Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. The Plains, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Fauquier County, VA.
Fauquier County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Fauquier County PLRB Profile. Fauquier County, VA Muni. Code § 5-1.
Effective 09/04/2018, the state of Virginia adopted the following codes:
Helpful resources for The Plains, 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.
The Plains 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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Drip Edge
Drip Edge: no
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for The Plains ? Yes
Comments:
Design Criteria For Fauquier County, VA
Ground snow load: 30 pounds per sq. foot (PSF)
Wind speed: 90 miles per hour three second gust; 76 miles per hour fasted wind speed
Residential seismic design category: A
Weathering probability for concrete: Severe
Termite infestation probability: Moderate to Heavy
Decay probability: Slight to Moderate
Ice/Water shield required: Yes
Winter design temperature: 17 degrees Fahrenheit
Air freezing index: Less than or equal to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit
Frost depth: 24 inches
Mean annual temperature: 54.4 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. The Plains, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Fauquier County, VA.
Fauquier County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Fauquier County PLRB Profile. Fauquier County, VA Muni. Code § 5-1.
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. The Plains, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Fauquier County, VA.
Fauquier County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Fauquier County PLRB Profile. Fauquier County, VA Muni. Code § 5-1.
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
The Plains 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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Comments
After researching, we were unable to locate the building code adoption ordinance. The Plains, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Fauquier County, VA.
Fauquier County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Fauquier County PLRB Profile. Fauquier County, VA Muni. Code § 5-1.
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. The Plains, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Fauquier County, VA.
Fauquier County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Fauquier County PLRB Profile. Fauquier County, VA Muni. Code § 5-1.
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. The Plains, VA falls under the jurisdiction of Fauquier County, VA.
Fauquier County, VA adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) (based upon the ICC body of codes). Va. Code Ann. § 36-105. Fauquier County PLRB Profile. Fauquier County, VA Muni. Code § 5-1.
Fauquier County, VA has also adopted the following codes (included in the 2015 VCC):
