Texas Administrative Code › Title 28 - INSURANCE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE › Chapter 5 - PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE › Subchapter E - TEXAS WINDSTORM INSURANCE ASSOCIATION › Division 1 - PLAN OF OPERATION › Section 5.4008 - Applicable Building Code Standards in Designated Catastrophe Areas for Structures Constructed, Repaired or to Which Additions Are Made On and After September 1, 1998, and before February 1, 2003

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Areas Seaward of the Intracoastal Canal.
					 To be eligible for catastrophe property insurance, structures located in
					 designated catastrophe areas which are seaward of the Intracoastal Canal and
					 constructed, repaired, or to which additions are made on and after September 1,
					 1998, and before February 1, 2003, shall comply with the Building Code for
					 Windstorm Resistant Construction. The Texas Department of Insurance adopts by
					 reference the Building Code for Windstorm Resistant Construction, effective
					 September 1, 1998. Amendments to the Building Code for Windstorm Resistant
					 Construction are adopted by reference to be effective June 1, 2002. Any
					 Application for Windstorm Building Inspection, Form WPI-1, submitted pursuant
					 to this subsection will be accepted through May 31, 2003.
(b) Areas Inland of the Intracoastal Canal
					 and Within Approximately 25 Miles of the Texas Coastline and east of the
					 Specified Boundary Line and Certain Areas in Harris County.
(1) To be eligible for catastrophe property
					 insurance, structures located in designated catastrophe areas specified in
					 paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B) of this subsection and constructed, repaired, or
					 to which additions are made on and after September 1, 1998, and before February
					 1, 2003, shall comply with the Building Code for Windstorm Resistant
					 Construction which is adopted by reference in subsection (a) of this section
					 and any applicable amendments adopted by reference to be effective June 1,
					 2002. Any Application for Windstorm Building Inspection, Form WPI-1, submitted
					 pursuant to this subsection will be accepted through May 31, 2003.
(2) Structures, as specified in paragraph (1)
					 of this subsection, in the following areas are subject to the Building Code for
					 Windstorm Resistant Construction.
(A) Areas
					 located east of the following boundary line, except for areas inside the city
					 limits of a city or town divided by the boundary line:
(i) Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy, and Kleberg
					 Counties. Moving south to north in Cameron County beginning at the intersection
					 of the international border of Mexico and the United States following the
					 western city limits of the City of Brownsville, Texas, north to the
					 intersection of the western city limits of the City of Brownsville, Texas, with
					 U.S. Highway 77; continuing along U.S. Highway 77 through the counties of
					 Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy, and Kleberg;
(ii) Nueces County. Beginning at the
					 Kleberg/Nueces County line intersection with U.S. Highway 77 and continuing
					 northeasterly along U.S. Highway 77 to the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and
					 the southwestern city limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, following
					 the western city limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, north to the
					 Nueces/San Patricio County line;
(iii) San Patricio and Refugio Counties.
					 Beginning at the Nueces/San Patricio County line intersection with U.S. Highway
					 77 and continuing northeast along U.S. Highway 77 to the intersection of U.S.
					 Highway 77 and U.S. Highway B77 north through Sinton, Texas, to the
					 intersection of U.S. Highway B77 and U.S. Highway 77 north of Sinton, Texas,
					 and continuing north along U.S. Highway 77 through the counties of San Patricio
					 and Refugio;
(iv) Aransas County.
					 (All of Aransas County is east of the boundary line);
(v) Calhoun County. Beginning at the
					 Refugio/Victoria County line intersection with U.S. Highway 77 and continuing
					 east along the Refugio County line to the intersection with the Calhoun County
					 line and following north and east along the Calhoun County line to the
					 intersection of the Calhoun/Matagorda County line;
(vi) Matagorda and Brazoria Counties.
					 Beginning at the Jackson/Matagorda County line intersection with F.M. Road 616
					 and continuing northeasterly to the intersection of F.M. Road 616 with State
					 Highway 35; continuing northeasterly along State Highway 35 through Matagorda
					 and Brazoria County to the intersection of State Highway 35 with F.M. Road 521;
					 continuing north along F.M. Road 521 to the intersection of F.M. Road 521 with
					 F.M. Road 523; continuing northeasterly along F.M. Road 523 to the intersection
					 with the northwest city limits of the City of Angleton, Texas, and following
					 the western city limits of the City of Angleton to the intersection of the city
					 limits of the City of Angleton with F.M. Road 523; continuing along F.M.523 to
					 the intersection of F.M. Road 523 with State Highway 35; continuing along State
					 Highway 35 to the intersection of State Highway 35 with State Highway 6,
					 continuing east on State Highway 6 to the Brazoria/Galveston County
					 line;
(vii) Galveston County.
					 Beginning at the Brazoria/Galveston County line intersection with State Highway
					 6 and continuing northward along the Galveston County line to the southern city
					 limits of the City of Friendswood, Texas; continuing to follow the eastern city
					 limits of the City of Friendswood, Texas, north to the Galveston/Harris County
					 line; continuing to follow the Galveston County line east to the intersection
					 of the Galveston/Chambers/Harris County lines;
(viii) Chambers County. Continuing from the
					 intersection of the Galveston/Chambers/Harris County lines north along the
					 Harris/Chambers County line to the intersection of the Harris/Chambers/Liberty
					 County line; continuing east along the Chambers/Liberty County line to the
					 intersection of the Jefferson County line and continuing east and south along
					 the Chambers/Jefferson County line to the intersection of Interstate Highway
					 10;
(ix) Jefferson County.
					 Beginning at the Chambers/Jefferson County line intersection with Interstate
					 Highway 10 and continuing northeasterly along Interstate Highway 10 to the
					 intersection of Interstate Highway 10 with F.M. Road 365; continuing east along
					 F.M. Road 365 to the intersection of F.M. Road 365 with Hillebrandt Road;
					 continuing north along Hillebrandt Road to the intersection of Hillebrandt Road
					 with West Port Arthur Road; continuing south along West Port Arthur Road to the
					 city limits of the City of Beaumont, Texas; continuing to follow the
					 southeastern city limits of the City of Beaumont, Texas, as it crosses through
					 F.M. Road 3514, U.S. Highways 69, 96, and 287 and State Highway 347 and
					 continuing to the intersection with the Jefferson/Orange County line. The areas
					 located east of the specified boundary line include, but are not limited to,
					 the areas inside the city limits of the cities of Brownsville, Corpus Christi,
					 Portland, Rockport, Aransas Pass, Port Lavaca, Matagorda, Brazoria, Lake
					 Jackson, Angleton, Galveston, Anahuac, Nederland, and Port Arthur.
(B) Areas located east of State
					 Highway 146 and inside the city limits of the cities of Seabrook, La Porte,
					 Shoreacres, Pasadena, and Morgan's Point (all in Harris County).