CHAPTER 317
An Act to amend and reenact § 2, as amended, of Chapter 34 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, which provided a charter for the City of Norfolk, relating to conformity with the zoning ordinance.
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Approved April 6, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2, as amended, of Chapter 34 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2. Power of the city.
In addition to the powers mentioned in the preceding section, the said city shall have power:
(1) To raise annually by taxes and assessments in said city such sums of money as the council hereinafter provided for shall deem necessary for the purposes of said city, and in such manner as said council shall deem expedient, in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of this State and of the United States; provided, however, that it shall impose no tax on the bonds of this city.
(2) To impose special or local assessments for local improvements and enforce payment thereof, subject, however, to such limitations prescribed by the Constitution of Virginia as may be in force at the time of the imposition of such special or local assessments.
(3) Subject to the provisions of the Constitution of Virginia and of § 86, as amended, of this charter, to contract debts, borrow money and make and issue evidence of indebtedness.