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• within thi law. of the property at the time the liens were shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other ARTICLE II. BUILDING CODE Sec. 5-26. Building Code Adopted . (a) There is hereby incorporated by reference into this Code ME 1701"Me I Ne— the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code ("USBC") adopted and promulgated on April 15, 1997 by the Virginia Board of Housing and Community thereof and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, as adopted and promulgated by such Board from time to time (including, without limitation, the USBC Amendment adopted by the Board effective September 15, 2000, and any documents or codes adopted and incorporated into the USBC by reference therein . Cooks ofsu h .+,.,..,mopts aAd . , ulat:oAg Shall do Wpt OR aie f..,.. li o t; ttio e. (b) Enforcement of the USBC shall be the responsibility of the city's building department. For the purposes of this chapter the term "building department" shall mean the city's department of neighborhood development services. which is hereby charged with the administration, supervision and • enforcement of the USBC and with approval of plans, inspection of buildings and issuance of permits, licenses, certificates or similar documents. (c) The code adopted by this chapter is hereby declared to be remedial, and shall be construed to secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof, which are public safety, health and general welfare, through structural strength, stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards incident to the construction, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, use and (d) The provisions of the code adopted by this chapter shall apply to the construction, alteration, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings and structures. (e) Except as otherwise provided, any owner or other person who shall violate any provision of the USBC or who shall violate any lawful provision of any rule, regulation or order adopted or made by the building code official pursuant to the provisions of this Article II shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). Each day a violation continues after conviction shall constitute a separate offense. If the violation remains uncorrected at the time of the conviction, the Court shall order the violator to obey or remedy the violation in order to comply with the provisions of this Article Il. Except as otherwise provided by the Court for good cause shown, any such violator shall abate or remedy the violation within six (6) months of the date of conviction. Each day during which a violation continues after the court-ordered abatement period has ended shall constitute a separate offense. Any person convicted of a second offense committed within less than five years after a first offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500. Any person convicted of a second offense committed within a period of five to ten years of a first offense shall be • punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,500. Any person convicted of a third or 2