ARTICLE VI. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES

Sec. 7.1-58. Provisions governing prosecution; Authority of building code official.

The provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code shall govern the prosecution of violations of such codes as adopted in section 7.1-3 and section 7.1-4 of this chapter. The building code official or any person assigned to building inspection shall have authority to serve a written notice of violation and to order the abatement of such violation. In the case of a notice of a violation of the Property Maintenance Code, the notice shall specify a time limit for the discontinuance or abatement of the violation. The building code official is hereby granted the authority to issue a summons to the general district court for any person in the county who shall fail to obey a lawful order contained in such notice of violation. The fire code official, as identified in chapter 11 of this Code, shall have concurrent power and authority with the building code official to enforce those sections of the Statewide Building Code adopted pursuant to section 7.1-4.