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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 214.216. International Building Code

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

(a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the International Building Code, as it existed on May 1, 2012, is adopted as a municipal commercial building code in this state.

(b) The International Building Code applies to all commercial buildings in a municipality and to any alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or repair of those commercial buildings.

(c) Subject to Subsection (f), a municipality may establish procedures:

(1) to adopt local amendments to the International Building Code that may add, modify, or remove requirements set by the code; and

(2) for the administration and enforcement of the International Building Code.

(d) A municipality may review and consider amendments made by the International Code Council to the International Building Code after May 1, 2012.

(e) A municipality that has adopted a more stringent commercial building code than a commercial building code required by this section is not required to repeal that code and may adopt future editions of that code.

(f) A municipality may not adopt a local amendment under Subsection (c) unless the municipality:

(1) holds a public hearing on the local amendment before adopting the local amendment; and

(2) adopts the local amendment by ordinance.

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