Commerce and Trade
Department of Housing and Community Development
Board of Housing and Community Development
Mandate 101
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Mandate Title:
Christmas Tree Fire Safety
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Purpose of legislation
To require the Board of Housing and Community Development to promulgate regulations to permit the use of natural cut Christmas trees in places of worship and apartment dwelling units that do not have an approved automatic sprinkler system. The Board is directed to meet with knowledgable fire safety and building regulatory personnel to assure the placement of such trees in these units is done in a safe manner. Legislators spoke of the need to have this regulation in place for the 2004 Christmas season. Consequently, the Board is adopting this as an emergency regulation. Provisions to accomplish this are also included in regulations to be proposed by the Board this year and to become effective during 2005.
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Legislation mandating a change | Chap 138 (2004) | ||||
VAC chapters to be amended |
13 vac 5 - 51 : Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code
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