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 Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Title 13. Housing
 Agency 5. Department of Housing and Community Development
 Chapter 91. Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Regulations

  Section 160. Use of model codes and standards  

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  • A. Industrialized buildings produced after the effective date of the 2012 edition of this chapter shall comply with all applicable requirements of the codes and standards listed in subsection B of this section except that the following codes and standards may be used for one year after the effective date of the 2012 edition of this chapter:

    1. ICC International Building Code - 2009 Edition

    2. ICC International Plumbing Code - 2009 Edition

    3. ICC International Mechanical Code - 2009 Edition

    4. National Fire Protection Association Standard Number 70 (National Electrical Code) - 2008 Edition

    5. ICC International Fuel Gas Code - 2009 Edition

    6. ICC International Energy Conservation Code - 2009 Edition

    7. ICC International Residential Code - 2009 Edition

    B. The following documents are adopted and incorporated by reference to be an enforceable part of this chapter:

    1. ICC International Building Code - 2012 Edition

    2. ICC International Plumbing Code - 2012 Edition

    3. ICC International Mechanical Code - 2012 Edition

    4. National Electrical Code - 2011 Edition

    5. ICC International Fuel Gas Code - 2012 Edition

    6. ICC International Energy Conservation Code - 2012 Edition

    7. ICC International Residential Code - 2012 Edition

    Note: As the 2012 editions of the International Codes are incorporated by reference as the construction standards for use with these regulations, this chapter is also referred to as the 2012 edition of the Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Regulations or the 2012 edition of this chapter.

    The codes and standards referenced above may be procured from:

    International Code Council, Inc.
    500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6th Floor
    Washington, DC 20001-2070

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 13, Issue 12, eff. April 15, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 25, eff. October 1, 2003; Volume 22, Issue 03, eff. November 16, 2005; Volume 24, Issue 14, eff. May 1, 2008; Volume 27, Issue 02, eff. March 1, 2011; Change in Effective Date, 27:5 VA.R. 534 November 8, 2010; amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 16, eff. July 14, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§ 36-73 of the Code of Virginia.