Texas § LG.214.215 - ADOPTION OF REHABILITATION CODES OR PROVISIONS
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§ LG.214.215. ADOPTION OF REHABILITATION CODES OR PROVISIONS
ADOPTION OF REHABILITATION CODES OR PROVISIONS. (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. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 331, Sec. 6.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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