Isle of Wight County, along with all other localities in the State of Virginia, utilizes the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC). This is a document produced by the Virginia Board of Housing and Community Development.

It is based upon the model codes published by, The International Code Council (ICC). It is updated on a three year cycle along with each of the model codes. The current edition of the VUSBC is 2006 and the referenced model codes are as follows:

ICC  

• 2006 International Building Code 
• 2006 International Residential and Fire Prevention Code
• 2006 International Property Maintenance Code
• 2006 International Mechanical Code
• 2006 International Plumbing Code