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Madison County, Virginia Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Madison County, 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 Madison County, 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.

Madison 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)(Madison County, VA Sec. 8-2. - Adoption.)

...Building Code; and (2) The procedures for the administration and enforcement of the provisions adopted herein; provided, the Code Official shall only enforce the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of Part III, of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, concerning...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Madison County ? Yes
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Local Design Criteria

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After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Madison County, 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

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. Madison County, 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.

Commercial Building Code

Madison 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)(Madison County, VA Sec. 8-4. - General requirements.)

...In addition to adopting the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, Part III, as cited in section 8-1 above, the following provision is hereby adopted and incorporated as part of this chapter: (1) Swimming pools shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary...

Comments

After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Madison County, 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.

Existing Buildings

After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Madison County, 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.

Other Building Codes

After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Madison County, 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):