Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.74 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - Alterations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The manufacturer shall not alter
				construction of the industrialized house or building from the approved design
				package. Industrialized builders or installation permit holders shall not alter
				construction performed at the installation from the approved on-site
				construction documentation except in accordance with this section or §
									RSA
				70.73(j). Alterations of industrialized
				housing or buildings shall be as specified in this section.
(b) An alteration of an industrialized house
				or building prior to, or during installation, that results in a structure that
				does not comply with the mandatory building codes is prohibited. An alteration
				after installation of an industrialized building that is designed to be moved
				from one commercial site to another commercial site that does not comply with
				the mandatory building codes is prohibited. Alterations after installation of
				industrialized housing or permanent industrialized buildings shall be in
				accordance with the requirements of the local building code
				authorities.
(c) Ordinary repairs
				and work exempt from permit requirements as specified in the mandatory building
				codes referenced in §
									RSA
				70.100 and §
									RSA
				70.101 shall not be considered alterations.
				Ordinary repairs shall include the removal and replacement of the covering of
				existing materials, elements, equipment, or fixtures using like or the same new
				materials, elements, equipment, or fixtures that serve the same
				purpose.
(d) Alteration decals are
				used to recertify industrialized buildings designed to be moved from one
				commercial site to another commercial site. Each decal is assigned to a
				specific module or modular component. The control of the decals shall remain
				with the department. The department will issue alteration decals to the third
				party inspection agency responsible for the inspections of the alterations upon
				application and payment of the fee for the decal by the industrialized builder
				or alteration permit holder. By affixing the decal the industrialized builder
				or alteration permit holder and third party inspection agency certify that the
				module has been altered and inspected in accordance with the mandatory building
				codes and this section. The third party inspector shall not affix the decal to
				any module where inspection reveals that the building does not comply with the
				approved recertification or alteration construction documents or the mandatory
				building codes.
(e) Alterations of
				industrialized housing and permanent industrialized buildings.
(1) Prior to, or during, installation outside
				the jurisdiction of a municipality. The industrialized builder, or installation
				permit holder, shall submit the original approved construction documents for
				the house or building, as reference, along with a complete set of construction
				documents describing a proposed alteration to a design review agency for
				approval prior to construction in accordance with the procedures established by
				the council. The design review agency responsible for review and approval of
				alteration construction documents for a project, industrialized house, or
				permanent industrialized building may not be changed without the written
				approval of the department. Alterations on the house or building shall not
				begin prior to approval of the construction documents and shall be performed
				only by persons licensed to perform this work. Inspections of alterations shall
				be performed by a third party inspector in accordance with procedures
				established by the council. The third party inspection agency responsible for
				inspections for a project may not be changed without the written approval of
				the department.
(A) An alteration data plate
				shall be affixed to any house or building where the alteration results in a
				reclassification of the occupancy group or construction type, a change in the
				permissible type of gas required for appliances, or a change in the wind speed
				and exposure, maximum snow (roof) load, seismic design criteria, or special
				conditions or limitations. The data plate shall contain such information as
				specified in subsection (g).
(B)
				All records pertinent to the alteration, including a copy of the alteration
				data plate, shall be retained by the industrialized builder or installation
				permit holder for a minimum of 10 years from the date of successful completion
				of the final inspection and be made available to the department upon
				request.
(C) All records pertinent
				to the review and approval of the alteration construction documents shall be
				retained by the DRA for a minimum of 5 years from the date of approval and
				shall be made available to the department upon request.
(D) All records pertinent to the alteration
				inspections shall be retained by the TPIA for a minimum of 5 years from the
				completion of the alteration construction and inspections and shall be made
				available to the department upon request.