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TX Occ Code § 1202.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter D. Requirements and Standards for Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Section 1202.151. Building Codes

Sec. 1202.151.  BUILDING CODES.  (a)  In addition to complying with Subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, industrialized housing and buildings must be constructed to meet or exceed the requirements and standards of the National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, as that code existed on January 1, 1985.(b)  Industrialized housing and buildings erected or installed in a municipality must be constructed to meet or exceed the requirements and standards of whichever of the following two groups of codes is used by the municipality:(1)  the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, and Uniform Mechanical Code, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, as those codes existed on January 1, 1985;  or(2)  the Standard Building Code, Standard Mechanical Code, Standard Plumbing Code, and Standard Gas Code, published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., as those codes existed on January 1, 1985. (c)  Industrialized housing and buildings erected or installed outside a municipality or in a municipality that does not use a building code group described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2) must be constructed to meet or exceed the requirements and standards of whichever of those building code groups is selected by the manufacturer of the housing or buildings.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|Sec. 1202.152.  BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT.  If a code described by Section 1202.151 is amended after January 1, 1985, the requirements and standards of the amended code shall be used in place of the January 1, 1985, edition if the council determines that use of the amended code is:(1)  in the public interest;  and(2)  consistent with the purposes of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter D. Requirements and Standards for Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Section 1202.153. Building Code Amendment: Municipality or Other Political Subdivision

Sec. 1202.153.  BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT:  MUNICIPALITY OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  A municipality or other political subdivision may not require or enforce, as a prerequisite for granting or approving a building or construction permit or certificate of occupancy, an amendment to a code described by Section 1202.151.(b)  On the petition of a local building official and after a hearing, the council may require a reasonable amendment to a building code group described by Section 1202.151(b)(1) or (2) that the council determines to be essential for public health and safety.  The amendment shall be applied uniformly on a statewide basis.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.1535 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter D. Requirements and Standards for Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Section 1202.1535. Effect of Building Code Amendment

Sec. 1202.1535.  EFFECT OF BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT.  (a)  An industrialized building that bears an approved decal or insignia indicating that the building complies with the mandatory building codes and that has not been modified or altered is considered to be in compliance with a new mandatory building code adopted by the council or an amendment to a code approved by the council under Section 1202.152 or 1202.153.(b)  The owner of an industrialized building designed to be transported from one commercial site to another that bears an approved decal or insignia indicating the building complies with the mandatory building codes and that is modified or altered after the date the council adopts a new mandatory building code or the council approves a building code amendment must ensure that the modified or altered building complies with the requirements and standards of the new building code or amendment to the extent required by the most recent edition of the International Existing Building Code adopted by the council.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.007, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 2763), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.1536 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter D. Requirements and Standards for Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Section 1202.1536. Option to Construct Certain Industrialized Housing in Accordance With Certain Energy Efficiency Performance Standards

Sec. 1202.1536.  OPTION TO CONSTRUCT CERTAIN INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter related to energy efficiency performance standards, a manufacturer or builder of industrialized housing may construct single-family industrialized housing in accordance with the energy efficiency performance standards outlined in:(1)  the energy code adopted by the council; or(2)  the energy code in this state for single-family residential construction with any local amendments or alternative compliance paths described by Section 388.003, Health and Safety Code, that are:(A)  requested by a municipality, county, or group of counties located in the climate zone in which the single-family industrialized housing will be located; and(B)  determined by the laboratory, as defined by Section 388.002, Health and Safety Code, to be equally or more stringent than the energy code described by Section 388.003(a), Health and Safety Code.(b)  A manufacturer or builder of industrialized housing shall maintain and, on request, make available to the department, to a design review agency, or to another entity authorized to evaluate industrialized housing under this chapter all documentation necessary to evaluate single-family industrialized housing constructed by the manufacturer or builder in accordance with the energy efficiency performance standards described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 2546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter D. Requirements and Standards for Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Section 1202.154. Design Review

Sec. 1202.154.  DESIGN REVIEW.  To ensure compliance with the mandatory building codes, the department or approved design review agency shall review all designs, plans, and specifications of industrialized housing and buildings in accordance with council interpretations and instructions.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.008, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter D. Requirements and Standards for Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Section 1202.155. Council Stamp of Approval

Sec. 1202.155.  COUNCIL STAMP OF APPROVAL.  (a)  The department or approved design review agency shall place the council's stamp of approval on each page of the designs, plans, and specifications of industrialized housing and buildings that:(1)  meet or exceed the code standards and requirements under council interpretations and instructions;  and(2)  are approved by the department or design review agency.(b)  Each page of the designs, plans, and specifications must bear the council's stamp of approval if the designs, plans, and specifications satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) and are approved in accordance with Subsection (a)(2).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter D. Requirements and Standards for Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Section 1202.156. Council Determination of Certain Questions Related to Industrialized Housing and Buildings

Sec. 1202.156.  COUNCIL DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN QUESTIONS RELATED TO INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS.  (a)  The council shall determine all questions raised by a municipality in connection with the review of designs, plans, and specifications of industrialized housing and buildings, as authorized by Section 1202.252.(b)  With reference to the standards and requirements of the mandatory building codes, the council shall determine, from an engineering performance standpoint, all questions concerning:(1)  code equivalency;  or(2)  alternative materials or methods of construction.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.009, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter D. Requirements and Standards for Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Section 1202.157. Council Decisions Binding

Sec. 1202.157.  COUNCIL DECISIONS BINDING.  The decisions, actions, and interpretations of the council are binding on the department, third-party inspectors, design review agencies, and municipalities and other political subdivisions.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter E. Inspections|Section 1202.201. Inspection Procedures

Sec. 1202.201.  INSPECTION PROCEDURES.  The council may issue instructions to establish procedures for inspecting the construction and installation of industrialized housing and buildings to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans, and specifications.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter E. Inspections|Section 1202.202. Department Inspections

Sec. 1202.202.  DEPARTMENT INSPECTIONS.  (a)  To ensure compliance with the mandatory building codes or approved designs, plans, and specifications, the department shall inspect the construction of industrialized housing and buildings. The executive director may designate approved third-party inspectors to perform the inspections subject to the rules of the commission.(b)  Local building officials may witness department inspections to enable the local officials to make recommendations on inspection procedures to the council.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.010, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter E. Inspections|Section 1202.203. On-Site Inspections

Sec. 1202.203.  ON-SITE INSPECTIONS.  (a)  A municipal building official shall inspect all construction involving industrialized housing and buildings to be located in the municipality to ensure compliance with designs, plans, and specifications, including inspection of:(1)  the construction of the foundation system;  and(2)  the erection and installation of the modules or modular components on the foundation.(b)  An approved third-party inspector shall perform on-site inspections of industrialized housing to be located outside the municipality.(c)  An inspection under Subsection (a) shall be conducted:(1)  at the permanent site, if the inspection is of industrialized housing;  and(2)  at the commercial site, if the inspection is of industrialized buildings.(d)  If required by commission rule, an approved third-party inspector shall perform on-site inspections of industrialized buildings to be located outside the municipality.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.011, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 714 (S.B. 443), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter E. Inspections|Section 1202.204. Rules Providing for Decals or Insignia

Sec. 1202.204.  RULES PROVIDING FOR DECALS OR INSIGNIA.  (a)  The commission by rule shall provide for the placement of decals or insignia on each transportable modular section or modular component to indicate compliance with the mandatory building codes.(b)  The commission by rule shall exempt a construction site building from the requirements of this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.012, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 714 (S.B. 443), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter E. Inspections|Section 1202.205. Reciprocity

Sec. 1202.205.  RECIPROCITY.  (a)  The commission by rule may authorize an inspection of industrialized housing or buildings constructed in another state to be performed by an inspector of the equivalent regulatory agency of the other state.(b)  The commission by rule may authorize an inspection of industrialized housing or buildings constructed in this state for use in another state.(c)  The commission shall enter into a reciprocity agreement with the equivalent regulatory agency of the other state as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.013, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter F. Municipal Authority|Section 1202.251. Reservation of Municipal Authority

Sec. 1202.251.  RESERVATION OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY.  (a)  Municipal authority is specifically and entirely reserved to a municipality, including, as applicable:(1)  land use and zoning requirements;(2)  building setback requirements;(3)  side and rear yard requirements;(4)  site planning and development and property line requirements;(5)  subdivision control;  and(6)  landscape architectural requirements.(b)  Except as provided by Section 1202.253, requirements and regulations not in conflict with this chapter or with other state law relating to transportation, erection, installation, or use of industrialized housing or buildings must be reasonably and uniformly applied and enforced without distinctions as to whether the housing or buildings are manufactured or are constructed on-site.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.014, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter F. Municipal Authority|Section 1202.252. Municipal Regulation of Industrialized Housing and Buildings

Sec. 1202.252.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS.  (a)  A municipality that regulates the on-site construction or installation of industrialized housing and buildings may:(1)  require and review, for compliance with mandatory building codes, a complete set of designs, plans, and specifications bearing the council's stamp of approval for each installation of industrialized housing or buildings in the municipality;(2)  require that all applicable local permits and licenses be obtained before construction begins on a building site;(3)  require, in accordance with commission rules, that all modules or modular components bear an approved decal or insignia indicating inspection by the department;  and(4)  establish procedures for the inspection of:(A)  the erection and installation of industrialized housing or buildings to be located in the municipality, to ensure compliance with mandatory building codes and commission rules;  and(B)  all foundation and other on-site construction, to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans, and specifications.(b)  Procedures described by Subsection (a)(4) may require:(1)  before occupancy, a final inspection or test in accordance with mandatory building codes;  and(2)  correction of any deficiency identified by the test or discovered in the final inspection.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.015, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter F. Municipal Authority|Section 1202.253. Municipal Regulation of Single-Family and Duplex Industrialized Housing

Sec. 1202.253.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF SINGLE-FAMILY AND DUPLEX INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING.  (a)  Single-family or duplex industrialized housing must have all local permits and licenses that are applicable to other single-family or duplex dwellings.(b)  For purposes of this section, single-family or duplex industrialized housing is real property.(c)  A municipality may adopt regulations that require single-family or duplex industrialized housing to:(1)  have a value equal to or greater than the median taxable value for each single-family dwelling located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located, as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for each county in which the properties are located; Text of subsec. (c)(2) as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.016 (2)  have exterior siding, roofing, roofing pitch, foundation fascia, and fenestration compatible with the single-family dwellings located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located; Text of subsec. (c)(2) as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 2 (2)  have exterior siding, roofing, roof pitch, foundation fascia, and fenestration compatible with the single-family dwellings located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located;(3)  comply with municipal aesthetic standards, building setbacks, side and rear yard offsets, subdivision control, architectural landscaping, square footage, and other site requirements applicable to single-family dwellings;  or(4)  be securely fixed to a permanent foundation.(d)  For purposes of Subsection (c), "value" means the taxable value of the industrialized housing and the lot after installation of the housing.(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a municipality may not adopt a regulation under this section that is more restrictive for industrialized housing than that required for a new single-family or duplex dwelling constructed on-site.(f)  This section does not:(1)  limit the authority of a municipality to adopt regulations to protect historic properties or historic districts;  or(2)  affect deed restrictions.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.016, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter G. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Procedures|Section 1202.301. Prohibited Practices

Sec. 1202.301.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES.  (a)  In this section, "person" means an individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, or other group, however organized.(b)  A person may not construct, sell or offer to sell, lease or offer to lease, or transport over a street or highway of this state any industrialized housing or building, or modular section or component of a modular section, in violation of this chapter or a rule of the commission or order of the commission or executive director.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.017, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.270, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1202.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings|Chapter 1202 - Industrialized Housing and Buildings|Subchapter G. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Procedures|Section 1202.302. Denial of Certificate; Disciplinary Action

Sec. 1202.302.  DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE;  DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  In addition to imposing sanctions allowed under Section 51.353, the commission may deny, permanently revoke, or suspend for a definite period and specified location or geographic area a certificate of registration if the commission finds that the applicant or registrant:(1)  provided false information on an application or other document filed with the department;(2)  failed to pay a fee or file a report required by the department for the administration or enforcement of this chapter;(3)  engaged in a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice as described by Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code;  or(4)  violated:(A)  this chapter;(B)  a rule adopted by the commission or order issued by the commission or the executive director under this chapter;  or(C)  a decision, action, or interpretation of the council.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.018, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|