Building Inspections Division
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City of Roanoke Building Codes
The City of Roanoke, along with all other jurisdictions in the State of Virginia, oversees permitting and inspections by use of the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC). The provisions of the USBC are based on nationally recognized model building and fire codes published by the International Code Council, Inc. The model codes are made part of the USBC through a regulatory process known as incorporation by reference. The USBC also contains administrative provisions governing the use of the model codes and establishing requirements for the enforcement of the code by the local building departments and other code enforcement agencies. The current version of the USBC is known as the 2003 Edition of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and was effective throughout Virginia on May 1, 2008.
• 2006 Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code
o Part I The Virginia Construction Code
- 2006 International Building Code
- 2006 International Residential Code
- 2006 International Plumbing Code
- 2006 International Mechanical Code
- 2005 National Electric Code
- 2006 International Fuel Gas Code
- 2006 International Energy Conservation Code
o Part II The Virginia Rehabilitation Code
.. 2006 International Existing Buildings Code
o Part III The Virginia Maintenance Code
.. 2006 International Property Maintenance Code
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