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Such maintenance bonds shall not exceed an amount reasonably necessary to maintain and repair publicly owned streets, sidewalks, and infrastructure depicted or provided for in the approved plan, plat, permit application, or similar document for which such bond is applicable, on site or immediately adjacent to the construction, and shall not be used for the purpose of repairing damage to infrastructure that preexisted the construction, unless otherwise agreed upon by the developer, property owner, and the locality. The maximum bond shall not exceed $5,000 and shall only be required at the time of issuance of a certificate of occupancy. 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 692<\/a> and 711<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1381861,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347793,"identifier":"15.2-2209.2","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/1\/15.2-2209.2","url":"\/15.2-2209.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2209.2\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/1\/15.2-2209.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public infrastructure maintenance bonds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2209.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In order<\/span> to protect existing public infrastructure, the City<\/span> of Charlottesville may by ordinance<\/span> require public infrastructure maintenance bonds<\/span> from developers and property owners in conjunction with the construction of single-family and two-family homes in instances where the provisions of a subdivision ordinance<\/span> are not applicable and all required performance and maintenance bonds<\/span> have been released. Such maintenance bonds<\/span> shall not exceed an amount reasonably necessary to maintain and repair publicly owned streets<\/span>, sidewalks, and infrastructure depicted or provided for in the approved plan, plat<\/span>, permit application, or similar document for which such bond<\/span> is applicable, on site or immediately adjacent to the construction, and shall not be used for the purpose of repairing damage to infrastructure that preexisted the construction, unless otherwise agreed upon by the developer, property owner, and the locality<\/span>. The maximum bond<\/span> shall not exceed $5,000 and shall only be required at the time of issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The ordinance<\/span> shall make provision for the inspection of bonded improvements within five business days of completion and the release of any performance guarantee within five business days of such inspection.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE BONDS (\u00a7 15.2-2209.2)\n\nIn order to protect existing public infrastructure, the City of Charlottesville\nmay by ordinance require public infrastructure maintenance bonds from developers\nand property owners in conjunction with the construction of single-family and\ntwo-family homes in instances where the provisions of a subdivision ordinance\nare not applicable and all required performance and maintenance bonds have been\nreleased. Such maintenance bonds shall not exceed an amount reasonably necessary\nto maintain and repair publicly owned streets, sidewalks, and infrastructure\ndepicted or provided for in the approved plan, plat, permit application, or\nsimilar document for which such bond is applicable, on site or immediately\nadjacent to the construction, and shall not be used for the purpose of repairing\ndamage to infrastructure that preexisted the construction, unless otherwise\nagreed upon by the developer, property owner, and the locality. The maximum bond\nshall not exceed $5,000 and shall only be required at the time of issuance of a\ncertificate of occupancy. The ordinance shall make provision for the inspection\nof bonded improvements within five business days of completion and the release\nof any performance guarantee within five business days of such inspection.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 692, 711.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}