                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD TO PROMULGATE STATEWIDE CODE; OTHER CODES AND REGULATIONS SUPERSEDED;
EXCEPTIONS (§ 36-98)

The Board is hereby directed and empowered to adopt and promulgate a Uniform
Statewide Building Code. Such building code shall supersede the building codes
and regulations of the counties, municipalities and other political subdivisions
and state agencies.
		However, such Code shall not supersede the regulations of other state agencies
which require and govern the functional design and operation of building related
activities not covered by the Uniform Statewide Building Code including but not
limited to (i) public water supply systems, (ii) waste water treatment and
disposal systems, and (iii) solid waste facilities. Nor shall state agencies be
prevented from requiring, pursuant to other state law, that buildings and
equipment be maintained in accordance with provisions of the Uniform Statewide
Building Code.
		Such Code also shall supersede the provisions of local ordinances applicable
to single-family residential construction that (a) regulate dwelling foundations
or crawl spaces, (b) require the use of specific building materials or finishes
in construction, or (c) require minimum surface area or numbers of windows;
however, such Code shall not supersede proffered conditions accepted as a part
of a rezoning application, conditions imposed upon the grant of special
exceptions, special or conditional use permits or variances, conditions imposed
upon a clustering of single-family homes and preservation of open space
development through standards, conditions, and criteria established by a
locality pursuant to subdivision 8 of § 15.2-2242 or § 15.2-2286.1, or land
use requirements in airport or highway overlay districts, or historic districts
created pursuant to § 15.2-2306, or local flood plain regulations adopted as a
condition of participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.

HISTORY: 1972, c. 829; 1977, c. 613; 1979, c. 718; 1980, c. 104; 1982, c. 267;
2001, c. 525; 2002, c. 703; 2006, c. 903.