Virginia Administrative Code › Title 13 - HOUSING › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 63 - VIRGINIA UNIFORM STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE › Part I - Construction › Section 13VAC5-63-200 - Chapter 2 Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Add
				  the following definitions to Section 202 of the IBC to read:
Aboveground liquid fertilizer storage tank (ALFST). A
					 device that contains an accumulation of liquid fertilizer (i) constructed of
					 nonearthen materials, such as concrete, steel, or plastic, that provide
					 structural support; (ii) having a capacity of 100,000 gallons (378,500 L) or
					 greater and (iii) the volume of which is more than 90% above the surface of the
					 ground. The term does not include any wastewater treatment or wastewater
					 storage tank, utility, or industry pollution control equipment.
Building regulations. Any law, rule, resolution,
					 regulation, ordinance, or code, general or special, or compilation thereof
					 enacted or adopted by the Commonwealth or any county or municipality, including
					 departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, or other agencies thereof relating
					 to construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, repair, maintenance,
					 or use of structures and buildings and installation of equipment therein. The
					 term does not include zoning ordinances or other land use controls that do not
					 affect the manner of construction or materials to be used in the erection,
					 alteration, or repair of a building or structure.
Chemical fume hood. A ventilated enclosure designed to
					 contain and exhaust fumes, gases, vapors, mists, and particulate matter
					 generated within the hood.
Construction. The construction, reconstruction, alteration,
					 repair, or conversion of buildings and structures.
Day-night average sound level (Ldn). A 24-hour energy
					 average sound level expressed in dBA with a 10 decibel penalty applied to noise
					 occurring between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
DHCD. The Virginia Department of Housing and Community
					 Development.
Emergency communication equipment. Emergency communication
					 equipment, includes two-way radio communications, signal booster,
					 bi-directional amplifiers, radiating cable systems, internal multiple antenna,
					 or a combination of these.
Emergency public safety personnel. Emergency public safety
					 personnel and includes firefighters, emergency medical personnel,
					 law-enforcement officers, and other emergency public safety personnel routinely
					 called upon to provide emergency assistance to members of the public in a wide
					 variety of emergency situations, including fires, medical emergencies, violent
					 crimes, and terrorist attacks.
Emergency supplemental hardware. Any approved hardware used
					 only for emergency events or drills to keep intruders from entering the room
					 during an active shooter or hostile threat event or drill.
Equipment. Plumbing, heating, electrical, ventilating,
					 air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, elevators, dumbwaiters,
					 escalators, and other mechanical additions or installations.
Farm building or structure. A building or structure not
					 used for residential purposes, located on property where farming operations
					 take place, and used primarily for any of the following uses:
1. Storage, handling, production, display,
				  sampling or sale of agricultural, horticultural, floricultural, or
				  silvicultural products produced in the farm.
2. Sheltering, raising, handling, processing,
				  or sale of agricultural animals or agricultural animal products.
3. Business or office uses relating to the
				  farm operations.
4. Use of farm
				  machinery or equipment or maintenance or storage of vehicles, machinery, or
				  equipment on the farm.
5. Storage
				  or use of supplies and materials used on the farm.
6. Implementation of best management
				  practices associated with farm operations.
Hospice facility. An institution, place, or building owned
					 or operated by a hospice provider and licensed by the Virginia Department of
					 Health as a hospice facility to provide room, board, and palliative and
					 supportive medical and other health services to terminally ill patients and
					 their families, including respite and symptom management, on a 24-hour basis to
					 individuals requiring such care pursuant to the orders of a physician.
Industrialized building. A combination of one or more
					 closed panels, sections, or modules, subject to state regulations and including
					 the necessary electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, and other service
					 systems, manufactured off-site and transported to the point of use for
					 installation or erection, with or without other specified components, to
					 comprise a finished building. Manufactured homes defined in §
												36-85.3 of the Code of Virginia
					 and certified under the provisions of the National Manufactured Home
					 Construction and Safety Standards Act (42 USC §
													5401 et seq.) shall
					 not be considered industrialized buildings for the purpose of this code.
LBBCA. Local board of building code appeals.
Liquid fertilizer. A fluid in which a fertilizer is in true
					 solution. This term does not include anhydrous ammonia or a solution used in
					 pollution control.
Local building department. Any agency of any local
					 governing body charged with the administration, supervision, or enforcement of
					 this code, approval of construction documents, inspection of buildings or
					 structures, or issuance of permits, licenses, certificates, or similar
					 documents.
Local governing body. The governing body of any city,
					 county, or town in this Commonwealth.
Locality. A city, county, or town in this
					 Commonwealth.
Manufactured home. A structure subject to federal
					 regulation that is transportable in one or more sections; is eight body feet or
					 more in width and 40 body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is
					 320 or more square feet when erected on site; is built on a permanent chassis;
					 is designed to be used as a single-family dwelling, with or without a permanent
					 foundation when connected to the required utilities; and includes the plumbing,
					 heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained in the
					 structure.
Marina. Any installation, operating under public or private
					 ownership, that has a structure providing dockage or moorage for boats, other
					 than paddleboats or rowboats, and provides, through sale, rental, fee, or on a
					 free basis, any equipment, supply, or service, including fuel, electricity, or
					 water, for the convenience of the public or its lessees, renters, or users of
					 its facilities. A dock or pier with or without slips that exclusively serves a
					 single-family residential lot for the use of the owner of the lot is not a
					 marina.
Night club. Any building in which the main use is a place
					 of public assembly that provides exhibition, performance, or other forms of
					 entertainment; serves alcoholic beverages; and provides music and space for
					 dancing.
Permissible fireworks. Any sparklers, fountains, Pharaoh's
					 serpents, caps for pistols, or pinwheels commonly known as whirligigs or
					 spinning jennies.
Permit holder. The person to whom the permit is
					 issued.
Public building. A structure or building that is owned,
					 leased, or otherwise occupied by a municipality or the state and used for any
					 municipal or public purposes by the municipality or the state.
Short-term holding area. An area containing a holding cell,
					 or a holding room, including associated rooms or spaces where the occupants are
					 restrained or detained by the use of security measures not under the occupant's
					 control for less than 24 hours.
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Skirting. A weather-resistant material used to enclose the
					 space from the bottom of the manufactured home to grade.
Slip. A berth or space where a boat may be secured to a
					 fixed or floating structure, including a dock, finger pier, boat lift, or
					 mooring buoy.
Sound transmission class (STC) rating. A single number
					 characterizing the sound reduction performance of a material tested in
					 accordance with ASTM E90-90, "Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound
					 Transmission Loss of Building Partitions."
State regulated care facility (SRCF). A building occupied
					 by persons in the care of others where program oversight is provided by the
					 Virginia Department of Social Services, the Virginia Department of Behavioral
					 Health and Developmental Services, the Virginia Department of Education, the
					 Virginia Department of Health, or the Virginia Department of Juvenile
					 Justice.
State Review Board. The Virginia State Building Code
					 Technical Review Board as established under §
											36-108 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Teaching and research laboratory. A building or portion of
					 a building where hazardous materials are stored, used, and handled for the
					 purpose of testing, analysis, teaching, research, or developmental activities
					 on a nonproduction basis rather than in a manufacturing process.
Technical assistant. Any person employed by or under an
					 extended contract to a local building department or local enforcing agency for
					 enforcing the USBC, including inspectors, plans reviewers, and permit
					 technicians. For the purpose of this definition, an extended contract shall be
					 a contract with an aggregate term of 18 months or longer.
Tenable environment. An environment in which the products
					 of combustion, including smoke, toxic gases, particulates, and heat are limited
					 or otherwise restricted in order to maintain the impact on occupants, including
					 those in the area of fire origin, to a level that is not life threatening and
					 permits the rescue of occupants for a limited time.
VADR. The Virginia Amusement Device Regulations
					 (13VAC5-31).
VCS. The Virginia Certification Standards (13VAC5-21).
Working day. A day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a legal
					 local, state or national holiday.