U.S. Virgin Islands building codes for roof replacement

U.S. Virgin Islands has no mandatory statewide residential code. What applies depends on the jurisdiction that issues the permit.

USVI automatically adopts the latest IBC and IRC editions 6 months after the publishing date. For the 2024 IBC, this means it became effective in USVI in February 2024. For the 2024 IRC, this means a USVI effective date of July 2024.

Official state building code page

Adopted editions across U.S. Virgin Islands

• 3 counties on the 2024 IRC

Counties in U.S. Virgin Islands

County pages for U.S. Virgin Islands are not published yet. The adoption data above covers the whole state.

Adoption data: FEMA Building Code Adoption Tracking (BCAT).