Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
No local adoptions or amendments were located on the city website or ordinances.
Helpful resources for Chesapeake, West Virginia include the following.
Residential Building Code
West Virginia adopted a model state residential code but it is not in force unless adopted locally.See PLRB,
West Virginia Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Chesapeake adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.
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2021 Virginia Residential Code (2021 IRC)(Chesapeake, VA Sec. 14-31. - Adopted.)
...There is adopted and incorporated by reference the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building
Code which shall control all matters concerning the construction, alteration, addition,
repair, removal, demolition, use, movement, location and occupancy of all buildings
and all other functions which pertain to the installation of systems vital to all...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: undetermined
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Chesapeake ? Unclear
Comments:
No amendment to Table R301.2(1) was found in the municipal code or city website. Therefore, it is unclear if ice barrier underlayment is required.
Government Officials
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First Name |
Title |
E-mail |
Phone |
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Town Hall Clerk |
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(304) 949-1496 |
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Comments
No local adoptions or amendments were located on the city website or ordinances. Refer to the state codes.
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.
No local adoptions or amendments were located on the city website or ordinances. Refer to the state codes.
Commercial Building Code
Chesapeake adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.
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2021 Virginia Construction Code (2021 IBC)(Chesapeake, VA Sec. 14-31. - Adopted.)
...There is adopted and incorporated by reference the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building
Code which shall control all matters concerning the construction, alteration, addition,
repair, removal, demolition, use, movement, location and occupancy of all buildings
and all other functions which pertain to the installation of systems vital to all...
Comments
No local adoptions or amendments were located on the city website or ordinances. Refer to the state codes.
Existing Buildings
No local adoptions or amendments were located on the city website or ordinances. Refer to the state codes.
Other Building Codes
No local adoptions or amendments were located on the city website or ordinances. Refer to the state codes.
