CODE OF ORDINANCES TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH, VIRGINIA

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Adopted: October 8, 1981
Effective: January 1, 1982

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Published in 1981 by Order of the Town Council

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CURRENT OFFICIALS

of the

TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH,

VIRGINIA

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Eddie Blunt

Mayor

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Robin M. Schick

Vice Mayor

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Frank Alger, III

Steve Cirbee

Patrick Ey

Dallas Leamon

Vicki Roberson

Council Members

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Quinn Robertson

Town Manager

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Heather H. Oliver

Town Clerk

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete codification of the ordinances of the Town of Colonial Beach of a general and permanent nature and is the first such codification for the Town. As expressed in the Adopting Ordinance, the Code supersedes all such ordinances not included therein or recognized as continuing in force by reference thereto.

The chapters of the Code are arranged in alphabetical order and the sections within each chapter are catchlined to facilitate usage. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code, as authorized by section 15.1-37.3 of the Code of Virginia. By use of the Comparative Table appearing in the back of the volume, the reader can locate any ordinance included in the Code.

Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant provisions of the state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of the volume.

Numbering System

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and municipal codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the second section of Chapter 2 is 2-2. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and, at the same time, new sections can be inserted in their proper places, simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between sections 4-4 and 4-5 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 4-4.1, 4-4.2 and 4-4.3 respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If new material is to be included between Chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as Chapter 12.1. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of each chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.

Index

The general index of the Code has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology and still others in language generally used by municipal officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this Code is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing. With this looseleaf system, the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to the holders of the Codes with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages. Each such amendment, when incorporated into the Code, may be cited as a part thereof, as provided in section 5 of the Adopting Ordinance.

The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgements

The publication of this Code was under the direct supervision of George R. Langford, President, and Robert D. Ussery, Vice President, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publishers are most grateful to all officers of the Town, particularly Mr. George Mason, III, Town Attorney, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publishers have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the Town readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the Town's affairs.

October, 1981

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
Tallahassee, Florida

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code of Ordinances for the Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein; and Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be It Ordained by the Council of the Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia:

Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 22, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances, Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia," which shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances of the Town adopted on or before September 11, 1980, to the extent provided in section 2 hereof.

Section 2. That all provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after the 1st day of January, 1982, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the Town of Colonial Beach, adopted on final passage on or before September 11, 1980, and not included in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are hereby repealed from the effective date of such Code.

Section 3. That the repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. That any person convicted of a violation of such Code shall be punished as prescribed in section 1-10 thereof, or as provided in any other applicable section of such Code.

Section 5. That any and all additions and amendments to such Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the Council to make the same a part of such Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code so that reference to the "Code of Ordinances, Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia," shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.

Section 6. That in case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty, as provided in section 1-10 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended, or in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.

Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

Section 8. This shall become effective on the 1st day of January, 1982.

ADOPTED this 8th day of October, 1981.

/s/ ;hg;Charles M. Garland
Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ B. M. Boyd
Town Clerk

(SEAL)