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§ 6-2 MARTINSVILLE CODE See. 6-2. Flood plain ordinance. Nothing in this Code or the ordinance adopting this Code shall affect the ordinance adopted by the council on March 10, 1981, entitled "City of Martinsville, Virginia, Flood Plain Ordinance," or any amendment thereto, and such ordinance and all amendments thereto are hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect to the same extent as if set out at length in this Code. State law reference--Flood Damage Reduction Act, Code of Virginia, § 62.1-44.i08 et seq. Sec. 6-3. Prerequisites to demolition or removal of building. (a) Before a building within the city may be demolished or removed, the owner or his agent shall notify all utilities having service connections to the building, such as water, electric, gas and sewer. A permit to demolish or remove a building shall not be issued under the building code until a release is obtained from the utilities, stating that their respective service connections and appurtenant equipment, such as meters and regulators, have been removed or sealed and plugged in a safe manner. (b) Prior to issuance of a permit under the building code to demolish or remove a building, written notice shall be given by the applicant to the owners of adjoining lots and to the owners of other lots where the temporary removal of utility wires or other facilities may be necessitated by the proposed work. (Ord. of 8-10-82, §§ 6, 7) Sec. 6-4. Precautions required after demolition or removal of building. Whenever a building is demolished or removed, the premises shall be maintained free from all unsafe or hazardous conditions by the proper use of the premises, by restoration of established grades and by the erection of necessary retaining walls and fences. (Ord. of 8-10-82, § 8) Sec. 6-5. Penalty for violation of section 6-3 or 6-4. A violation of any provision of section 6-3 or 6-4 shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Sec. 6-6. Contractors required to have business licenses; report of unlicensed subcontractors. Every contractor who proposes to do work in the city, for which a building permit must be obtained from or a contract let by a department or agent of the city, upon making application for such a permit or upon the award of such a contract, shall produce and exhibit to the inspection division the city business license authorizing him to engage in business for the license year in which the permit is applied for or in which year such contract is awarded. Such Supp. No. 51 382