| IBC — International Building Code | 2018 IBC | 87 CSR 4 § 87-4-4.1.a (W. Va. Code St. R. § 87-4-4.1.a), State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code; authority W. Va. Code § 15A-11-5; local-option force per W. Va. Code §§ 15A-11-5, 7-1-3n and 8-12-13 · source ↗ |
| IEBC — International Existing Building Code | 2018 IEBC — "The 2018 International Existing Building Code", adopted at 87 CSR 4 s 87-4-4.1.l.1, State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code, filed 2022-05-05, effective 2022-08-01, SUNSET 2027-08-01. *** THE SUBDIVISION LETTER IS A TRAP: 87-4-4.1.l ITSELF ADOPTS "The 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 American National Standards for Accessibility & Usable Buildings & Facilities" — THE IEBC IS BURIED AS 4.1.l.1, A SUB-SUBDIVISION UNDER AN ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD. ANY CITATION TO "87-4-4.1.l" FOR THE IEBC IS WRONG; THE CORRECT CITE IS 87-4-4.1.l.1. *** DO NOT RECORD 2021 OR 2024: WEST VIRGINIA IS TWO FULL I-CODE CYCLES BEHIND ON THE IEBC AND THE RULE THAT HOLDS IT THERE RUNS UNTIL 2027-08-01. | 87 CSR 4 s 87-4-4.1.l.1 (W. Va. Code St. R. s 87-4-4.1.l.1), State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code. AUTHORITY: W. Va. Code s 15A-11-5. FILED 2022-05-05; EFFECTIVE 2022-08-01; SUNSET (TERMINATION) 2027-08-01.
ADOPTING TEXT VERBATIM, 87-4-4.1.l: "The 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 American National Standards for Accessibility & Usable Buildings & Facilities. 4.1.l.1. The 2018 International Existing Building Code, with the following exception: 4.1.l.2. Omit reference to International Fire Code and substitute NFPA Life Safety Code 2018 edition."
READ FIRST-HAND in 87 CSR 4 as published by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal (firemarshal.wv.gov). I did NOT inherit the edition from the six sibling West Virginia rows; I read subdivision 4.1.l and its sub-subdivisions directly (the sibling-inheritance trap that bit runs 1607, 1655 and 1689).
*** SOURCE CORRECTION: this row previously cited the bare string "87 CSR 4" (8 characters, no subdivision) with source_url = the Fire Marshal's HOMEPAGE, firemarshal.wv.gov — not a document, not an instrument, and the same landing-page defect found in Iowa (1750), Delaware (1751) and Connecticut (run 1756, twelve minutes ago). The URL now points at the rule itself, the same document the six verified sibling rows already used. · source ↗ |
| IECC — International Energy Conservation Code | 2015 IECC | 87 CSR 4 § 87-4-4.1.f (W. Va. Code St. R. § 87-4-4.1.f), State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code; authority W. Va. Code § 15A-11-5; local-option force per W. Va. Code § 15A-11-5(a),(e) · source ↗ |
| IFC — | NOT ADOPTED — West Virginia has NO International Fire Code. Its statewide fire code is NFPA 1 (2021 ed.) with NFPA 101 Life Safety Code (2021 ed.), adopted by 87 CSR 1 § 87-1-2; and 87 CSR 4 § 4.2 expressly directs that references to the International Fire Code be replaced with the NFPA Life Safety Code, 2021 edition. | 87 CSR 1 § 87-1-2 (W. Va. Code St. R. § 87-1-2), auth. W. Va. Code § 15A-11-3; and 87 CSR 4 § 4.2, auth. W. Va. Code § 15A-11-5 · source ↗ |
| IFGC — International Fuel Gas Code | 2018 IFGC — "The 2018 edition of the International Fuel Gas Code", adopted at 87 CSR 4 s 87-4-4.1.d, State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code, filed 2022-05-05, effective 2022-08-01, SUNSET 2027-08-01. Carries ONE West Virginia exception, a minimum burial depth for underground gas piping. *** DO NOT RECORD 2021 OR 2024: WEST VIRGINIA IS TWO FULL I-CODE CYCLES BEHIND AND THE RULE HOLDING IT THERE RUNS TO 2027-08-01. | 87 CSR 4 s 87-4-4.1.d (W. Va. Code St. R. s 87-4-4.1.d), State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code. AUTHORITY: W. Va. Code s 15A-11-5. FILED 2022-05-05; EFFECTIVE 2022-08-01; SUNSET (TERMINATION) 2027-08-01.
ADOPTING TEXT VERBATIM, 87-4-4.1.d: "The 2018 edition of the International Fuel Gas Code, with the following exception: 4.1.d.1. Section 404.10 Underground piping systems shall be installed a minimum depth of 12 inches (305 mm) below grade. If the minimum depth cannot be maintained, the piping system shall be installed in conduit or shielded in an approved manner."
READ FIRST-HAND in 87 CSR 4 as published by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal (firemarshal.wv.gov), not inherited from a sibling row.
*** SOURCE CORRECTION: this row previously cited the bare string "87 CSR 4" (8 characters, no subdivision) with source_url = the Fire Marshal's HOMEPAGE, firemarshal.wv.gov — not a document and not an instrument. Now points at the rule itself.
*** STRUCTURAL NOTE ON 87 CSR 4, AND IT IS THE REASON THIS STATE'S CITATIONS WERE SO THIN: **THE LETTERED LIST AT 87-4-4.1 MIXES TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF THING. Some letters adopt a code (4.1.a IBC, 4.1.b IPC, 4.1.c IMC, 4.1.d IFGC, 4.1.e IPMC, 4.1.f IECC residential, 4.1.g ASHRAE 90.1 commercial, 4.1.h IRC, 4.1.l A117.1 + IEBC, 4.1.m NEC, 4.1.n ISPSC). Others DISAPPLY A SECTION OF A CODE ADOPTED EARLIER IN THE SAME LIST — 4.1.i is "Section R311.7.5 Stair Treads and Risers", 4.1.j is "Section R403.1.7.1: Building Clearances from Ascending Slopes is not applicable to this rule.", 4.1.k is the same for R403.1.7.2. THOSE ARE IRC AMENDMENTS WEARING THE SAME LETTERED CLOTHES AS CODE ADOPTIONS. **ANY PARSER THAT READS 87-4-4.1 AS "ONE ADOPTED CODE PER LETTER" PRODUCES THREE PHANTOM CODES AND SILENTLY LOSES THREE IRC AMENDMENTS. THIS IS ALSO WHY SUB-SUBDIVISIONS MATTER HERE: THE IEBC IS AT 4.1.l.1, NOT 4.1.l.** · source ↗ |
| IMC — International Mechanical Code | 2018 IMC (2018 edition of the International Mechanical Code, International Code Council) — NOT 2021, NOT 2024. Adopting sentence verbatim, 87 CSR 4 s 87-4-4.1.c: "The 2018 edition of the International Mechanical Code. The following shall be in addition to the current language found in the said edition of the reference code and section:" — note the adoption is ADDITIVE by its own words: West Virginia adds to the model text here rather than striking it. SCOPE BEFORE EDITION, AND IT IS THE MORE IMPORTANT HALF OF THE ANSWER: THE WV STATE BUILDING CODE IS LOCAL-OPTION, NOT MANDATORY STATEWIDE. 87 CSR 4 s 87-4-7 requires each local jurisdiction adopting the State Building Code to notify the State Fire Commission in writing and places enforcement on the adopting jurisdiction; a builder in a non-adopting West Virginia county is governed by NO mechanical code at all. Consistent with the verified WV IBC row 68d0af27, IPC row ed73aa83, IECC row 4db650a0 and IRC row cec17d89. | 87 CSR 4 s 87-4-4.1.c (W. Va. Code St. R. s 87-4-4.1.c), State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code; global fire-code substitution at s 87-4-4.2; local-option adoption and enforcement at s 87-4-7; authority W. Va. Code s 15A-11-5; filed 2022-05-05, effective 2022-08-01, sunset 2027-08-01 · source ↗ |
| IPC — International Plumbing Code | 2018 IPC | 87 CSR 4 § 87-4-4.1.b (W. Va. Code St. R. § 87-4-4.1.b), State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code; authority W. Va. Code § 15A-11-5 · source ↗ |
| IRC — International Residential Code | 2018 IRC | 87 CSR 4 § 87-4-4.1.h (W. Va. Code St. R. § 87-4-4.1.h), State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code; modifications at §§ 87-4-4.1.h.1 through 4.1.h.3, 4.1.i, 4.1.j, 4.1.k and 4.2; authority W. Va. Code § 15A-11-5; local-option force per W. Va. Code § 15A-11-5 and 87 CSR 4 § 87-4-7 · source ↗ |
| NEC — National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) | 2020 NEC — "The 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70", adopted at 87 CSR 4 s 87-4-4.1.m, State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code, filed 2022-05-05, effective 2022-08-01, SUNSET 2027-08-01. Carries TWO West Virginia exceptions, both to NEC Article 210: a TIME-LIMITED 210.8(F) GFCI carve-out THAT EXPIRED ON 2023-01-01 AND IS STILL PRINTED IN THE LIVE RULE, and a standing AFCI carve-out for renovations. *** WEST VIRGINIA ADOPTS THE NEC THROUGH ITS BUILDING CODE RULE, ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE FIRE COMMISSION — NOT BY AN ELECTRICAL BOARD. DO NOT RECORD 2023. | 87 CSR 4 s 87-4-4.1.m (W. Va. Code St. R. s 87-4-4.1.m), State Fire Commission Series 4 State Building Code. AUTHORITY: W. Va. Code s 15A-11-5. FILED 2022-05-05; EFFECTIVE 2022-08-01; SUNSET (TERMINATION) 2027-08-01.
ADOPTING TEXT VERBATIM, 87-4-4.1.m: "The 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, with the following exception: 4.l.m.1. Section 210.8(F) GFCI Protection shall not be required on all new mini-split heating/ventilation/air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment and other HVAC units employing power conversion equipment as a means to control compressor speed systems including but not limited to mini-split and A/C units until January 1, 2023. 4.1.m.2. For renovations in one- and two-family homes where no new square footage is involved, arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) protection shall not be required, except for in bedrooms."
(The sub-subdivision label "4.l.m.1" is printed with a letter l where a digit 1 belongs — a typographical defect in the rule as published, transcribed here as printed rather than corrected.)
READ FIRST-HAND in 87 CSR 4 as published by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal (firemarshal.wv.gov), not inherited from a sibling row.
*** SOURCE CORRECTION: this row previously cited the bare string "87 CSR 4" (8 characters, no subdivision) with source_url = the Fire Marshal's HOMEPAGE, firemarshal.wv.gov — not a document and not an instrument. Now points at the rule itself. · source ↗ |