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General Assembly change would let Lynchburg apply $500 monthly derelict‑building penalty to commercial properties
Summary
A state law change removes a prior exemption for commercial/industrial derelict buildings, allowing Lynchburg to impose the same $500 monthly civil penalty used for residential derelict properties; council will consider implementing an ordinance amendment June 10.
City staff told council the General Assembly passed and the governor signed a bill removing a civil‑penalty exemption that had previously excluded commercial and industrial buildings from Lynchburg’s derelict‑building monthly penalty. City staff said, if council adopts the local ordinance amendment at its June 10 meeting, the city could begin assessing a $500 monthly civil penalty on derelict commercial properties in the same manner currently applied to derelict residential properties; the state bill takes effect in July.
Staff explained how the local enforcement process works: a building must be vacant, boarded and…
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