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2018 SESSION
SB 921 Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records. Clarifies that while information contained in engineering and construction drawings and plans for any single-family residential dwelling submitted for the purpose of complying with the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.) or the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (§ 27-94 et seq.) shall not be subject to disclosure to the public under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.), such information shall not be deemed confidential. This bill is identical to HB 683.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records. Provides that the exemption from disclosure of information contained in engineering and construction drawings and plans for any single-family residential dwelling submitted for the purpose of complying with the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.) or the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (§ 27-94 et seq.) is limited to information that includes a depiction of the interior of a structure. The bill also provides that nothing shall be construed to exempt from disclosure or deny public access to any engineering and construction drawings and plans for any single-family residential dwelling that (i) depict only the exterior of the single-family residential dwelling or (ii) are the subject of an appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board of Building Code Appeals, or any other administrative board.