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Va. Code Ann. § 36-114 (2026)

Board to hear appeals

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The Review Board shall have the power and duty to hear all appeals from decisions arising under application of the Building Code, the Virginia Amusement Device Regulations adopted pursuant to § 36-98.3, the Fire Prevention Code adopted under the Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act (§ 27-94 et seq.), and rules and regulations implementing the Industrialized Building Safety Law (§ 36-70 et seq.), and to render its decision on any such appeal, which decision shall be final if no appeal is made therefrom. Proceedings of the Review Board shall be governed by the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), except that an informal conference pursuant to § 2.2-4019 shall not be required.

1972, c. 829; 1977, c. 423; 1986, cc. 37, 429; 1994, c. 406; 2003, c. 650; 2010, c. 63.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1989–2020 · leading case: Cooper v. Occoquan Land Dev. Corp., 377 S.E.2d 631 (Va. Ct. App. 1989).
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Cooper v. Occoquan Land Dev. Corp., 377 S.E.2d 631 (Va. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4× “Furthermore, Code § 36-114 provides that "[t]he Review Board shall have the power and duty to hear all appeals from decisions arising under application of the Building Code.”
Avalon Assisted Living Facilities, Inc. v. Zager, 574 S.E.2d 298 (Va. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “See Code § 36-114. As the circuit court observed, the TRB’s job is to make “technical construction type determinations,” such as whether the fire safety features proposed by Avalon would be “substantially equivalent to that which is required” by a facility in Avalon’s use group.”
Strawbridge v. Cnty. of Chesterfield, 477 S.E.2d 789 (Va. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “” Code § 36-114. The USBC contains regulations consistent with the building code statutes.”
Joshua Gaines v. Dept. of Hous. & Cmty., 837 S.E.2d 54 (Va. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “”); see also Code § 36-114. “[W]e must give effect to the legislature’s intention as expressed by the language used unless a literal interpretation of the language would result in a manifest absurdity.”
Fam. Home Servs., Inc. v. City of Norfolk, 72 Va. Cir. 320 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2006). · cites it 3× “Pursuant to Va. Code § 36-114, proceedings before the State Review Board are governed by the Administrative Process Act (Va.”
Randall A. Strawbridge v. Chesterfield Co., No. 2521952 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 19, 1996). · cites it 4× “" Code § 36-114. The USBC contains regulations consistent with the building code statutes.”
Randall A. Strawbridge v. Chesterfield Co., No. 2438952 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 19, 1996). · cites it 4× “" Code § 36-114. The USBC contains regulations consistent with the building code statutes.”
State Bldg. Code Review Bd. v. Zofia Zager, No. 0820024 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 31, 2002). · cites it 2× “See Code § 36-114. As the circuit court observed, the TRB's job is to make "technical construction type determinations," such as whether the fire safety features proposed by Avalon would be "substantially equivalent to that which is required" by a facility in Avalon's use group.”
Avalon Assisted Living v. Zofia A Zager, No. 0778024 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 31, 2002). · cites it 2× “See Code § 36-114. As the circuit court observed, the TRB's job is to make "technical construction type determinations," such as whether the fire safety features proposed by Avalon would be "substantially equivalent to that which is required" by a facility in Avalon's use group.”
Poplar Place Homeowners Ass'n v. Virginia Dep't of Hous. & Cmty. Dev., 91 Va. Cir. 157 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2015). · cites it 2× “Under Virginia Code § 36-114, the TRB has jurisdiction to hear “all appeals from decisions arising under application of.”
Carroll Foster, Inc. v. Dupler, 54 Va. Cir. 29 (Chesterfield Cir. Ct. 2000). · cites it 3× “The Court finds that the relief sought by the plaintiff in the declarator judgment count is identical to that sought in the appeal.”
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