                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ASBESTOS INSPECTION IN BUILDINGS TO BE RENOVATED OR DEMOLISHED; EXCEPTIONS (§
36-99.7)

A. A local building department shall not issue a building permit allowing a
building for which an initial building permit was issued before January 1, 1985,
to be renovated or demolished until the local building department receives
certification from the owner or his agent that the affected portions of the
building have been inspected for the presence of asbestos by an individual
licensed to perform such inspections pursuant to &#xA7; 54.1-503 and that no
asbestos-containing materials were found or that appropriate response actions
will be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act
National Emission Standard for the Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAPS) (40 CFR 61,
Subpart M), and the asbestos worker protection requirements established by the
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for construction workers (29
CFR 1926.1101). Local educational agencies that are subject to the requirements
established by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act (AHERA) shall also certify compliance with 40 CFR 763 and
subsequent amendments thereto.

B. To meet the inspection requirements of subsection A except with respect to
schools, asbestos inspection of renovation projects consisting only of repair or
replacement of roofing, floorcovering, or siding materials may be satisfied by a
statement that the materials to be repaired or replaced are assumed to contain
friable asbestos and that asbestos installation, removal, or encapsulation will
be accomplished by a licensed asbestos contractor.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to single-family dwellings or
residential housing with four or fewer units, unless the renovation or
demolition of such buildings is for commercial or public development purposes.
The provisions of this section shall not apply if the combined amount of
regulated asbestos-containing material involved in the renovation or demolition
is less than 260 linear feet on pipes or less than 160 square feet on other
facility components or less than thirty-five cubic feet off facility components
where the length or area could not be measured previously.

D. An abatement area shall not be reoccupied until the building official
receives certification from the owner that the response actions have been
completed and final clearances have been measured. The final clearance levels
for reoccupancy of the abatement area shall be 0.01 or fewer asbestos fibers per
cubic centimeter if determined by Phase Contrast Microscopy analysis (PCM) or 70
or fewer structures per square millimeter if determined by Transmission Electron
Microscopy analysis (TEM).

HISTORY: 1987, c. 656; 1988, c. 723; 1989, c. 398; 1990, c. 823; 1993, c. 660;
1996, c. 742; 1997, c. 166.