15.2-1433 - Codification and recodification of ordinances.
§ 15.2-1433. Codification and recodification of ordinances.
Any locality may codify or recodify any or all of its ordinances, inpermanently bound or loose-leaf form. Such ordinances may be changed, alteredor amended by the governing body, and ordinances or portions thereof may bedeleted and new material may be added by the governing body. Such changes,alterations, amendments or deletions and such new material shall becomeeffective on the effective date of the codification or recodification.
Ordinances relating to zoning and the subdivision of land may be included inany codification or recodification of ordinances; however, no change,alteration, amendment, deletion or addition of a substantive nature shall bemade and no new material of a substantive nature shall be added to suchordinances unless, prior to the date of adoption of such codification orrecodification, notice of such proposed changes, alterations, amendments,deletions or additions shall be published as required by the Code of Virginiaand public hearings held thereon as provided by the Code of Virginia foradoption and amendment of zoning and subdivision ordinances. Renumbering orrearranging of sections, articles or other divisions of any such ordinanceshall not be deemed to be a change, alteration or amendment of a substantivenature.
Any such codification or recodification may be adopted by reference by asingle ordinance, without further publication of such codification orrecodification or any portions thereof. The ordinance adopting suchcodification or recodification shall comply with all laws of the Commonwealthand any provision of any city or town charter requiring posting orpublication of ordinances or notice of intent to adopt ordinances. At leastone copy of such codification or recodification or a complete set ofprinter's proofs of the text thereof shall be made available for publicinspection in the office of the clerk of the governing body in which suchcodification or recodification is proposed to be adopted.
No ordinance levying or increasing taxes shall be enacted as new material inany such codification or recodification or amended in substance thereinunless advertised in accordance with general law.
Supplements for such codifications or recodifications may be prepared fromtime to time at the direction of the governing body of the locality, eitheras units or on a replacement page basis; however, where replacement pages areprepared, a distinguishing mark or notation shall be placed on eachreplacement page to distinguish it from original pages and pages of othersupplements. No further adoption procedure shall be required for supplementsor replacement pages in which no substantive change is made in ordinancespreviously and validly adopted by the governing body of the locality. Ifchanges, alterations, amendments, deletions or additions of a substantivenature are made in any such supplement, then such supplement shall be adoptedby the governing body in the same manner provided by general or special law.
At least one copy of any codification or recodification adopted hereunder andat least one copy of every supplement thereto shall be kept in the office ofthe clerk of the governing body and shall there be available for publicinspection during normal business hours.
Any codification or recodification adopted hereunder shall be admitted inevidence in all courts without further proof.
(1966, c. 269, § 15.1-37.3; 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 200.)