Code Regulations

The Chesapeake Fire Prevention office enforces the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code and local ordinances.

Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code (SFPC)

• State Amendments
• Local amendments to the SFPC
• Referenced Standards
• Code Modification Application
• Application for Fire Code Appeals

Link Resources - Listing of local, state and federal regulations

International Code Council (homepage)
BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI formally consolidated into a single, 50,000-member organization: the International Code Council (ICC). ICC will provide world-class service to members and customers, and remains dedicated to public safety through the development of building safety and fire prevention codes.

• ICC - Codes & Standards

International Code Council - Virginia Amendments

• State of Virginia Fire Prevention Code
• State of Virginia Building & Fire Code Related Regulations
• Additional Virginia Amendments - ICC
  State of Virginia Construction Code
  State of Virginia Energy Conservation Code
  State of Virginia Fuel Gas Code
  State of Virginia Maintenance Code
  State of Virginia Mechanical Code
  State of Virginia Plumbing Code
  State of Virginia Rehabilitation Code
  State of Virginia Residential Code

City Code

Code of Ordinances

Code of Ordinances & Zoning Ordinances
If Code of Ordinances link does not work, please try the link below and choose from the left menu bar Online Library --> Virginia in the USA map --> Chesapeake Code of Ordinances.

• MUNICODE.COM (homepage)
     (National Listing)

Public Facilities Manual (PFM)

FIRE PROTECTION SECTION

PFM -Volume 1, Chapter 13 Fire Protection - PDF26 pg, 318kb
The Fire Department’s role in the development plan review process is to ensure that the effects of an emergency situation can be prevented and/or minimized through proper application of code requirements, both before and after construction, to ensure life safety and property protection. This document provides a brief outline of the areas that the Fire Prevention Division is concerned with in this process.

• Complete Public Facilities Manual