Civil penalty for demolition of historic structures. Authorizes any locality to adopt an ordinance establishing a civil penalty for the razing, demolition, or moving of a building or structure that is located in a historic district or that has been designated by a governing body as a historic structure or landmark in violation of an ordinance that no such building or structure shall be razed, demolished, or moved without the approval of a review board. The bill provides that such civil penalty shall not exceed the market value of the property as determined by the assessed value of the property at the time of razing, demolition, or moving of the building or structure.

Statutes affected:
House: Presented and ordered printed 24105076D: 15.2-2306
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1415ER): 15.2-2306
House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1415ER2): 15.2-2306
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0835): 15.2-2306