Pursuant to subdivision A 12 of § 2.2-4006 and § 36-100 of the Code of Virginia, the Board of Housing and Community Development will hold a public hearing on the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63), Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code (13VAC5-51), Virginia Amusement Device Regulations (13VAC5-31) and the Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Regulations (13VAC5-91).

At the public hearing, the Board will also receive comments regarding the Virginia Certification Standards (13VAC5-21), the Manufactured Home Safety Regulations (13VAC5-95), and the Emergency Cooling Regulations (13VAC5-63). Public hearings regarding these three regulations will also be held after publication of the proposed regulations as stated in their respective Notices of Intended Regulatory Action.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider updating the codes to the newest editions of the model codes and standards and to consider related proposals prior to the publication of proposed regulations.

The public hearing will be held at the Virginia Housing Center, 4224 Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on July 22, 2019.  If you have any questions please contact the Kyle Flanders at 804-786-6761 or kyle.flanders@dhcd.virginia.gov.