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§ 5-9 — Commencing work without approved permit

Code of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 2026 (Recodification codified through Ordinance No. 2025-207, adopted October 14, 2025) · Richmond, Va., City Code § 5-9

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Sec. 5-9. - Commencing work without approved permit.

Any person who shall commence any work subject to this chapter without first obtaining a proper permit when required shall, when subsequently obtaining such permit, pay the fee for the entire amount of work covered by the permit. Payment of such fee shall not preclude prosecution for a violation of the Uniform Statewide Building Code for commencing work without a permit. Any person issued a stop work order shall pay an administrative fee set by the City Council to cover the costs of issuing the stop work order and any legal actions occurring from the stop work order.

(Code 1993, § 5-9; Code 2004, § 14-9; Code 2015, § 5-9; Code 2020, § 5-9)