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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 214.215. Adoption of Rehabilitation Codes or Provisions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section, “rehabilitation” means the alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or repair of an existing structure.

(b) A municipality that adopts a building code, other than the International Residential Code adopted under Section 214.212, shall adopt one of the following:

(1) prescriptive provisions for rehabilitation as part of the municipality's building code; or

(2) the rehabilitation code that accompanies the building code adopted by the municipality.

(c) The rehabilitation code or prescriptive provisions do not apply to the rehabilitation of a structure to which the International Residential Code applies or to the construction of a new structure.

(d) A municipality may:

(1) adopt the rehabilitation code or prescriptive provisions for rehabilitation recommended by the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners; or

(2) amend its rehabilitation code or prescriptive provisions for rehabilitation.

(e) A municipality shall enforce the prescriptive provisions for rehabilitation or the rehabilitation code in a manner consistent with the enforcement of the municipality's building code.

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