Updated : 04/22/2024
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Falls Church, VA falls under the jurisdiction of the State of Virginia which adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the following codes:
Helpful resources for Falls Church, Virginia include the following.Falls Church 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.
2021 Virginia Residential Code (2021 IRC)(Falls Church, VA Sec. 6-19. - Building official appointed.)
...manager shall appoint a building official for the purpose of enforcing the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. (Code 1982, § 6-1.1; Ord. No. 1164, 11-10-1986) State Law reference— Uniform statewide building code, Code of Virginia, § 36-97 et seq....
Drip Edge: no
Local Design Load Criteria
Ground Snow Load: 25psf
Wind Speed for Risk Category II Buildings:
Nominal (Vasd) – 90mph; Ultimate (Vult) – 115mph
Frost Depth: 24inches
Presumptive Soil Bearing Capacity: 1500psf
Design Lateral Soil Pressure (per foot of depth): 60psf
Seismic spectral response accelerations:
Short Period (Ss) – 0.120g; 1‐second Period (S1) – 0.051g
Residential Seismic Design Category (SiteClassD): A
Weathering Probability for Concrete: Severe
Termite Infestation Probability: Moderate to Heavy
Ice Shield Underlayment Required: Yes
Flood Hazard (NFIP entry date): July 16, 2004
Winter Design Temperature: 17°F
Air Freezing Index: ≤1500°F
Mean Annual Temperature: 50°F
https://www.fallschurchva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5860/Building-Safety-Codes-and-Design-Loads?bidId=
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Falls Church, VA falls under the jurisdiction of the State of Virginia which adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the 2015 Virginia Residential Code.
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.
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Falls Church, VA falls under the jurisdiction of the State of Virginia which adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105.
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.
Falls Church 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.
2021 Virginia Construction Code (2021 IBC)(Falls Church, VA Sec. 6-23. - Enforcement, applicability and fines.)
...In addition to the authority granted by Part III of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, the building official, assisted by offices designated by the city manager, is hereby authorized to take corrective actions and issue a warning notice or a notice of violation for any violation of this chapter pursuant to the procedures in this...
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Falls Church, VA falls under the jurisdiction of the State of Virginia which adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the 2015 Virginia Construction Code.
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Falls Church, VA falls under the jurisdiction of the State of Virginia which adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the 2015 Virginia Existing Building Code (VEBC), with amendments (based upon the 2015 IEBC).
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Falls Church, VA falls under the jurisdiction of the State of Virginia which adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105.
The State of Virginia has also adopted the following codes (included in the 2015 VCC):
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