Virginia Administrative Code › Title 13 - HOUSING › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 63 - VIRGINIA UNIFORM STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE › Part III - Maintenance › Section 13VAC5-63-450 - Chapter 1 Administration; Section 101 General

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Section 101.1 Short title. The Virginia
				  Uniform Statewide Building Code, Part III, the Virginia Maintenance Code, may
				  be cited as the "Virginia Property Maintenance Code," or the short title of
				  "VPMC."
B. Section 101.2
				  Incorporation by reference. Chapters 2 through 8 of the 2021 International
				  Property Maintenance Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc.,
				  are adopted and incorporated by reference to be an enforceable part of the
				  VPMC. The term "IPMC" means the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code,
				  published by the International Code Council, Inc. Any codes and standards
				  referenced in the IPMC are also considered to be part of the incorporation by
				  reference, except that such codes and standards are used only to the prescribed
				  extent of each such reference.
C.
				  Section 101.3 Numbering system. A dual numbering system is used in the VPMC to
				  correlate the numbering system of the Virginia Administrative Code with the
				  numbering system of the IPMC. IPMC numbering system designations are provided
				  in the catchlines of the Virginia Administrative Code sections and cross
				  references between sections or chapters of the Virginia Maintenance Code use
				  only the IPMC numbering system designations. The term "chapter" is used in the
				  context of the numbering system of the IPMC and may mean a chapter in the VPMC,
				  a chapter in the IPMC, or a chapter in a referenced code or standard, depending
				  on the context of the use of the term. The term "chapter" is not used to
				  designate a chapter of the Virginia Administrative Code, unless clearly
				  indicated.
D. Section 101.4
				  Arrangement of code provisions. The VPMC is comprised of the combination of (i)
				  the provisions of Chapter 1, Administration, which are established herein, (ii)
				  Chapters 2 through 8 of the IPMC, which are incorporated by reference in
				  Section 101.2, and (iii) the changes to the text of the incorporated chapters
				  of the IPMC which are specifically identified. The terminology "changes to the
				  text of the incorporated chapters of the IPMC which are specifically
				  identified" shall also be referred to as the "state amendments to the IPMC."
				  Such state amendments to the IPMC are set out using corresponding chapter and
				  section numbers of the IPMC numbering system.
E. Section 101.5 Use of terminology and
				  notes. The term "this code," or "the code," where used in the provisions of
				  Chapter 1, in Chapters 2 through 8 of the IPMC, or in the state amendments to
				  the IPMC, means the VPMC, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The
				  term "this code," or "the code," where used in a code or standard referenced in
				  the IPMC, means that code or standard, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise. The term "USBC" where used in this code means the VCC unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, the use of notes in Chapter 1
				  is to provide information only and shall not be construed as changing the
				  meaning of any code provision. Notes in the IPMC, in the codes and standards
				  referenced in the IPMC, and in the state amendments to the IPMC may modify the
				  content of a related provision and shall be considered to be a valid part of
				  the provision, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
F. Section 101.6 Order of precedence. The
				  provisions of this code shall be used as follows:
1. The provisions of Chapter 1 of this code
				  supersede any provisions of Chapters 2 through 8 of the IPMC that address the
				  same subject matter and impose differing requirements.
2. The provisions of Chapter 1 of this code
				  supersede any provisions of the codes and standards referenced in the IPMC that
				  address the same subject matter and impose differing requirements.
3. The state amendments to the IPMC supersede
				  any provisions of Chapters 2 through 8 of the IPMC that address the same
				  subject matter and impose differing requirements.
4. The state amendments to the IPMC supersede
				  any provisions of the codes and standards referenced in the IPMC that address
				  the same subject matter and impose differing requirements.
5. The provisions of Chapters 2 through 8 of
				  the IPMC supersede any provisions of the codes and standards referenced in the
				  IPMC that address the same subject matter and impose differing
				  requirements.