Property Maintenance in York County, VA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated York County, Virginia.
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Property Blight
York County, Virginia can order an owner to remove, repair or secure any building, wall or structure that endangers public health or safety under County Code § 7.1-17, and if the owner fails to act after notice, the county's building code official can do the work and bill the owner directly.
York County Unsafe Building Abatement Rule
Significant RestrictionsYork County Code § 7.1-17
(a)Pursuant to the terms of section 15.2-906, Code of Virginia, as it may be amended from time to time, the owners of property in the county shall, at such time or times as the building code official may prescribe, remove, repair or secure any building, wall or any other structure which might endanger the public health or safety of other residents of the county.(b)The building code official thr...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In York County, Virginia, owners of vacant developed or undeveloped lots not covered by the residential mowing rule must still cut grass, weeds, and foreign growth to twelve inches or less within 150 feet of a neighboring building under Code § 19-6(c). A first violation draws a civil penalty up to $50, rising to $200 for repeat violations.
York County Vacant Lot Weed Rules
Some RestrictionsYork County Code § 19-6(c)
(c)Duty to cut grass, weeds, and other foreign growth, on any other occupied or vacant developed or undeveloped property. It shall be the duty of the owners of any occupied or vacant developed or undeveloped real property in the county not covered by subsection (b) above to provide for the cutting of grass, weeds and other foreign growth on such property or any part thereof as provided for in t...
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