CODE OF THE COUNTY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

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Published by Order of the Board of Supervisors

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Republished by Order of Board of Supervisors 1991

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Adopted June 11, 1985
Effective June 15, 1985

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OFFICIALS

OF ROANOKE COUNTY

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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Harry C. Nickens

Chairman

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Athena E. Burton

Gary J. Minter

Alan H. Brittle

Steven A. McGraw

Supervisors

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Donald R. Flanders

County Administrator

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Paul M. Mahoney

County Attorney

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete recodification of the ordinances of Roanoke County of a general and permanent nature.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1971 Roanoke County Code, as supplemented through May 24, 1977 (Supplement No. 5), and ordinances subsequently adopted by the board of supervisors. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code, as authorized by section 15.2-1433 of the Code of Virginia. By use of the Comparative Tables appearing in the back of the volume, the reader can locate any section of the 1971 Code, as so supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

The Code was subsequently reproduced in 1991 coincident with the publication of Supplement Number 1 and this volume is issued as a replacement copy to replace all existing copies of the Code as published in 1985.

The chapters of the Code are arranged in alphabetical order and the sections within each chapter are catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state laws have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of the volume.

Numbering System

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and municipal codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash representing the chapter number and the figure after the dash indicating the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the sixteenth section of chapter 2 is 2-16. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper places, simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between sections 5-2 and 5-3 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 5-2.1, 5-2.2 and 5-2.3, respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as chapter 12.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.

Index

The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this Code is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental service, by which the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the Code, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

The 1985 publication of this Code was under the direct supervision of George R. Langford, President, and Robert D. Ussery, Vice President, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The 1991 Supplement Number 1/Reproduction of this Code was under the direct supervision of William B. Eddy, Supervising Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation and credit is gratefully given to the members of the county staff that contributed to the successful completion of this project.

The publishers are most grateful to James E. Buckholtz, Esquire, County Attorney, for his cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that his efforts and those of the publishers have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the county readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the county's affairs.

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION Tallahassee, Florida

 

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

 

ORDINANCE 85-100 ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR THE COUNTY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA; ESTABLISHING THE SAME; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows:

Section 1. The Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 23, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of the County of Roanoke, Virginia," which Code shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances of the County passed on or before November 27, 1984, to the extent provided in Section 2 hereof.

Section 2. All provisions of the Code shall be in full force and effect from and after June 15, 1985, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on final passage on or before November 27, 1984, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of the Code.

Section 3. The repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. A violation of any provision of such Code, or any provision of any rule or regulation adopted or issued pursuant thereto, shall be punished as provided in Section 1-10 of such Code or as provided in any other applicable section of such Code.

Section 5. Any and all additions and amendments to the Code, when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the County to make the same a part of the Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code shall be understood and intended to include the additions and amendments.

Section 6. In case of the amendment of any section of the Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in Section 1-10 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended, or in case the amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in the other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless the penalty is specifically repealed therein.

Section 7. Any ordinance adopted after November 27, 1984, which amends or refers to ordinances which have been codified in such Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of such Code.

Section 8. This ordinance and the Code adopted hereby, shall become effective June 15, 1985.

On motion of Supervisor Nickens and the following recorded vote:

AYES: Supervisors Nickens, Minter, Brittle, Burton, and McGraw

NAYS: None

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