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Ordinance Amending Sections of Chapter 38, Article III of the Town Code
Regarding Property Maintenance and Weeds and Grass Violations
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia has determined that it is
in the interest of the public health, welfare, and safety of the Town to amend provisions
of the Code of Ordinances, Town of Pulaski, Virginia regarding property maintenance
processes and violations involving weeds and grass; and,
WHEREAS, the Town Council conducted a public hearing on December 2, 2014
wherein the comments of the public concerning amendments to the Town Code were
heard and considered;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski,
Virginia, sitting in regular session this 2nd day of December 2014, that Chapter 38,
Article III, Premises and Property Maintenance" of the Code of Ordinances, Town of
Pulaski, Virginia is hereby amended as shown in Attachment A-Ordinance 2014-22,
affixed hereto and made expressly part of this ordinance, the remainder of said
Ordinance not amended herein deemed to be still in effect.
This ordinance is effective upon adoption and is hereby adopted by the duly recorded
vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski Virginia, this 2nd day of December,
2014 as follows:
Heather L. Steele -Aye
Gregory C. East -Aye
David L. Clark -Aye
ATTEST:
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Brenda Shelton, Acting Clerk of Council
H.M. Kidd -Aye
James A. Radcliffe -Aye
Lane R. Penn -Aye
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
BY
J S. Worrell, Mayor
Attachment A
Ordinance 2014-22
Chapter 38
Article III -Premises and Property Maintenance
Division 1 -Generally
Sec. 38-76. -Notice to comply
(d) The notice or notices provided for in this section shall state the time within which
the action or work ordered to be done is to be completed. Such time shall be not
less than seven (7) days if personal service on an owner is had, and not less
than ten (10) days if the notice is properly mailed in accordance with subsection
(b) of this section; however, for violations involving the repair or removal of
buildings, the owner will be given at least fifteen (15) days following the later of
the return of the receipt or of newspaper publication to bring the property into
compliance. Each owner shall have seven (7) days to appeal upon receipt of this
notice.
Sec. 38-79. -Removal by the Town; collection of costs
(a) Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner of real property upon whom
notice has been given pursuant to this article to comply within the time indicated
in the notice or any written extension granted by the Town, the Town Manager is
authorized to have the corrective action performed by Town personnel or by
contract; and the actual cost of such corrective action, and an additional fee of
$250, and an additional charge for administration costs of twenty-five (25)
percent of all other expenses, shall be charged to all owners.
Division 3 -Weeds; Grass
Sec. 38-121. -Condition prohibited
(b) This section shall not apply to farmland or woodland, unless such farmland or
woodland is within fifty (50) feet of a building of any kind or description of another
owner on an adjacent tract or parcel of land.