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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 7 OF Tlr[E CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY AMENDING THE TITLE OF ARTICLE Il, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 7-1, 7-2(b), 7-31, 7-32, 7-98, 7-101, 7-102, 7-105, 7- 105.1, AND 7-136, AND BY REPEALING SECTIONS 7-33 THROUGH 7-35 THEREOF PERTAINING TO BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth: 1. That the title of Article II of Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Art.II. Department of the Building Official and Code Enforcement. 2. That Sections 7-1.7-2(b), 7-31, 7-32, 7-98, 7-101, 7-102, 7-105, 7-105.1, and 7-136 be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 7-1. Violations of chapter. Except as otherwise specifically provided, a violation of any provision of this chapter, including any provision of the building code adopted by section 7-96, shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any owner or any other person, firm, or corporation convicted of such a violation shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2500. In addition, each day the violation continues after conviction has expired shall constitute a separate offense. If the violation remains uncorrected at the time of the conviction, the court shall order the violator to abate or remedy the violation. Except as otherwise provided by the court for good cause shown, any such violator shall abate or remedy the violation within six months of the date of conviction. Each day during which the 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 under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1000 nor more than $2500. Any person convicted of a second offense committed with a period of five to ten years of a first offense under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2500. Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense involving the same property committed within ten years of an offense under this chapter after having been at least twice previously convicted shall be punished by confinement in jail for not more than ten days and a fine of not less than $2500 nor more than $5000, either or both. No portion of the fine imposed for such third or subsequent offense committed within ten years of an offense under this chapter shall be suspended. Sec. 7-2. Contractor's registration and bond. (b) When any work done by a contractor or subcontractor is deemed defective or inadequate by the inspector from the appropriate division of the department of the building official and code enforcement and the contractor or subcontractor fails to revise or put such work in proper condition to the satisfaction of the inspector within ten (10)