Buckingham County Building Inspections
Thomas W. (Tommy) Ranson, CBO
Building Inspector
transon@buckinghamcounty.virginia.gov
Tammy Charlton
Permit Technician
tcharlton@buckinghamcounty.virginia.gov
Newly Adopted Radon Measures
Sec. 5-300 Applicability.
This article shall apply to the new construction of one and two dwelling units.
Sec. 5-301 New Construction.
All new one and two dwelling units construction shall incorporate the radon resistant methods of Appendix F of the International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings which is incorporated in the Virginia Construction Code.
Sec. 5-302 Exception.
In accordance with the Building Code, these requirements shall not apply to buildings or portions thereof that have a crawl space foundation which is ventilated to the exterior.
For more information on this new measure, see the Building Inspection Ordinance.
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