Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Onancock, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Accomack County, VA.
Accomack County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Accomack County PLRB Profile. Accomack County, VA Muni. Code § 18-1.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the following codes:
Helpful resources for Onancock, 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.
Onancock 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)(Onancock, VA ARTICLE II. - BUILDING CODE)
...Footnotes: --- (1) ---
State Law reference—
Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, Code of Virginia, § 36-97 et seq....
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: no
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Onancock ? No
Comments:
No county amendments to Table R301.2(1) were found in the residential code amendments.
Contacted Mark Bowden, Accomack County Building Official, (10/09/2019) who informed us that ice barriers are not required.
Design Loads and Criteria
- Wind Load:
- 110-three second gust
- 90-fastest mile
- Seismic Zone: A1
- Roof Snow Load: 15 lbs PSF
- Termite: Moderate to Heavy
- Decay: Severe
- Weathering: Severe
- Frost Line Depth: 12 inches minimum
- Winter Design Temperature: 20-degrees
- Flood Hazards Adopted June 1, 1984 (New FEMA Panels March 16, 2009)
Government Officials
| Last Name |
First Name |
Title |
E-mail |
Phone |
Note |
| Bowden |
Mark |
Accomack County Building Official |
building@co.accomack.va.us |
(757) 787-5721 |
|
Comments
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Onancock, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Accomack County, VA.
Accomack County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Accomack County PLRB Profile. Accomack County, VA Muni. Code § 18-1.
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. Onancock, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Accomack County, VA.
Accomack County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Accomack County PLRB Profile. Accomack County, VA Muni. Code § 18-1.
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
Onancock 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)(Onancock, VA Sec. 34-239. - Conservation measures.)
...potential water savings for each category is similar.
(3)
The current Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC), 2000 Edition, as adopted in 1993,
references the 2000 International Plumbing Code which requires the installation of
low-flow shower heads (2.5 GPM) and...
Comments
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. Onancock, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Accomack County, VA.
Accomack County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Accomack County PLRB Profile. Accomack County, VA Muni. Code § 18-1.
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. Onancock, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Accomack County, VA.
Accomack County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Accomack County PLRB Profile. Accomack County, VA Muni. Code § 18-1.
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. Onancock, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Accomack County, VA.
Accomack County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Accomack County PLRB Profile. Accomack County, VA Muni. Code § 18-1.
Accomack County, VA has also adopted the following codes (included in the 2015 VCC):
