                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CODIFICATION AND RECODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES (§ 15.2-1433)

Any locality may codify or recodify any or all of its ordinances, in permanently
bound or loose-leaf form. Such ordinances may be changed, altered or amended by
the governing body, and ordinances or portions thereof may be deleted and new
material may be added by the governing body. Such changes, alterations,
amendments or deletions and such new material shall become effective on the
effective date of the codification or recodification.
		Ordinances relating to zoning and the subdivision of land may be included in
any codification or recodification of ordinances; however, no change,
alteration, amendment, deletion or addition of a substantive nature shall be
made and no new material of a substantive nature shall be added to such
ordinances unless, prior to the date of adoption of such codification or
recodification, notice of such proposed changes, alterations, amendments,
deletions or additions shall be published as required by the Code of Virginia
and public hearings held thereon as provided by the Code of Virginia for
adoption and amendment of zoning and subdivision ordinances. Renumbering or
rearranging of sections, articles or other divisions of any such ordinance shall
not be deemed to be a change, alteration or amendment of a substantive nature.
		Any such codification or recodification may be adopted by reference by a
single ordinance, without further publication of such codification or
recodification or any portions thereof. The ordinance adopting such codification
or recodification shall comply with all laws of the Commonwealth and any
provision of any city or town charter requiring posting or publication of
ordinances or notice of intent to adopt ordinances. At least one copy of such
codification or recodification or a complete set of printer&#8217;s proofs of
the text thereof shall be made available for public inspection in the office of
the clerk of the governing body in which such codification or recodification is
proposed to be adopted.
		No ordinance levying or increasing taxes shall be enacted as new material in
any such codification or recodification or amended in substance therein unless
advertised in accordance with general law.
		Supplements for such codifications or recodifications may be prepared from
time to time at the direction of the governing body of the locality, either as
units or on a replacement page basis; however, where replacement pages are
prepared, a distinguishing mark or notation shall be placed on each replacement
page to distinguish it from original pages and pages of other supplements. No
further adoption procedure shall be required for supplements or replacement
pages in which no substantive change is made in ordinances previously and
validly adopted by the governing body of the locality. If changes, alterations,
amendments, deletions or additions of a substantive nature are made in any such
supplement, then such supplement shall be adopted by the governing body in the
same manner provided by general or special law.
		At least one copy of any codification or recodification adopted hereunder and
at least one copy of every supplement thereto shall be kept in the office of the
clerk of the governing body and shall there be available for public inspection
during normal business hours.
		Any codification or recodification adopted hereunder shall be admitted in
evidence in all courts without further proof.

HISTORY: 1966, c. 269, § 15.1-37.3; 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 200.