Virginia Administrative Code › Title 13 - HOUSING › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 63 - VIRGINIA UNIFORM STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE › Part II - Existing Buildings › Section 13VAC5-63-400 - 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 II, Existing Buildings, may be cited as
				  the "Virginia Existing Building Code" or as the "VEBC."
B. Section 101.2 Incorporation by reference.
				  Chapters 2 through 16 of the 2021 International Existing Building Code,
				  published by the International Code Council, Inc., are adopted and incorporated
				  by reference to be an enforceable part of the VEBC. The term "IEBC" means the
				  2021 International Existing Building Code, published by the International Code
				  Council, Inc. Any codes and standards referenced in the IEBC 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 VEBC to correlate the
				  numbering system of the Virginia Administrative Code with the numbering system
				  of the IEBC. IEBC numbering system designations are provided in the catchlines
				  of the Virginia Administrative Code sections and cross references between
				  sections or chapters of the VEBC use only the IEBC numbering system
				  designations. The term "chapter" is used in the context of the numbering system
				  of the IEBC and may mean a chapter in the VEBC, a chapter in the IEBC 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 VEBC is comprised of the combination of (i) the provisions of
				  Chapter 1, Administration, which are established herein, (ii) Chapters 2
				  through 16 of the IEBC, which are incorporated by reference in Section 101.2,
				  and (iii) the changes to the text of the incorporated chapters of the IEBC that
				  are specifically identified, including any new chapters added. The terminology
				  "changes to the text of the incorporated chapters of the IEBC that are
				  specifically identified, including any new chapters added" shall also be
				  referred to as the "state amendments to the IEBC." Such state amendments to the
				  IEBC are set out using corresponding chapter and section numbers of the IEBC
				  numbering system. In addition, since Chapter 1 of the IEBC is not incorporated
				  as part of the VEBC, any reference to a provision of Chapter 1 of the IEBC in
				  the provisions of Chapters 2 through 16 of the IEBC is generally invalid.
				  However, where the purpose of such a reference would clearly correspond to a
				  provision of Chapter 1 established in this section, then the reference may be
				  construed to be a valid reference to such corresponding Chapter 1
				  provision.
E. Section 101.5 Use of
				  terminology and notes. The provisions of this code shall be used as follows:
1. The term "this code," or "the code," where
				  used in the provisions of Chapter 1, in Chapters 2 through 16 of the IEBC, or
				  in the state amendments to the IEBC, means the VEBC, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise.
2. The term
				  "this code," or "the code," where used in a code or standard referenced in the
				  VEBC, means that code or standard, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
3. The term "USBC" where
				  used in this code, means the VCC, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
4. 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.
5. Notes in the IEBC, in the codes and
				  standards referenced in the IEBC, and in the state amendments to the IEBC 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.
6. References to
				  International Codes and standards, where used in this code, include state
				  amendments made to those International Codes and standards in the VCC.
Note: See Section 101.2 of the VCC for a list of major
					 codes and standards referenced in the VCC.