There is hereby adopted by reference in the county that certain code known as the
Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, Volume I, the Virginia Construction Code,
Volume II, the Virginia Rehabilitation Code and Volume III, the Virginia Maintenance
Code as of the effective date set forth below or subsequently issued, and the whole
thereof, and the same is hereby incorporated herein as fully as if set out in length.
The effective date of the provisions of such code is September 9, 1974, and shall
control all matters set forth in section 4-1 above, and all other functions which pertain to the installation of systems vital
to all buildings and structures and their service equipment as defined by such code,
and shall apply to all existing and proposed structures in the county. The code adopted
by this section shall be hereinafter referenced in this chapter as the "Building Code".
(10-20-16.)
For state law as to duty of county to enforce Virginia Uniform Statewide Building
Code, see Code of Va., § 36-105. As to statutory provisions of Virginia Uniform Statewide
Building Code, see Code of Va., §§ 36-97 to 36-119.1.
