Building Code and Standards
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 312 - McClellan - Building Code; appeals to local board and State Technical Review Board. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063) | 03/09/10 |
| notes: Clarifies that any person aggrieved by a local building official's application of the Uniform Statewide Building Code may appeal to the local board of Building Code appeals. The bill also removes the authority of the State Technical Review Board to hear appeals from the Virginia Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Law and the Virginia Certification Standards adopted by the Board of Housing and Community Development. | |||
| HB 369 - Ware, O. - Statewide Building Code; rental inspection ordinance may require certain owners to post signs. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Left in General Laws | 02/16/10 |
| notes: Provides that a rental inspection ordinance may include a provision that requires the owners of any multifamily residential development in a rental inspection district, which development contains more than 10 dwelling units and is managed by a property manager or managing agent of the owner, to post signs on such property conspicuous to public view identifying the name, address, and telephone number of the property manager or managing agent of the owner. The building department may develop a form for such purpose. | |||
| HB 517 - Rust - Uniform Statewide Building Code; court may order violations on nonresidential buildings be abated. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0087) | 03/09/10 |
| notes: Provides that a court may order violations of the Uniform Statewide Building Code on nonresidential buildings or structures be abated or otherwise remedied if the violations remain when the court is authorized to assess civil penalties. Currently the court is required to order abatement for residential buildings or structures but is not authorized to do so if the building or structure is nonresidential. | |||
| HB 687 - Miller, J.H. - Uniform Statewide Building Code; increases civil penalty. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094) | 03/09/10 |
| notes: Increases the civil penalty for a second or subsequent violations from $150 to $350 and the total for violations arising from the same operative set of facts from $3,000 to $4,000. HB 299 (Del. Torian) and HB 493 (Del. Lingemfelter) have been incorporated into this bill. | |||
| HB 954 - Howell, A.T. - Uniform Statewide Building Code; rental inspections, penalty. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Passed by in General Laws with letter | 01/21/10 |
| notes: Increases the penalty for the willful failure of an owner of a dwelling unit, who is using the dwelling unit for residential rental purposes, to provide written notification of the residential rentals to the local governing body from a maximum of $50 to a maximum of $250. | |||
| HB 1260 - Brink - Uniform Statewide Building Code; buildings or structures built on state-owned property. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105) | 03/09/10 |
| notes: Provides that the Uniform Statewide Building Code shall also apply to buildings or structures built on state-owned property. The bill requires the Department of General Services to act as the building official for all buildings or structures built on state-owned property. The bill contains technical amendments. | |||
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