Virginia Administrative Code
Title 13 - HOUSING
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

AGENCY SUMMARY

The Board of Housing and Community Development, a state policy board, promulgates regulations related to housing, community development, building safety, and fire prevention. These regulations include the Uniform Statewide Building Code, Statewide Fire Prevention Code, Industrialized Building Safety Regulations, Manufactured Home Safety Regulations, Amusement Device Regulations, and Virginia Enterprise Zone Grant Program Regulations. The Department of Housing and Community Development operates a Virginia Building Code Academy to train persons in recent building code and fire prevention code regulations.

The Boards Codes and Standards Committee considers building code and fire prevention code issues throughout the year. The Housing Committee of the board meets to consider issues related to safe and affordable housing, and the Community Development Committee meets to consider issues related to economic growth, stability and safety in Virginias communities. The board advises the department in the development of the Consolidated Plan submitted to HUD to guide and coordinate housing and community development programs in Virginia.

The department administers housing programs including Affordable and Special Needs Housing, Childcare for Homeless Children Program, Child Services Coordination Grant, Communities of Opportunity Tax Credit, Community Housing Development Organization, Continuum of Care, Down Payment Assistance, Emergency Home and Accessibility Repair Program, Emergency Solutions Grant, Homeless Prevention Program, Homeless Solutions Grant, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS/HIV, Indoor Plumbing Rehabilitation, Livable Homes Tax Credit, Manufactured Housing, Private Activity Bonds, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Virginia Individual Development Accounts, and Weatherization Assistance.

The department also administers community development programs in the Commonwealth including Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Building Collaborative Communities, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Indoor Plumbing Rehabilitation (IPR), Industrialized Revitalization Fund, Virginia Enterprise Zone, and Virginia Main Street.

The department operates under the Secretary of Commerce and Trade. Regulations are available at the department's office located at 600 East Main Street, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23219. Internet address: http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/

Rev. 8/2012