Southampton County
P.O. Box 400
Courtland, VA 23837
News
Release:
What: SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY OFFERS SEMINAR ON NEW
BUILDING CODE
When: November 29th, 2006 from 9am - 2pm
Where:
Southampton County Board Room
The
Southampton County Building and Zoning Department will
offer a seminar on the new Uniform Statewide Building
Code of Virginia, on November 29, 2006. The seminar will
be from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Southampton County Board
Room. A ten-dollar fee will be charged to cover the code
materials and lunch.
On
October 1, 2003 the Commonwealth of Virginia adopted completely
new Uniform Statewide Building Code of Virginia (USBC).
The USBC now uses the International Building Code and
International Residential Code as its model codes for
buildings and homes in the State.
"We
are offering this course because many contractors did
not realize there was a major code change," commented
Robert Barnett, Building Official and Zoning Administrator,
for the County. "Some contractors may think there
are only 20 to 30 changes in the new code, where in reality
the new codes have hundreds of changes," continued
Robert Barnett.
"The
new USBC will put Virginia inline with the rest of the
nation. The International Codes are design to bring all
of the States in the country under one code", reported
Lee Copeland, County Building Inspector. "The new
International Codes replace the BOCA (Building Officials
and Code Administrators) and the CABO (Council of American
Building Officials), building codes. Thoses organizations
ceased to exist by merging into the new International
Code Council."
"Our
seminar will cover only the International Residential
Code (IRC) because about 95 percent of the permits in
the County involve residents", added Copeland. "The
IRC incorporates the building, electrical, plumbing and
mechanical codes for one and two family homes and will
be a lot to cover in a short time."
All
participants will be required to register and pay on or
before 5:00 PM, November 7, 2003. Registration may be
by mail, include check made out to Southampton County
Treasurer for $10.00 per person with registration form
and mail to Southampton County, PO Box 400, Courtland,
VA 23837, or in person at the Building and Zoning Department,
26022 Administration Center Drive, Courtland, VA 23837.
For any questions please contact the Building and Zoning
Department at (757) 653-3011.
For
convenience, a registration form can be downloaded from
the Southampton County Website by going to www.southamptoncounty.org/build_zone.asp.
Go under the Government Tab to the Building and Zoning
web page to find the form.
"There
are a limited number of spaces for this seminar so people
should get their registration forms in as soon as possible,"
concluded Barnett.
Code
Seminar Regristration Form
