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PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
            Chap. 1410.   Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
            Chap. 1420.   Certification of Plumbers, Electricians and Building-Related Mechanical Workers. (Repealed)
            Chap. 1430.   Smoke Detectors. (Repealed)
            Chap. 1440.   Fire Suppression Equipment. (Repealed)
            Chap. 1450.   Affordable Dwelling Units.
            Chap. 1460.   Grants or Loans for Rental Property and Certain Owner Occupied Property.
            Chap. 1470.    Short-Term Residential Rental Registration.
            Chap. 1480.    Affordable Housing Land Development Application and Development Permit Fee Waiver Program.
Chapter 1410
Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code
   EDITOR'S NOTE: The Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code consists of:
      The B.O.C.A. Basic Building Code
      The B.O.C.A. Basic Mechanical Code
      The B.O.C.A. Basic Plumbing Code
      The One and Two Family Dwelling Code
      The National Electrical Code
      The Virginia Administrative Amendments
The Virginia Administrative Amendments consist of changes needed to adapt the model code for use in Virginia.
1410.01   Adoption by reference; file and distribution copies.
1410.02   Pending proceedings.
1410.03   Interpretation.
1410.04   Effective date; repealer.
1410.05   Amendments. (Repealed)
1410.06   Plumbing Board. (Repealed)
1410.07   Electrical Board. (Repealed)
1410.08   Enforcement.
1410.09   Fee schedule.
1410.10   Appeals.
1410.99   Penalty.
App. A    Virginia Uniform Statewide Building and Housing Code Fee Schedule
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Statewide Building Code - see Code of Va. §§ 36-98, 36-98.3, 36-99, 36-104, 36-105, 36-106
   Fences - see GEN. OFF. 618.01
   Design and construction of swimming pools - see B.R. & T. 838.23 et seq.
   Addressing of premises - see S.U. & P.S. Ch. 1026 
   Construction of sewers - see S.U. & P.S. Ch. 1060, 1064.10 et seq., Ch. 1070
   Improvements in subdivisions - see P. & Z. Ch. 1245
1410.01   ADOPTION BY REFERENCE; FILE AND DISTRIBUTION COPIES.
   (a)   For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the inspection, construction, alteration, repair, removal and demolition of buildings and structures not otherwise regulated in this Chapter - Building and Housing Code, for the installation of equipment, for the establishment of fees and for the imposition of penalties for violations, those portions of that certain building code known as the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, as amended, which portions are specifically identified and set forth in subsection (b) hereof, are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this chapter takes effect, the provisions of such Building Code shall be controlling in all matters contained therein, and from such effective date all ordinances enacted prior hereto regulating the construction and alteration of buildings and structures are superseded.
   (b)   The following portions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code are hereby adopted for enforcement in the County:
      (1)   "New Construction Code," in its entirety; and
      (2)   "Virginia Maintenance Code," including and expressly limited to:
         A.   Unsafe structure provisions.
         B.   Exterior property and structure provisions; General (Section 301); Exterior Property Areas (Section 302); Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs (Section 303); and Exterior Structure (Section 304).
         C.   Occupancy limitations provisions.
   (c)   Copies of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code are filed and are available for inspection in the offices of the Department of Building and Development in Leesburg, Virginia, which copies shall be made available for inspection and examination during regular County business hours, Monday through Friday, except for holidays or inclement weather closings. The department may charge a reasonable fee for distribution of the Building Code based on production and distribution costs.
(Ord. 87-09. Passed 7-20-87; Ord. 91-23. Passed 9-17-91; Ord. 93-13. Passed 11-17-93; Ord. 03-06. Passed 7-8-03; Ord. 04-18. Passed 9-7-04; Ord. 09-09. Passed 6-8-09.)
1410.02   PENDING PROCEEDINGS.
   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding now pending in any court, or any right acquired or liability incurred, or any cause of action accrued or existing under any act or ordinance repealed hereby, nor shall any right or remedy of any character in existence prior to the adoption of this chapter be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
(Ord. 82-07. Passed 5-17-82; Ord. 03-06. Passed 7-8-03.)
1410.03   INTERPRETATION.
   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede the Zoning Administrator's authority under the Zoning Ordinance in matters outside of the manner of construction or materials to be used in the erection, alteration or repair of a building or structure.
(Ord. 82-07. Passed 5-17-82; Ord. 03-06. Passed 7-8-03.)
1410.04   EFFECTIVE DATE.
   Amendments and changes to this chapter shall be effective as of the date of adoption.
(Ord. 87-09. Passed 7-20-87; Ord. 03-06. Passed 7-8-03.)
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