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The posting of the City Charter on municode.com is a convenience to the public. The Virginia Legislative Information Service (LIS) posts the City Charter and in the event of a discrepancy between the posting of the City Charter, the version posted by the LIS controls.

​​​​​Through the online Virginia Beach City Code, users can search specific city regulations and ordinances. The link will open a new window to the Municipal Code Corporation (MCC) website where our online City Code is maintained. The left frame lists the chapters and appendices in the City Code. Click the + signs to expand the list or click the title to go to that location in the Code. You can also use the Search feature to find sections of the Code pertaining to a particular subject.

The following Development Ordinances are listed as appendices to the City Code:

Recent Amendments

  • Amendments to the City Code are typically incorporated within two months of approval by the City Council. The recent amendments are maintained on this page for six months.

Date

Ordinance Amendment

Code

Description

Date

Dec. 10, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3791

Code

Section Amended: § 21-230

Description

An ordinance to amend Section 21-230 of the City Code, pertaining to traffic calming.

Date

Dec. 10, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3790

Code

Section Added: § 7-46 and -47

Description

An ordinance to amend Chapter 7, Article III of the City Code, pertaining to the seizure, impounding, and disposition of an unlawfully operated all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle operated on a highway or sidewalk within the boundaries of the City.

Date

Nov. 12, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3789

Code

Section Added: § 17-7

Description

An ordinance to add City Code Section 17-7 pertaining to nighttime use of city libraries.

Date

Nov. 12, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3788

Code

Section Added: § 17-7

Description

An ordinance to add city code section 17-7 pertaining to nighttime use of city libraries.

Date

Oct. 15, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3787

Code

Section Added: § 17-7

Description

An ordinance to add city code section 17-7 pertaining to nighttime use of city libraries.

Date

Oct. 15, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3786

Code

Section Amended: § 6-27 6 7 Sections Added: §§ 6-34, and -35

Description

An ordinance to amend Chapter 6, Article I of the city code, pertaining to obstructing the waterways and contaminating the waterways.

Date

Sept.17, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3785

Code

Section Added: § 21-307

Description

An ordinance to add section 21-307 to the city code to authorize enforcement of parking regulations in facilities owned by the city of virginia beach development authority and to set a fee for removal of a vehicle immobilization device.

Date

Sept. 17, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3784

Code

Section Repealed: Chapter 30, Article III & Section Added: Appendix D

Description

An ordinance repealing chapter 30, article iii, erosion and sediment control and tree protection and appendix d, stormwater management and adopting and reordaining appendix d, erosion and stormwater management.

Date

Sept. 3, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3783

Code

Section Amended: § 21-230

Description

An ordinance to amend section 21-230 of the city code pertaining to traffic calming via maximum speed limits in certain residential districts; penalty.

Date

Aug. 22, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3782

Code

Section Amended: § 5-401

Description

An ordinance to amend section 5-401 of the city code pertaining to fees for the impoundment of animals and to appropriate funds

Date

July 2, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3781

Code

Section Amended: § 106 of the City Zoning Ordinance

Description

An ordinance to amend Section 106 of the City Zoning Ordinance pertaining to notices of publication.

Date

July 2, 2024

Ordinance Amendment

ORD-3780

Code

Section Amended: § 110 of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Ordinance

Description

An ordinance to amend Section 110 of Appendix F, Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area ordinance pertaining to notices of publication.

Paper and electronic copies of the Virginia Beach City Code and Development Ordinances are available for purchase from the Municipal Code Corporation website or by contacting MCC:

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