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TX Loc Govt Code § 214.2055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter F. -1. Burglar Alarm Systems in Large Municipalities and Municipalities Wholly or Partly Located in Large Counties|Section 214.2055. Multiunit Housing Facilities

Sec. 214.2055.  MULTIUNIT HOUSING FACILITIES.  (a)  A municipality may not refuse to issue an alarm system permit for a residential location solely because the residential location is an individual residential unit located in a multiunit housing facility.(b)  In issuing an alarm system permit for an alarm installed in an individual residential unit of a multiunit housing facility, the municipality shall issue the permit to the person occupying the individual residential unit.(c)  A municipality may impose a penalty under Section 214.207 for the signaling of a false alarm on the premises of a multiunit housing facility for a facility other than an individual residential unit only if the permit holder is notified of:(1)  the date of the signaling of the false alarm;(2)  the address of the multiunit housing facility where the signaling of the false alarm occurred; and(3)  the identification of the individual facility, if applicable, located on the multiunit housing facility premises where the signaling of the false alarm occurred.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2162), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter F. -1. Burglar Alarm Systems in Large Municipalities and Municipalities Wholly or Partly Located in Large Counties|Section 214.206. On-Site Inspection Required

Sec. 214.206.  ON-SITE INSPECTION REQUIRED.  A municipality may not consider a false alarm to have occurred unless a response is made by an agency of the municipality within a reasonable time and the agency determines from an inspection of the interior or exterior of the premises that the alarm report by an alarm systems monitor was false.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2162), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter F. -1. Burglar Alarm Systems in Large Municipalities and Municipalities Wholly or Partly Located in Large Counties|Section 214.207. Penalties for False Alarms

Sec. 214.207.  PENALTIES FOR FALSE ALARMS.  (a)  A municipality may impose a penalty on a person who uses an alarm system in the municipality for the report of a false alarm by an alarm systems monitor if at least three other false alarms have occurred at that location during the preceding 12-month period.  The amount of the penalty for the report of a false alarm as described by Section 214.206 may not exceed:(1)  $50, if the location has had more than three but fewer than six other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period;(2)  $75, if the location has had more than five but fewer than eight other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period; or(3)  $100, if the location has had eight or more other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period.(b)  A municipality may not impose a penalty authorized under Subsection (a) if reasonable visual proof of possible criminal activity recorded by an alarm systems monitor is provided to the municipality before the inspection of the premises by an agency of the municipality.(c)  A municipality that adopts an ordinance requiring a person to obtain a permit from the municipality before the person may use an alarm system in the municipality may impose a penalty, not to exceed $250, for the report of a false alarm by an alarm systems monitor on a person who has not obtained a permit for the alarm system as required by the municipal ordinance.(d)  A municipality:(1)  may impose a penalty, not to exceed $250, for the report of a false alarm on a person not licensed under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, that to any extent is reported or facilitated by the unlicensed person; and(2)  may not impose a penalty for the report of a false alarm on a person licensed under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code.(e)  A municipality may not impose or collect any fine, fee, or penalty, other than collection fees, related to a false alarm or alarm system unless the fine, fee, or penalty is defined in the ordinance in accordance with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2162), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter F. -1. Burglar Alarm Systems in Large Municipalities and Municipalities Wholly or Partly Located in Large Counties|Section 214.208. Procedures for Reducing False Alarms

Sec. 214.208.  PROCEDURES FOR REDUCING FALSE ALARMS.  A municipality may require an alarm systems monitor to attempt to contact the occupant of the alarm system location twice before the municipality responds to the alarm signal.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2162), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter F. -1. Burglar Alarm Systems in Large Municipalities and Municipalities Wholly or Partly Located in Large Counties|Section 214.209. Exception of Municipality From Alarm System Response

Sec. 214.209.  EXCEPTION OF MUNICIPALITY FROM ALARM SYSTEM RESPONSE.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may not adopt an ordinance providing that law enforcement personnel of the municipality will not respond to any alarm signal indicated by an alarm system in the municipality unless, before adopting the ordinance, the governing body of the municipality:(1)  makes reasonable efforts to notify permit holders of its intention to adopt the ordinance; and(2)  conducts a public hearing at which persons interested in the response of the municipality to alarm systems are given the opportunity to be heard.(b)  A municipality that adopts an ordinance under this section may not impose or collect any fine, fee, or penalty otherwise authorized by this subchapter.(c)  A municipality that adopts or proposes to adopt an ordinance under this section may notify permit holders that a permit holder may contract with a security services provider licensed by the Texas Private Security Board under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, to respond to an alarm.  The notice, if given, must include the board's telephone number and Internet website address.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2162), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter F. -1. Burglar Alarm Systems in Large Municipalities and Municipalities Wholly or Partly Located in Large Counties|Section 214.210. Priority or Level of Response Not Affected; Liability of Municipality for Nonresponse

Sec. 214.210.  PRIORITY OR LEVEL OF RESPONSE NOT AFFECTED; LIABILITY OF MUNICIPALITY FOR NONRESPONSE.  (a)  Nothing in this subchapter:(1)  affects the priority or level of response provided by a municipality to a permitted location; or(2)  waives the governmental immunity provided by law for a municipality.(b)  A municipality that does not respond to an alarm system signal is not liable for damages that may occur relating to the  cause of the alarm system signal.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2162), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.2105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter F. -1. Burglar Alarm Systems in Large Municipalities and Municipalities Wholly or Partly Located in Large Counties|Section 214.2105. Exclusion of Certain Alarm Systems by Owner

Sec. 214.2105.  EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALARM SYSTEMS BY OWNER.  (a)  A property owner or an agent of the property owner authorized to make decisions regarding the use of the property may elect to exclude the municipality from receiving an alarm signal by an alarm system located on the owner's property.  A municipality may adopt an ordinance that specifies the requirements a property owner must satisfy for an election to be made under this section.(b)  If an election is made under Subsection (a), the municipality:(1)  may not impose a fee to obtain a permit to use the alarm system;(2)  may impose a fee on the property owner, not to exceed $250, for each law enforcement response to a signal from the alarm system requested by an alarm systems monitor; and(3)  may not impose or collect any other fine, penalty, or fee, other than a collection fee, related to the alarm system.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2162), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.211. Definitions

Sec. 214.211.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "International Residential Code" means the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings promulgated by the International Code Council.(2)  "National Electrical Code" means the electrical code published by the National Fire Protection Association.(3)  "Residential" means having the character of a detached one-family or two-family dwelling or a multiple single-family dwelling that is not more than three stories high with separate means of egress, including the accessory structures of the dwelling, and that does not have the character of a facility used for the accommodation of transient guests or a structure in which medical, rehabilitative, or assisted living services are provided in connection with the occupancy of the structure.(4)  "International Building Code" means the International Building Code promulgated by the International Code Council.(5)  "Commercial" means a building for the use or occupation of people for:(A)  a public purpose or economic gain; or(B)  a residence if the building is a multifamily residence that is not defined as residential by this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 120, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 389 (S.B. 1458), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2006.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.212. International Residential Code

Sec. 214.212.  INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE.  (a)  To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the International Residential Code, as it existed on May 1, 2012, is adopted as a municipal residential building code in this state.(b)  The International Residential Code applies to all construction, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, and repair of residential structures in a municipality.(c)  Subject to Subsection (e), a  municipality may establish procedures:(1)  to adopt local amendments to the International Residential Code that may add, modify, or remove requirements set by the code; and(2)  for the administration and enforcement of the International Residential Code.(d)  A municipality may review and consider amendments made by the International Code Council to the International Residential Code after May 1, 2012.(e)  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 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 120, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 738), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.213. Exceptions

Sec. 214.213.  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  The International Residential Code and the International Building Code do not apply to the installation and maintenance of electrical wiring and related components.(b)  A municipality is not required to review and consider adoption of amendments to the International Residential Code or the International Building Code regarding electrical provisions.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 120, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 389 (S.B. 1458), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2006.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.214. National Electrical Code

Sec. 214.214.  NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the National Electrical Code, as it existed on May 1, 2001, is adopted as the municipal electrical construction code in this state and applies to all residential and commercial electrical construction applications.(b)  A municipality may establish procedures:(1)  to adopt local amendments to the National Electrical Code;  and(2)  for the administration and enforcement of the National Electrical Code.(c)  The National Electrical Code applies to all commercial buildings in a municipality for which construction begins on or after January 1, 2006, and to any alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or repair of those commercial buildings.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 120, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 389 (S.B. 1458), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2006.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.215. Adoption of Rehabilitation Codes or Provisions

Sec. 214.215.  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.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.216 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.216. International Building Code

Sec. 214.216.  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.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.217 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.217. Notice Regarding Model Code Adoption or Amendment in Certain Municipalities

Sec. 214.217.  NOTICE REGARDING MODEL CODE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  In this section, "national model code" means a publication that is developed, promulgated, and periodically updated at a national level by organizations consisting of industry and government fire and building safety officials through a legislative or consensus process and that is intended for consideration by units of government as local law.  National model codes include the International Residential Code, the National Electrical Code, and the International Building Code.(b)  This section applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 100,000.(c)  On or before the 21st day before the date the governing body of a municipality takes action to consider, review, and recommend the adoption of or amendment to a national model code governing the construction, renovation, use, or maintenance of buildings and building systems in the municipality, the governing body shall publish notice of the proposed action conspicuously on the municipality's Internet website.(d)  The governing body of the municipality shall make a reasonable effort to encourage public comment from persons affected by the proposed adoption of or amendment to a national model code under this section.(e)  On the written request from five or more persons or if required by Section 214.212(e) or 214.216(f), the governing body of the municipality shall hold a public hearing open to public comment on the proposed adoption of or amendment to a national model code under this section.  The hearing must be held on or before the 14th day before the date the governing body adopts the ordinance that adopts or amends a national model code under this section.(f)  If the governing body of a municipality has established an advisory board or substantially similar entity for the purpose of obtaining public comment on the proposed adoption of or amendment to a national model code, this section does not apply.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 130 (S.B. 820), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 738), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.218 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.218. Immediate Effect of Certain Codes or Provisions Delayed

Sec. 214.218.  IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF CERTAIN CODES OR PROVISIONS DELAYED.  (a)  In this section, "national model code" has the meaning assigned by Section 214.217.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the governing body of a municipality with a population of more than 100,000 that adopts an ordinance or national model code provision that is intended to govern the construction, renovation, use, or maintenance of buildings and building systems in the municipality shall delay implementing and enforcing the ordinance or code provision for at least 30 days after final adoption to permit persons affected to comply with the ordinance or code provision.(c)  If a delay in implementing or enforcing the ordinance or code provision would cause imminent harm to the health or safety of the public, the municipality may enforce the ordinance or code provision immediately on the effective date of the ordinance or code provision.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 130 (S.B. 820), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2009.|