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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 13. Housing
Agency 5. Department of Housing And Community Development
Chapter 91. Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Regulations
3/28/2023

13VAC5-91-160. Use of model codes and standards.

A. Industrialized buildings entering the production assembly line after the effective date of the 2018 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 industrialized buildings entering the assembly line during a one-year period after the effective date of the 2018 edition of this chapter:

1. ICC International Building Code - 2015 Edition

2. ICC International Plumbing Code - 2015 Edition

3. ICC International Mechanical Code - 2015 Edition

4. National Fire Protection Association Standard Number 70 (National Electrical Code) - 2014 Edition

5. ICC International Fuel Gas Code - 2015 Edition

6. ICC International Energy Conservation Code - 2015 Edition

7. ICC International Residential Code - 2015 Edition

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

1. ICC International Building Code - 2018 Edition

2. ICC International Plumbing Code - 2018 Edition

3. ICC International Mechanical Code - 2018 Edition

4. National Electrical Code - 2017 Edition

5. ICC International Fuel Gas Code - 2018 Edition

6. ICC International Energy Conservation Code - 2018 Edition

7. ICC International Residential Code - 2018 Edition

Note: As the 2018 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 2018 edition of the Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Regulations or the 2018 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

Statutory Authority

§ 36-73 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 12, eff. April 15, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 25, eff. October 1, 2003; Volume 22, Issue 3, eff. November 16, 2005; Volume 24, Issue 14, eff. May 1, 2008; Volume 27, Issue 2, 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; Volume 34, Issue 18, eff. September 4, 2018; Volume 37, Issue 14, eff. July 1, 2021.

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