# Virginia - Canonical: https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/virginia/ ## Direct answer and reference scope Virginia is presented here as a reference within the the listed code collection collection for Virginia. Use the [Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development](https://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/virginia-uniform-statewide-building-code-usbc) to confirm the code edition currently adopted for the project, and compare the model text with state amendments, local amendments, effective dates and the permit authority's interpretation. The [ICC code library](https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes) is the model-code publication path. This Harth page is a searchable reference transcription, not an official code publication, legal opinion or confirmation that this edition controls a particular address. Record the project jurisdiction, application date, occupancy, construction type and amendment set before relying on a section. Where this page conflicts with an official publication or the authority having jurisdiction, the official source controls. _Authored and prepared by Harth. Review scope: official verification path added; code text and current local applicability have not been independently reviewed._ Virginia regulates construction statewide through the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC), codified at 13VAC5-63 and administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development. The USBC incorporates editions of the International Codes by reference with Virginia amendments; the 2009-cycle USBC took effect March 1, 2011. The model-code text below is the edition Virginia incorporated, before state amendments. --- - Continue in Harth (open this topic in the Harth agent): https://app.harth.build/?context=%2Fresources%2Fbuilding-codes%2Fus-states%2Fvirginia%2F - View this page in a browser: https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/virginia/ - All resources for agents: https://harth.build/llms.txt