                                 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.