| CODE OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 1979 |
| SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE |
| CHARTER |
| § 1. The city and its boundaries. |
| § 2. Powers of the city. |
| § 2a. Admission tax on admission to places of public amusement, etc. |
| § 2b. Consumer or subscriber tax on public utility services. |
| § 2c. Financial aid to bridges within city limits authorized. |
| § 2d. Acquisition, maintenance, etc., of public wholesale market. |
| § 2e. Penalties for violation of ordinances. |
| § 2f. Establishment, maintenance, etc., of city jail. |
| § 3. [Repealed by Acts 1992, Ch. 261.] |
| § 3.1. [Repealed by Acts 2005, Ch. 893, § 1.] |
| § 3.2. Wards. |
| THE COUNCIL |
| § 4. Creation and [general] powers of council. |
| § 4a. Power of council to require certain officers and employees to reside in city during tenure of office. |
| § 5. [Repealed by Acts 2005, Ch. 893, § 1.] |
| § 5.1. Composition of council. |
| § 6. [Repealed by Acts 2005, Ch. 893, § 1.] |
| § 6.1. Qualification of members; conduct of candidates. |
| § 7. [Repealed by Acts 2005, Ch. 893, § 1.] |
| § 7.1. Vacancies. |
| § 8. Compensation of council members. |
| § 9. Limitations on the powers of the council. |
| § 10. [Repealed by Acts 2005, Ch. 893, § 1.] |
| § 10.1. Officers appointed by council; rules. |
| § 11. Elections by council; when held; terms, etc. |
| § 11a. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| § 11b. Council authorized to create position of and elect city architect; duties, term, compensation, etc. |
| § 12. Meetings of council. |
| § 13. Penalty for absence. |
| § 14. [Repealed by Acts 2005, Ch. 893, § 1.] |
| § 14.1. Legislative procedure. |
| § 15. Effective date of ordinances and resolutions. |
| § 16. Record of ordinances and resolutions. |
| § 17. [Repealed by Acts 2005, Ch. 893, § 1.] |
| § 17.1. Mayor. |
| NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS |
| § 18. Time of holding municipal elections and conduct of elections. |
| § 19. Notice of candidacy and petition. |
| § 20. [Repealed by Acts 1968, Ch. 117.] |
| § 21. Ballots. |
| § 22. Method of conducting municipal elections. |
| § 23. Election of other officers. |
| THE RECALL |
| § 24. Recall procedure. |
| § 25. Notice. |
| § 26. Recall election. |
| § 27. Ballots and method of voting. |
| § 28. Effect of resignations pending proceedings for the recall of all council members. |
| § 29. Miscellaneous provisions. |
| INITIATIVE |
| § 30. Petition [generally]. |
| § 31. Time of filing [petition]. |
| § 32. Petition for election. |
| § 33. Ballots and method of voting. |
| § 34. Ordinances adopted by the electors; how amended or repealed. |
| REFERENDUM |
| § 35. Petition for referendum. |
| § 36. Proceedings thereunder. |
| § 37. Ballots and method of voting. |
| § 38. Ordinances submitted by popular petition. |
| § 39. Conflict of ordinances. |
| § 40. Measures not subject to referendum. |
| § 41. Preliminary action. |
| GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELECTIONS AND TO THE INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL |
| § 42. Elections. |
| § 42.1. Advisory referendum for election of mayor. |
| § 43. Petitions. |
| § 44. Presumptions. |
| § 45. Qualifications of persons signing certain petitions. |
| § 46. Duty of city attorney. |
| § 47. Offenses. |
| § 48. Compensation of clerk of the corporation [circuit] court. |
| THE CITY MANAGER |
| § 49. Appointment, qualifications, etc. |
| § 50. Powers and duties of the city manager. |
| § 51. Investigations. |
| ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS |
| § 52. Creation of departments. |
| DEPARTMENT OF LAW |
| § 53. The city attorney. |
| DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS |
| § 54. General powers and duties. |
| §§ 55, 56. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| § 57. Laying out of streets and rights therein. |
| DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE |
| § 58. General powers and duties. |
| DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY |
| § 59. General powers and duties. |
| § 60. Division of police. |
| § 61. Home guards. |
| § 62. Division of fire. |
| § 63. Supervision in divisions of fire and police. |
| § 64. Suspension and removal of chief of police, deputy chief of police and fire chief. |
| DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE |
| § 65. General powers and duties. |
| § 66. The city auditor. |
| § 66a. Deputies and assistants of the city auditor. |
| § 67. The annual budget. |
| § 68. The annual appropriation; council may provide that taxes continue from year to year. |
| § 69. Fiscal year. |
| § 69a. When budget may be on basis of six months or eighteen months; authority of council to levy taxes on real estate, etc., on calendar year basis; tax year for other taxes. |
| § 70. Unencumbered balances. |
| § 71. Payment of claims. |
| § 72. Certification of funds. |
| § 73. Money in fund. |
| § 74. City treasurer generally. |
| § 74a. Supplementing salary of city treasurer. |
| § 75. Commissioner of the revenue generally. |
| § 75a. Supplementing salary of commissioner of the revenue. |
| § 76. Vacancies in the office of city treasurer or commissioner of the revenue. |
| § 77. City purchasing agent. |
| § 78. Emergency purchases. |
| § 79. Contingent fund. |
| § 80. Public improvements. |
| § 81. Improvements by direct labor; emergency work. |
| § 82. Alteration or modification of contracts. |
| § 83. Contracts for public advertising. |
| § 84. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 559.] |
| § 85. [Repealed by Acts 1983, Ch. 587, § 2.] |
| § 86. Bond issues, etc., generally. |
| § 86a. Serial bonds issued prior to 1952. |
| § 86b. Further provisions as to bond issues. |
| § 86c. Use of facsimile seal on bonds. |
| § 87. Special assessments. |
| § 87a. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| § 88. Levy for taxes. |
| § 88a. Assessment and equalization of assessments of real estate. |
| § 88b. Annual assessment, reassessment and equalization of real estate taxes. |
| § 89. Lien for taxes, etc. |
| §§ 90—97. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| § 98. Sales for local assessments, etc. |
| § 99. Audit of official accounts. |
| PUBLIC PROPERTY AND FRANCHISES |
| § 100. Sale of public property. |
| §§ 101—103. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| § 104. Transfer of franchise. |
| § 105. Rights reserved to the city. |
| § 106. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| §§ 107, 108. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| § 109. Powers and duties of the school board. |
| CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION |
| § 110. Creation of civil service commission. |
| § 111. Classification. |
| § 112. Rules. |
| § 113. Examinations. |
| § 114. Officers exempted from classified service. |
| § 114.1. Employees exempt from classified or unclassified service; power of the council to authorize employment of; and to make rules and regulations for certain employees. |
| § 115. [Repealed by Acts 1954, Ch. 72.] |
| § 116. Suspension of competition. |
| § 117. Application to incumbents. |
| § 118. List of classified employees. |
| § 119. Salaries to be paid only after certification. |
| § 120. Political or religious discrimination prohibited. |
| § 121. Soliciting political assessments, subscriptions or contributions prohibited. |
| § 122. Political activity prohibited. |
| § 123. Penalties for violation of provisions of sections 120 to 122. |
| § 124. Appropriations for expense of civil service commission. |
| § 125. Annual report to be made to the council. |
| OTHER CITY OFFICIALS |
| § 126. City clerk. |
| §§ 127, 128. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| § 129. High constable. |
| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
| § 130. Courts, fees, etc. |
| § 131. Jurisdiction of offenses. |
| § 132. Records. |
| § 133. Qualification of members of the council and other officials. |
| § 134. Bonds of officers. |
| § 135. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| § 136. General laws to apply. |
| § 136a. Procedure upon exercise of right of eminent domain. |
| § 137. Existing ordinances. |
| § 138. Continuance of present officers. |
| § 139. Continuance of contracts. |
| § 140. Hours of labor. |
| § 141. Power to appoint boards or commissions of citizens. |
| § 142. Removal of members of boards and commissions. |
| § 143. Working prisoners. |
| § 143a. Pension funds—Generally. |
| § 144. [Repealed by Acts 1976, Ch. 599.] |
| NORFOLK PORT AND INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY |
| § 144a. Establishment; power to sue, plead, contract, etc. |
| § 144b. How governed; board of port commissioners. |
| § 144c. Powers and duties. |
| § 144d. Transfer of city's facilities. |
| § 144e. Contributions by city. |
| § 144f. Bonds—Power to issue. |
| § 144g. Same—Liability. |
| § 144h. Same—Provisions. |
| § 144i. Same—Validity. |
| § 144j. Same—Powers of authority with respect to securing payment. |
| § 144k. Rights of obligees. |
| § 144l. Revenues. |
| § 144m. Aid from federal government. |
| § 144n. Consent of council prerequisite to use of land, streets, buildings, etc. |
| § 144o. Separability of sections 144(a) to 144(m). |
| § 144p. Construction of powers conferred in sections 144(a) to 144(m). |
| § 144q. [Reserved.] |
| [SEPARABILITY; CITATION; EFFECTIVE DATE; ETC.] |
| § 145. Partial invalidity or separability. |
| § 146. Citation of act. |
| § 147. When Charter takes effect; repeal of previous Charter, etc. |
| CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE |
| Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION |
| Chapter 2.1. PERSONNEL SYSTEM |
| Chapter 4. AIRPORT |
| Chapter 5. AMUSEMENTS |
| Chapter 6.1. ANIMAL CONTROL AND WELFARE |
| Chapter 7. BARBERING AND BEAUTY CULTURE |
| Chapter 11.1. BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS |
| Chapter 12. CEMETERIES |
| Chapter 13. CIVIC FACILITIES |
| Chapter 14.1. ELECTIONS |
| Chapter 14.5. ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENSES |
| Chapter 15. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL |
| Chapter 15.2. FACILITY AND ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT |
| Chapter 16. FINANCE GENERALLY |
| Chapter 17.1. FIRE-RESCUE |
| Chapter 18.1. FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS |
| Chapter 19. GAMBLING |
| Chapter 20. GARAGES, GASOLINE SUPPLY STATIONS AND AUTOMOBILE PARKING STATIONS |
| Chapter 21. HEALTH PARLORS |
| Chapter 22. HOTELS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS |
| Chapter 23. LIBRARY |
| Chapter 24. LICENSES AND TAXATION |
| Chapter 24.1. MARINAS, WHARVES AND PIERS |
| Chapter 25. MOTOR VEHICLE CODE |
| Chapter 25.1. VEHICLE PARKING CODE |
| Chapter 25.2. NEIGHBORHOOD AND LEISURE SERVICES |
| Chapter 26. NOISE |
| Chapter 27. NUISANCES |
| Chapter 28. OBSCENITY |
| Chapter 29. OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS |
| Chapter 30. PARKS AND RECREATION |
| Chapter 31. PEDESTRIAN MALLS |
| Chapter 32. PLANNING |
| Chapter 33. POLICE |
| Chapter 33.1. PROCUREMENT |
| Chapter 34.1. PUBLIC VEHICLES |
| Chapter 34.2. LIGHT RAIL PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES |
| Chapter 34.3. PEDICABS |
| Chapter 35. RAILROADS |
| Chapter 36. RAT AND MOSQUITO CONTROL |
| Chapter 36.1. RESIDENTIAL RENTAL DWELLING UNIT INSPECTION DISTRICTS |
| Chapter 37. RETIREMENT SYSTEM |
| Chapter 38. SALES; SECONDHAND GOODS; PAWNBROKERS AND JUNK AND ANTIQUE DEALERS |
| Chapter 39.1. SEWER USE—PUBLIC |
| Chapter 39.2. SEWER USE—PRIVATE |
| Chapter 39.5. SMOKING |
| Chapter 40. SOLICITORS AND SOLICITATIONS |
| Chapter 41. SOLID WASTE |
| Chapter 41.1. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT |
| Chapter 41.2. VIRGINIA STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM |
| Chapter 42. STREETS AND SIDEWALKS |
| Chapter 42.5. SUBDIVISIONS |
| Chapter 43. SWIMMING POOLS |
| Chapter 43.1. TATTOO PARLORS |
| Chapter 44. TRAILER COACHES AND TRAILER COACH PARKS |
| Chapter 45. TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION |
| Chapter 45.1. FAIR HOUSING |
| Chapter 45.5. URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONES |
| Chapter 45.6. TECHNOLOGY ZONES |
| Chapter 45.7. DOWNTOWN ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT |
| Chapter 45.8. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY (C-PACE) FINANCING PROGRAM |
| Chapter 46. TOURISM ZONES |
| Chapter 46.1. WATER SUPPLY |
| Chapter 47. WEAPONS |
| Chapter 48. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES |
| Chapter 49. WETLANDS AND COASTAL PRIMARY SAND DUNES |
| Chapter 50. ZOOLOGICAL PARK |
| ZONING ORDINANCE |
| STATUTORY REFERENCE TABLE |
| CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE - 1958 CODE |
| CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE |