Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Waynesboro, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Waynesboro, VA Muni. Code § 18-26.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the following codes:
Helpful resources for Waynesboro, Virginia include the following.
Residential Building Code
Virginia adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control. Authority for local amendments will be limited.See PLRB,
Virginia Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Waynesboro adopted the 2015 Virginia Residential CodeYou can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
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2021 Virginia Residential Code (2021 IRC)(Waynesboro, VA Sec. 18-26. - Adoption of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.)
...and regulations of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (the "building
code"), as promulgated and updated from time to time by the Virginia Board of Housing
and Community Development (the "board"). The building code, as adopted herein, includes
Volume 1: Virginia Construction Code, Volume II: the Virginia Existing Building Code,
and Volume...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: no
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Waynesboro ? Undetermined
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Design Standards
Design Wind Speed |
90 mph, 3 second burst |
Frost Depth |
24 inches below finish grade |
Ground Snow Load |
43 psf |
Seismic Design Category |
B |
Winter Design Temperature |
16 degrees F |
Termite |
Moderate/Heavy |
Weathering |
Severe |
Current building codes |
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Comments
Waynesboro, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Waynesboro, VA Muni. Code § 18-26.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the 2015 Virginia Residential Code.
Existing Buildings
Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of
construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.
Waynesboro, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Waynesboro, VA Muni. Code § 18-26.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the 2015 Virginia Existing Building Code (VEBC), with amendments (based upon the 2015 IEBC).
Chapter 11 of the 2015 VEBC provides retrofit regulations.
Appendix J of the 2015 IRC was not included in the 2015 VRC.
Commercial Building Code
Waynesboro adopted the 2015 Virginia Construction CodeYou can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
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2021 Virginia Construction Code (2021 IBC)(Waynesboro, VA Sec. 18-26. - Adoption of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.)
...and regulations of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (the "building
code"), as promulgated and updated from time to time by the Virginia Board of Housing
and Community Development (the "board"). The building code, as adopted herein, includes
Volume 1: Virginia Construction Code, Volume II: the Virginia Existing Building Code,
and Volume...
Comments
Waynesboro, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Waynesboro, VA Muni. Code § 18-26.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the 2015 Virginia Construction Code.
Existing Buildings
Waynesboro, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Waynesboro, VA Muni. Code § 18-26.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the 2015 Virginia Existing Building Code (VEBC), with amendments (based upon the 2015 IEBC).
Chapter 11 of the 2015 VEBC provides retrofit regulations.
Other Building Codes
Waynesboro, VA has also adopted the following codes (included in the 2015 VCC):
Waynesboro, VA Muni. Code § 18-26.