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Office of Building Inspections and Zoning

Charles B. Aldridge, Building Official and Zoning Administrator
The next Board of Zoning Appeals meeting is November 20, 2008
More information to come...

Contact Information 

phone: (540)375-3036
fax: (540)375-4042
address: 114 North Broad Street, Salem VA 24153

The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month on an as needed basis.

Staff

Charles B. Aldridge Building Official and Zoning Administrator
Chris Williams Electrical & Mechanical Inspector
H. Murphy Wood Building Inspector & Plumbing Inspector
Mary Lutz Executive Secretary
Laura Tucker Permit Technician/Exec. Secretary

Mission:

Preconstruction

To ensure the safety to life and property from all hazards subject to structure design, construction, occupancy, repair, removal or demolition. (Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, USBC)

Post construction

To safeguard the health, property and public welfare by controlling the design location, use or occupancy of all buildings and structures through the regulated and orderly development of land and land uses within the City of Salem. (International Zoning Code, City of Salem Code type "zoning" in the search box at the top of the page to find the Zoning Ordinance).

Current Codes:

2006 Virginia Construction Code
2006 Virginia Residential Code
2006 Rehabilitation Code
2006 International Plumbing Code
2006 International Mechanical Code
2006 International Energy Conservation Code
2005 National Electrical Code
2006 International Property Maintenance Code
2006 International Fuel Gas Code

These codes may be purchased at the International Code Council website. You can also find the code at the library.

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