Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Housing and Community Development intends to consider amending 13VAC5-31, Virginia Amusement Device Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to update the Virginia Amusement Device Regulations (VADR) to incorporate the 2021 editions of the American Society for Testing and Materials standards for amusement devices released in October 2020, which address new designs and arrangements of amusement devices. An amusement device is a device or structure open to the public by which persons are conveyed or moved in an unusual manner for diversion, including passenger tramways. This action will also consider amendments to administrative and enforcement provisions of the VADR as determined necessary for the proper enforcement of the regulation and to coordinate the VADR with the Uniform Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63). Local building departments enforce the VADR. This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 12 of the Code of Virginia.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 36-98.3 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: December 22, 2021.

Agency Contact: Kyle Flanders, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Housing and Community Development, Main Street Centre, 600 East Main Street, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-6761, FAX (804) 371-7090, TDD (804) 371-7089, or email kyle.flanders@dhcd.virginia.gov.