plumbing or electrical permits, erection of signs and
display structures, marquees or other appurtenant structures,
or fees for inspections or other privileges or requirements,
both within and without the jurisdiction of the department
of building inspection.

"In applying the provisions of this code in respect to new
work, existing buildings, alterations and repairs, and the installation
of heating, air-conditioning, ventilating or other
equipment, the total physical value of the work may be determined
by the building official on the basis of current cost.

"Fees for permits issued hereunder shall be as follows:

"TABLE I

Schedule of Building Permit Fees

"A minimum fee of five ($5.00) dollars shall be charged
for each permit issued when the total cost of the total physical
value of the work performed is less than one thousand
dollars ($1,000).

"For all permits when the cost or the total physical value
of the work is in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000),
the fee shall be based on the following schedule:

"$1,000.00 up to and including $10,000.00—$3.00 for each
one thousand dollars or part thereof.

"$10,001.00 up to and including $20,000.00—$2.00 for each
thousand dollars or part thereof.

"$20,001.00 up to and including $100,000.00—$1.50 for
each thousand dollars or part thereof.

"All over $100,000.00—$1.00 for each thousand dollars or
part thereof.

"All building permits shall be issued upon payment of a
fee based on the estimated total physical value. Upon completion
of the work for which a permit is issued, an accurate
statement of the actual cost thereof shall be furnished to the
building official by the party to whom the permit was issued.
An adjustment of the difference between the fee properly
chargeable, based on the actual cost, and the fee paid, based
on the estimated total physical value, shall be made. If the
actual cost exceeds the estimated cost, the party to whom the
permit was issued shall pay the difference in the fee; if the

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actual cost be less than the estimated cost, the city director
of finance is hereby authorized upon direction of the building
official, to refund to the party, by whom the estimated fee
was paid, such portion thereof as constitutes an overpayment."

Section 311.0 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
follows:

"Except as herein provided, no part of any building hereafter
erected and no additions to an existing building heretofore
erected shall project beyond the street lot line without
the consent of the city council."

Section 1904.1 is hereby amended and reenacted in the following
respects: That the words "City Electrical and Plumbing
Codes" be inserted after "Basic Code."

The following sections of the BOCA Basic Code, edition
1965, are hereby deleted:

(1) Section 119.0. "Volume Computation".
(2) Section 120.0. "Indemnity Bonds".
(3) Section 403. "Volatile Flammables".
(4) Section 425. "Trailer Camps".
(5) Section 519. "Rear Yards".
(6) Article 14. Signs and Outdoor Displays.
(7) Article 15. Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
(8) Article 17. Plumbing, Drainage and Gas Piping.

(9-20-65; 11-20-67; 10-21-68.)

Sec. 7-3. Fire zones established.

All areas within the B-3 Business, M-1 Restricted Industrial
and M-2 Industrial districts of the city are hereby declared
to be in and are hereby established as Fire District No.
1, and areas within the B-Office Shop, B-1 and B-2 Business
districts of the city are hereby declared to be in and are hereby
established as Fire District No. 2 for the application of
the regulations included in the Basic Building Code, edition
1965, published by the "Building Officials Conference of America."
(9-20-65.)

148.1

Sec. 7-4. Registration and bonding of contractors; exemptions.

It shall be the duty of every contractor or builder who
shall make contracts for the erection, construction, alteration,
repair or demolition of a building or structure, or part
thereof, or for the installation of any heating, air-conditioning
or ventilating unit or other equipment for which a permit
is required, and every contractor making such contracts
or subletting the same or any part thereof to register in the
office of the building official, giving full name, business and
residence address. Every such person shall give good and sufficient
bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, to be approved
by the city attorney, conditioned to conform to approved plans
and specifications prepared by a duly licensed architect or
engineer or, otherwise, conditioned to conform to the Building
Code and other ordinances of the city pertaining to buildings
and building construction, to indemnify and save harmless
the city, its citizens, residents and property owners against
any and all loss by reason of failure to comply with the requirements
of this chapter and from neglect or carelessness in
performance of the work.

No person shall be issued a license to engage in the contracting
business until a certificate of registration shall have
been issued by the building official, and then only upon presentation
of such certificate to the commissioner of revenue of
the city.

All plumbing and electrical contractors required to register
under chapter 22 and chapter 10 shall be exempt from the
above registration and bonding requirements.

Heating, air-conditioning and ventilating contractors not
registered under the provisions of chapter 22 and chapter 10
shall be required to register and post bond in the same manner
as required for plumbing and electrical contractors.

Such registration and bond shall be renewed annually and
placed in the hands of the building official on or before the
first day of May of each year. Such registration and bonds
shall be properly recorded and filed in the department of engineering

148.2

and shall be open to public inspection during office
hours.

The building official may suspend the registration of any
person found to be willfully in violation of the requirements
of this chapter and may revoke a permit or approval issued
under the terms of this chapter in case there has been any
false statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in
the application or plans on which a permit or approval was
based. (9-20-65.)

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CHAPTER 7.

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Sec. 7-1. Building Code — Adoption.[101]

Sec. 7-2. Repealed by ordinance adopted 10-15-73, § 1.

Sec. 7-2.1. Schedule of building permit fees.

Sec. 7-3. Fire zones established.

Sec. 7-3. Fire zones established.

Sec. 7-4. Registration and bonding of contractors; exemptions.