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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

13VAC5-63-224: Chapter 5 General building heights and areas

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 13. Housing
  2. Agency 5. Department of Housing And Community Development
  3. Chapter 63. Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code
  4. Part I. Construction

Change Section 502.1 to read:

502.1 Address identification. New buildings shall be provided with approved address identification. The address identification shall be legible and placed in a position that is visible from the street or road fronting the property. Address identification characters shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall not be spelled out. Each character shall be a minimum of 4 inches (102 mm) high with a minimum stroke width of 1/2 inch (12.7 mm). Where required by the fire code official, address identification shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response. Where access is by means of a private road and the building address cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other approved sign or means shall be used to identify the structure.

Collected 2026-09-14T04:51:39Z. Source file · JSON

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