Assessment of charge for unauthorized encroachment or other unauthorized use.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 24-28
in effectSec. 24-28. - Assessment of charge for unauthorized encroachment or other unauthorized use.
In addition to any criminal penalties and other assessment of costs provided for unauthorized encroachments and other unauthorized uses of a street, sidewalk or public way, the owner or any other person responsible for or benefited by the unauthorized encroachment or use may be charged an amount representing compensation to the City for the use of any portion of a street, sidewalk or other public way. The amount of such charge shall be the equivalent of the real estate tax that would be charged upon the land occupied by the encroachment or other use, if the land were held in private ownership. Such charge, if assessed, shall be collected in the same manner as City taxes.
(Code 1993, § 25-14; Code 2004, § 90-34; Code 2015, § 24-28; Code 2020, § 24-28)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH24STSIPUWA_ARTIIUSSTSIPUWA_DIV1GE_S24-28ASCHUNENOTUNUSFetched: 11/8/2026
