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23 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO MAKE APPLICATION <br />TO THE BOARD OF STATE BUILDING CODE REVIEW FOR A TWO YEAR EXTEN- <br />SION OF THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE CITY BUILDING CODE, PLUMBING <br />CODE, GAS CODE AND MECHANICAL CODE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-101 <br />OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950, AS AMENDED. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 36-98 of the Code <br />of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the State Board of Housing <br />has or will adopt and promulgate a Uniform State Wide Build- <br />ing Code and such building code when so adopted will supercede <br />certain building oodes now in effect in the City of Portsmouth; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, said codes which are presently effective and <br />which will be superceded by the adoption of said Uniform State <br />Wide Building Code are as fellows; the Southern Standard Build- <br />ing Code, 1969 edition with the 1972 revision thereto; the <br />Southern Standard Plumbing Code, 1971 edition with the 1972 <br />revision thereto; the Southern Standard Gas Code, 1969 edition <br />with the 1970 revision thereto; and the Southern Standard Me- <br />chanical Code, 1973 edition, all of which as amended have been <br />adopted by incorporation; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Section 36-101 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, <br />as amended, permits that if such local codes are in substantial <br />conformity with the duly adopted Uniform State Wide Building <br />Code, the local codes may, with the concurrence of the Board <br />of state Building Code Review, remain in effect for two years <br />from the effective date of said State Code. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Southern Standard Build- <br />ing Code, 1969 edition with the 1972 revision thereto, the <br />Southern Standard Plumbing Code, 1971 edition with the 1972 <br />revision thereto, the Southern Standard Gas Code, 1969 edition <br />with the 1970 revision thereto, and the Southern Standard Me- <br />chanical Code, 1973 edition, are as amended and adopted by <br />this Council in substantial conformity with the proposed Uni- <br />form State Wide Building Code, and such being the case, the <br />Council deems it in the best interest of the City that such <br />codes remain in effect for two years from the effective date <br />of the State Code so as to allow an orderly transition to said <br />State Code. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia, that it hereby directs the Building Offi- <br />cial to make application to the Board of State Building Code <br /> <br /> <br />