Texas § LG.214.216 - INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
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§ LG.214.216. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE. (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. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 389 (S.B. 1458 ), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 738 ), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2022.
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Section LG.214.216 ("INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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