Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Charles City County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Charles City County, VA Muni. Code § 8-2.

Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the following codes:

• 2015 Virginia Residential Code
• 2015 Virginia Construction Code

Helpful resources for Charles City County, Virginia include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Charles City County, VA Building Inspections
• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Virginia

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.

Charles City County 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)(Charles City County, VA Sec. 8-50. - Procedures of state building code to be followed.)

...The enforcement procedures of Volume II, "The Building Maintenance Code," of the Uniform Statewide Building Code shall be instituted by the building inspector when an unsafe condition is discovered by the building inspector or when a written complaint is filed with the building inspector....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Charles City County ? Yes
Comments:

No county amendments to Table R301.2(1) were found in the residential code amendments.

Contacted Dallas Johnson, Building Official, (11/05/2019) who informed us that ice barriers are required.

Government Officials

Comments

Charles City County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Charles City County, VA Muni. Code § 8-2.

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.

Charles City County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Charles City County, VA Muni. Code § 8-2.

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

Charles City County 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)(Charles City County, VA Sec. 8-50. - Procedures of state building code to be followed.)

...The enforcement procedures of Volume II, "The Building Maintenance Code," of the Uniform Statewide Building Code shall be instituted by the building inspector when an unsafe condition is discovered by the building inspector or when a written complaint is filed with the building inspector....

Comments

Charles City County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Charles City County, VA Muni. Code § 8-2.

Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the 2015 Virginia Construction Code.

Existing Buildings

Charles City County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Charles City County, VA Muni. Code § 8-2.

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