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The Board of Housing and Community Development (BHCD) consists of 14 citizen members, including 11 members appointed by the governor from each of Virginia’s Congressional Districts, a representative from the Virginia Fire Services Board appointed by the chair of that board, the executive director of the Virginia Housing Development Authority and the director of regulatory compliance of the Virginia Building & Code Officials Association.

CODE DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC COMMENT EMAIL: 

publiccomment_codedevelopment@dhcd.virginia.gov

2021 Code Development Cycle

August 28, 2023 Meeting

Book 5 – Final Regulations - Statewide Fire Prevention Code

Book 6- Final Regulations - Uniform Statewide Building Code, Industrialized Building Safety Regulations, Virginia Amusement Device Regulations

Additional Public Comment

Updated Memo – Editorial Corrections, Final Regulations

Proposed Phase Public Comment

Uniform Statewide Building Code

Statewide Fire Prevention Code

Virginia Amusement Device Regulations

Industrialized Building Safety Regulations

May 8 Public Hearing: Transcript | Recording

December 12, 2022 Board of Housing and Community Development Meeting Materials

Proposed Regulations Memo

Book 3 - Proposed Regulations: Statewide Fire Prevention Code 

Book 4 - Proposed Regulations:  Uniform Statewide Building Code, Industrialized Building Safety Regulations, and Virginia Amusement Device Regulations

Additional Public Comment (Updated 12/9/22)

October 3, 2022 Board of Housing and Community Development Meeting Materials

Board Materials Memo

Book 1 Part 1 - Statewide Fire Prevention Code (SFPC) Base Document and Proposals

Book 1 Part 2 - Additional supplemental information related to SFPC Proposals

Book 2 Part 1 - Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) Base Document and Proposals (consensus for both approval and disapproval)

Book 2 Part 2 - USBC Proposals (non-consensus), Industrialized Building Safety Regulations (IBSR) Base Document and Proposals, and the Virginia Amusement Device Regulations (VADR) Base Document and Proposals 

Book 2 Part 3 - Additional supplemental information related to USBC, IBSR and VADR Proposals

Additional Public Comments (UPDATED 10/3/2022)

Book 2, Additional Items

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Board Policy # 2 - Code Development Cycle: Stakeholder Code Change Proposal Submission

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) - Public Comments

DHCD Building and Fire Regulation 2021 Code Development Cycle Page

March 21, 2022 Public Hearing Transcript