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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 233.062. Application and Content of Fire Code

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

(a) The fire code applies only to the following buildings constructed in an unincorporated area of the county:

(1) a commercial establishment;

(2) a public building; and

(3) a multifamily residential dwelling consisting of four or more units.

(b) The fire code does not apply to an industrial facility having a fire brigade that conforms to requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

(c) The fire code must:

(1) conform to:

(A) the International Fire Code, as published by the International Code Council, as the code existed on May 1, 2005; or

(B) the Uniform Fire Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, as the code existed on May 1, 2005; or

(2) establish protective measures that exceed the standards of the codes described by Subdivision (1).

(d) The commissioners court may adopt later editions of a fire code listed in Subsection (c).

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