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Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.22 - Criteria for Approval of Design Review Agencies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An agency seeking council approval as a
				design review agency (DRA) shall submit a written application to the executive
				director. The application will indicate the agency's name, address, and the
				telephone number of each office in which design review services are to be
				performed.
(b) The application will
				include the following information.
(1) An
				organizational chart indicating the names of the managerial and technical
				personnel responsible for design review functions within the agency. The chart
				must indicate the area or areas of review for with the technical personnel are
				responsible.
(2) A resume for each
				person listed in the organizational chart indicating academic and professional
				qualifications, experience in related areas, and specific duties within the
				agency. All certifications shall be current with ICC.
(3) Complete documentation, including, but
				not limited to:
(A) examples of data sheets
				or other forms used to analyze construction and equipment;
(B) preliminary and final reports;
				and
(C) an agency compliance
				assurance manual to substantiate the agency's ability to evaluate building
				systems and compliance control manuals for compliance with standards. Evidence
				must be presented in the areas of structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing,
				building planning, and fire safety. The documentation should include an example
				of a building system or compliance control manual which the agency has
				evaluated for compliance with a code or set of standards.
(4) A statement of certification signed by
				the agency manager or chief executive officer that:
(A) its board of directors, as a body, and
				its managerial and technical personnel, as individuals, are free to exercise
				independence of judgment in the performance of their duties within the
				agency;
(B) its activities pursuant
				to the discharge of responsibility as a design review agency will not result in
				financial benefit to the agency via stock ownership or other financial interest
				in any producer, supplier, or vendor of products involved, other than through
				standard fees for services rendered;
(C) the agency will consistently and
				uniformly implement the policies and determinations of the council with regard
				to interpretations of the standards and rules;
(D) the agency will not provide design
				services or prepare compliance control manuals for manufacturers for whom it
				acts as a design review agency;
(E)
				all information contained in the application for approval as a design review
				agency is true, timely, and correct; and
(F) all future changes will be immediately
				communicated to the department.
(5) A list of states in which the agency is
				currently approved to provide similar services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.23 - Criteria for Approval of Third Party Inspection Agencies and Inspectors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An agency seeking council approval as a
				third party inspection agency shall submit a written application to the
				executive director. The application will indicate the agency name, address, and
				telephone number of each office through which third party inspections will be
				coordinated.
(b) The application
				will include the following information.
(1) An
				organizational chart shall be submitted showing the names of managerial and
				technical personnel responsible for in-plant and on-site construction
				inspections.
(2) A resume for each
				person listed in the organizational chart shall be submitted indicating
				academic and professional qualifications, experience in related areas, and
				specific duties within the agency. All certifications must be current with
				ICC.
(3) Complete documentation to
				substantiate the agency's ability to perform in-plant and on-site construction
				inspections and follow-up inspections to determine the compliance of a building
				manufacturer with the standards and rules shall be submitted. The application
				will include a formal description of the agency's supervision and training
				program for inspectors, performance records of manufacturers, examples of
				inspection reports, agreements or contracts with manufacturers, and any other
				pertinent information;
(4) A
				statement of certification shall be submitted, signed by the agency manager or
				chief executive officer, that:
(A) its board
				of directors, as a body, and its managerial and inspection personnel, as
				individuals, are free to exercise independence of judgment in the performance
				of their duties within the agency;
(B) its activities pursuant to the discharge
				of responsibilities as a third party inspection agency will not result in
				financial benefit to the agency via stock ownership or other financial
				interests in any producer, supplier, or vendor of products involved, other than
				through standard fees for services rendered;
(C) the agency will consistently and
				uniformly implement the policies and determinations of the council with regard
				to interpretations of the standards and rules;
(D) the agency will not provide design
				services or prepare compliance control manuals for manufacturers for whom it
				acts as a third party inspection agency;
(E) all information contained in the
				application for approval as a third party inspection agency is true, timely,
				and correct; and
(F) all future
				changes will be immediately communicated to the department;
(5) A list of states in which the
				agency is currently approved to provide product certification or validation or
				third party inspection services and a complete description of each system and
				program involved shall be submitted.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.24 - Criteria for Approval of Third Party Site Inspectors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person seeking approval as a third
				party site inspector shall submit a written application to the executive
				director. The application will include the following information.
(1) A resume that includes the inspector's
				academic and professional qualifications, experience in related areas, and
				relevant ICC certifications.
(2)
				Evidence of current ICC certifications required for approval by the
				council.
(3) A statement signed by
				the inspector certifying that:
(A) the
				inspector's activities pursuant to the discharge of responsibilities as a third
				party site inspector will not result in financial benefit to the inspector via
				stock ownership or other financial interests in any producer, supplier, or
				vendor of products involved other than through standard fees for services
				rendered;
(B) the inspector will
				consistently and uniformly implement the policies and determinations of the
				council with regard to interpretations of the mandatory building codes and
				rules;
(C) the inspector will
				enforce the mandatory building codes adopted by the council;
(D) all information contained in the
				application for approval as a third party site inspector is true, timely, and
				correct; and
(E) all future changes
				will be immediately communicated to the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.25 - Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General.
(1) A person who engages in the assembly,
				connection, and on-site construction and erection of modules or modular
				components at the building site for persons other than themselves, or who
				purchases industrialized housing or buildings, or modular components, for sale
				or lease to the public, may not file for a permit.
(2) The application shall be submitted on a
				form supplied by the department and shall contain such information as may be
				required by the department. A person who applies for a permit certifies at the
				time of application that all construction shall be in compliance with the
				mandatory building codes, the approved and/or engineered plans and department
				rules, and shall be inspected in accordance with the inspection procedures
				established by the council.
(3)
				Subcontractors of a person holding a permit are not required to be registered
				as industrialized builders. Subcontractors or persons responsible for the
				electrical, plumbing, and HVAC construction shall be licensed as required by
				the applicable state statutes.
(4)
				The application shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in §
										RSA
				70.80.
(5) An installation permit or alteration
				permit shall not be issued for a structure that is taller than 75 feet in
				height.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.30 - Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The scope of this chapter is limited by
				Chapter 1202; accordingly, it does not apply to:
(1) mobile homes or HUD-code manufactured
				homes as defined in Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1201;
(2) housing or buildings:
(A) of open construction;
(B) that are constructed of sectional or
				panelized systems not utilizing modular components; or
(C) that are built of modules or modular
				components that are constructed at the installation site.
(D) Exception: Relocatable educational
				facilities purchased or leased on or after January 1, 2010 are required to be
				certified regardless of where the facility is built.
(3) ready-built homes which are constructed
				so that the entire living area is contained in a single unit or section at a
				temporary location for the purpose of selling it and moving it to another
				location, provided that modular components are not used in the construction of
				the ready-built home. A temporary location would include a lumber yard, a
				vacant lot, or other similar area that is not used exclusively for the
				construction of buildings;
(4) a
				commercial building or structure that is:
(A)
				installed in a manner other than on a permanent foundation; and
(B) either:
(i) is not open to the public; or
(ii) is less than 1,500 square feet in total
				area and used other than as a school or a place of religious worship;
(5) buildings that are
				specifically referenced in the mandatory building codes as exempt from permits;
				or
(6) construction site
				buildings.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.50 - Reporting Requirements for IHB Registrants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The manufacturer shall submit a monthly
				report to the department, of all industrialized housing, buildings, modules,
				and modular components that were constructed and to which decals and insignia
				were attached during the month.
(1) The
				report shall be filed in a format required by the department by no later than
				the 10th day of the following month.
(2) The manufacturer shall keep a copy of the
				monthly report on file for a minimum of five years.
(3) Any corrections to reports previously
				filed shall clearly indicate the corrections to be made and the month and date
				of the report that is being corrected.
(4) The report shall contain:
(A) the serial or identification number of
				the units;
(B) the decal or
				insignia number attached to each identified unit;
(C) the name and registration number of the
				industrialized builder (as assigned by the department), or the installation
				permit number (as assigned by the department) of the person, to whom the units
				were sold, consigned, and shipped. The requirements contained in §
											RSA
				70.20(3) shall apply when an installation
				permit is reported in lieu of the registration number of an industrialized
				builder;
(D) the date the decal or
				insignia was attached to the unit;
(E) an identification of the use of the
				structure for which the units are designed. For example, will the complete
				structure be used as a single family residence, a classroom or school, a
				duplex, a church, a restaurant, an equipment shelter, a bank building, a
				hazardous storage building, etc. Modular building, kiosk and similar terms are
				not to be used to describe the use of the completed building;
(F) any other information the department may
				require; and
(G) an indication of
				zero units if there was no activity for the reporting month.
(5) A manufacturer that takes
				possession of units that have not been installed, but that were previously
				reported as shipped, shall report the disposition of those units on the
				manufacturer's monthly report.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.51 - Third Party Inspection Reports

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				In-plant inspections. A third party inspector or third party inspection agency
				shall file inspection reports on the forms and in the format required by the
				department (in accordance with any requirements set by the council).
(1) The TPIA must keep on file, for a minimum
				of 5 years, a copy of all inspection reports for inspections performed by the
				TPIA/TPI.
(2) Reports shall be
				filed with the department each week or at such other intervals as the
				department may require pursuant to council instructions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.60 - Responsibilities of the Department - Plant Certification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each separate manufacturing facility will
				go through a certification inspection before decals or insignia will be
				released to the manufacturer.
(b) A
				change in address of a certified manufacturer will require review and possible
				recertification or partial certification inspection of the plant at the new
				location.
(c) The executive
				director may authorize 100% inspection of industrialized housing or buildings
				constructed by an uncertified manufacturer in lieu of certification and a
				compliance control program as required by §
									RSA
				70.70(c) in accordance with the following.
(1) The 100% inspection may be approved only
				in the following circumstances:
(A) the house
				or building is required to aid in a disaster that has been officially declared
				by the United States government, a state government, or a political subdivision
				of either;
(B) the US State
				Department has issued travel warnings for travel outside of the United States
				relating to or affecting the location of the plant to be certified;
(C) the industrialized house or building is a
				one-time project and the manufacturer certifies to the department that it will
				not construct additional industrialized housing or buildings for placement in
				this state without going through the certification inspection process;
				and
(D) other extenuating
				circumstances if approved by the executive director. If the executive director
				does not approve a request under this subsection, the manufacturer may ask the
				council to approve the 100% inspection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.61 - Responsibilities of the Department - Monitoring Inspections

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department shall monitor and evaluate
				the performance of third party inspection agencies, third party inspectors,
				third party site inspectors, and design review agencies in accordance with
				procedures set by the council, and make performance reports and recommendations
				to the council as may be necessary.
(b) The manufacturer shall reimburse the
				department an hourly monitoring fee for expenses incurred outside headquarters
				in monitoring the performance of the third party inspection agency or third
				party inspector.
(c) The
				industrialized builder or the REF builder shall reimburse the department an
				hourly monitoring fee for expenses incurred outside headquarters in monitoring
				the performance of the third party inspection agency, third party inspector, or
				third party site inspector.
(d) The
				design review agency shall reimburse the department an hourly monitoring fee
				for expenses incurred outside headquarters in monitoring the performance of the
				agency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.62 - Responsibilities of the Local Building Official - Inspections

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Installation inspections. When the
				installation site is within a municipality that has a building inspection
				agency or department, the local building official will inspect all on-site
				construction and the attachment of the structure to the foundation to assure
				completion and attachment in accordance with the approved design package, the
				engineered foundation system, any unique on-site details, and the mandatory
				building codes. As a minimum the local building official shall:
(1) perform an overall visual inspection for
				obvious nonconformity to the approved design manual, the engineered foundation
				system, any unique on-site details, and the mandatory building code;
(2) require final inspections along with any
				tests that are required by the approved installation instructions, on-site
				construction documentation, and/or the mandatory building code;
(3) require the correction of deficiencies
				identified by the tests or discovered in inspections;
(4) issue a certificate of occupancy in
				accordance with locally adopted rules and regulations;
(5) provide the industrialized builder with a
				record of a successful final inspection of on-site construction as defined in
				§
										RSA
				70.73(d); and
(6) provide the date of the final
				inspection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.63 - Council's Responsibilities - Compliance Disputes

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The council shall resolve any dispute,
				disagreement, or difference of opinion between the design review agency (or
				department when acting as a design review agency) and a local building official
				as to whether the approved design package meets or exceeds the requirements of
				the mandatory building codes set forth in this chapter. The council's decision
				shall be binding on all parties.
(b) Questions concerning the code compliance
				of an approved design package shall be raised prior to issuance of a building
				permit. The local building official shall forward in writing to the executive
				director any instances where it is found that the approved design package for a
				building to be located within his municipality does not meet the mandatory
				building codes adopted in this chapter. The documentation shall specify the
				code sections and the reasons why the design package fails to meet the
				mandatory building codes.
(1) If the approved
				design package is found to be in compliance, then the executive director shall
				notify all concerned parties and the local building official shall issue a
				building permit.
(2) If the
				approved design package is not in compliance, then the executive director shall
				notify all concerned parties and the industrialized builder or manufacturer
				shall bring the building into compliance with the mandatory building
				codes.
(3) If the building
				official, industrialized builder, or manufacturer disagrees with the decision
				of the executive director, then the council shall determine at the next
				scheduled meeting if the approved design package complies with the mandatory
				building codes. The decision of the council shall be binding on all
				parties.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.64 - Responsibilities of the Department - Proprietary Information Protected

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All designs, plans, specifications,
				compliance control programs, manuals, on-site construction instructions and
				documentation, information relating to alternate methods or materials, or any
				other documents submitted by a manufacturer, industrialized builder, or REF
				builder to the council, the department, or local building official are
				proprietary information and shall only be used for purposes of assuring
				compliance with the provisions of the Industrialized Housing and Buildings
				statute and this chapter.
(b) The
				items and information set forth in subsection (a) furnished by the
				manufacturer, industrialized builder or REF builder to the council, the
				department, or local building official, shall not be copied or distributed to
				any other person except with the manufacturer's, industrialized builder's or
				REF builder's written permission except as needed to assure compliance with the
				provisions of the Act, or under the direction of the Texas attorney general
				pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
				552.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.65 - Responsibilities of the Commission - Reciprocity

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Industrialized housing and buildings
				designed and constructed by a manufacturer in this state for delivery and
				placement on a building site in another state are not subject to this chapter
				unless the units are constructed under the terms of a reciprocity agreement
				with the other state.
(b) The
				commission may enter a reciprocal agreement with another state to authorize
				building inspections of industrialized housing or buildings constructed in that
				state to be performed by an inspector of the equivalent regulatory agency of
				that state provided that:
(1) the commission
				finds that the standards prescribed by the statute or rules of the other state
				meet the objectives of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202;
(2) the commission finds that the standards
				are satisfactorily enforced by the other state or its agents; and
(3) the standards of the other state shall
				not be deemed to be adequately enforced unless the other state provides for
				immediate written notification to the executive director of suspensions or
				revocations of approvals of manufacturers by the other state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.71 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - Data Plates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The manufacturer shall attach a data
				plate to each dwelling unit of a residential structure containing
				industrialized housing and buildings modules and to each appropriate unit of a
				commercial structure containing industrialized housing and buildings
				modules.
(b) The REF builder shall
				attach a data plate to each site-built REF.
(c) The data plate shall be made of a
				material that will not deteriorate over time and be permanently placed so that
				it cannot be removed without destruction. The data plate shall be placed in an
				easily accessible location as designated on the floor plan or on the cover or
				title sheet for each model or project. The data plate shall not be located on
				any readily removable item such as a cabinet door or similar component.
				Location of the data plate on the cover of the electrical distribution panel is
				acceptable.
(d) The data plate must
				contain, as a minimum, the following information:
(1) the manufacturer's or REF builder's name,
				registration number, and address;
(2) for manufacturers, the serial or
				identification number of the unit; for REF builders an identification or
				project number for the building;
(3) the State decal numbers;
(4) the name and date of applicable
				codes;
(5) an identification of
				permissible type of gas for appliances;
(6) the maximum snow load (roof)
				(psf);
(7) the maximum wind speed
				(mph) and exposure;
(8) the seismic
				design criteria;
(9) the
				occupancy/use group type;
(10) the
				construction type; and
(11) special
				conditions and/or limitations.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.72 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - In-Plant Inspection

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The manufacturer shall designate in
				writing to the department the third party inspection agency that will be
				performing in-plant inspections. A manufacturer may designate more than one
				third party inspection agency to perform in-plant inspections. However, once an
				agency has begun the in-plant inspection on the modules for a project or
				building, the manufacturer may not change inspection agencies for that project
				or building.
(b) The TPIA/TPI shall
				conduct announced or unannounced inspections at the manufacturing facility at
				reasonable, but varying, intervals to review any and all aspects of the
				manufacturer's production and compliance control program. It is the
				manufacturer's responsibility to assure that the inspections are accomplished
				as outlined in this subsection. The department will determine the frequency of
				modular component inspections.
(1) The
				TPIA/TPI shall conduct inspections in accordance with procedures established by
				the council.
(2) Inspection of
				every visible aspect of every module shall normally be made at least at one
				point prior to completion of the structural, plumbing, mechanical, or
				electrical phases. The department will determine the frequency of modular
				component inspections.
(3)
				Inspection of system testing shall be made at least once every third
				inspection. Inspection of a of the energy compliance design shall be made at
				every inspection. Exception: For buildings that are not required to meet the
				envelope requirements of the mandatory energy code, inspection of the energy
				compliance design shall be made at least once every 3rd inspection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.73 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - Building Site Construction and Inspections

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Industrialized housing shall be installed
				on a permanent foundation system.
(b) The initial construction and inspection
				of a site-built REF at the 1st commercial site falls under the provisions of
				§70.79. Subsequent installation of REFs shall comply with this
				section.
(c) Responsibility for
				on-site construction. The industrialized builder or installation permit holder
				shall be responsible for assuring that the foundation and the installation of
				an industrialized house, building, or site-built REF complies with the
				manufacturer's or REF builder's on-site construction specifications or
				documentation that have been approved in accordance with §70.70, any
				unique on-site construction details, the engineered foundation design, and the
				mandatory building codes.
(1) The
				industrialized builder or installation permit holder is responsible for
				assuring that all sub-contractors are licensed as required by applicable state
				law.
(2) The industrialized builder
				is not responsible for construction performed by the installation permit holder
				as specified on the installation permit application submitted to the
				department. Construction not covered by the installation permit is the
				responsibility of the industrialized builder.
(3) The installation permit holder is
				responsible only for the construction specified on the installation permit
				application submitted to the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.75 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - Permit/Owner Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The manufacturer shall provide the
				industrialized builder, or a person who has obtained an installation permit in
				accordance with §
									RSA
				70.20, the following information:
(1) the name, Texas registration number, and
				address of the manufacturer of the building;
(2) the location of the decal(s) or insignia
				on the modules or modular components;
(3) the location of the data plate and
				explanation of the information thereon;
(4) a set of approved plans, in accordance
				with §
										RSA
				70.70, as necessary to obtain a building
				permit and as necessary to complete construction of the house or building at
				the installation site. The documents shall include critical load points for
				attachment of the house or building to the foundation, the floor plan of the
				building, and drawings of the plumbing, electrical, and heating/ventilation
				systems;
(5) a completed signed
				copy of the energy compliance checklist (referenced in §
										RSA
				70.70(c)(8)(C)); and
(6) the information required by §
										RSA
				70.78(b).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.76 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - Proprietary Information Protected

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All designs, plans, specifications,
				compliance control programs, on-site construction instructions and
				documentation, information relating to alternate methods or materials, or any
				other documents submitted by a manufacturer to a design review agency or third
				party inspector are proprietary information and shall only be used for purposes
				of assuring compliance with the provisions of Occupations Code, Chapter 1202
				and this chapter.
(b) The items and
				information furnished by the manufacturer to a design review agency or third
				party inspector as set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall not be
				copied or distributed to any other person except with the manufacturer's
				written permission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.77 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - Decals and Insignia for New Construction

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Decals are used for module and site-built
				REF certification and insignia are used for modular component certification.
(1) Decals and insignia shall be ordered on a
				form supplied by the department and shall contain such information as may be
				required by the department.
(2) The
				department will issue decals and insignia to a manufacturer on application and
				payment of the fee following certification of the manufacturing facility in
				accordance with §
										RSA
				70.60.
(3) The department will issue decals to a REF
				builder on application and payment of the fee following successful completion
				of all construction in accordance with §
										RSA
				70.78.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.78 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - General

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each registrant must notify the
				department of any changes in information regarding the location, organization,
				staff, or ownership of the organization as required in the sections in this
				chapter. The notification must be received by the department no later than 10
				days after the change occurs.
(b)
				Each registrant shall provide customers with access to the name, mailing
				address, and telephone number of the department for purposes of directing
				complaints to the department. A rubber stamp or sticker may be used to convey
				the information. The notification shall be included on:
(1) a sign prominently displayed in the place
				of business;
(2) any written
				contract for services; or
(3) any
				bill for services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.79 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - Site-Built REF Construction and Inspection

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Responsibility for construction. The REF
				builder shall be responsible for assuring that the foundation and all
				construction pertaining to the REF complies with the approved construction
				documentation required by §
									RSA
				70.70(b) and (e) and the mandatory building
				codes. The REF builder is responsible for assuring that all sub-contractors are
				licensed as required by applicable state law.
(b) Responsibility for inspections within
				jurisdiction of a municipality. When the building site is within a municipality
				that has a building inspection agency or department, the local building
				official will inspect all construction to assure that it complies with the
				approved construction documents and the mandatory building codes.
(1) The municipality may require and review,
				for compliance with the mandatory building codes, a complete set of
				construction documents, and any other construction documents necessary to
				complete construction of the REF in accordance with §
										RSA
				70.70(e).
(2) The REF builder shall not permit
				occupation of the building until a certificate of occupancy has been
				issued.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.80 - Commission Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				manufacturer's registration fee is $750 annually.
(b) The REF builder's registration fee is
				$750 annually.
(c) The
				industrialized builder's registration fee is $325 annually.
(d) The design review agency's registration
				fee is $300 annually.
(e) The third
				party inspection agency's registration fee is $150 per firm and $100 per
				inspector annually.
(f) The third
				party site inspector registration fee is $100 annually.
(g) The registration fee shall be paid before
				the certificate of registration is issued and annually thereafter.
(h) The fee for department personnel for
				certification inspections at a manufacturing facility shall be $40 per hour.
				Travel and per diem costs shall be reimbursed by the manufacturer in accordance
				with the current rate as established in the current Appropriations Act. The
				department shall present a billing statement to the manufacturer at the
				completion of the inspection that is payable upon receipt.
(i) When the department acts as a design
				review agency, the fee for such serviced is $40 per hour. The manufacturer for
				whom the services are performed shall pay the fee before the approval of the
				designs, plans, specifications, compliance control documents, and installation
				manuals and before the release of the documents to the manufacturer. Travel and
				per diem costs shall be reimbursed by the manufacturer in accordance with the
				current rate as established in the current Appropriations Act.
(j) The fees for issuing decals and insignia
				are:
(1) modules and site-built REFs
				(decals): $0.07 per square foot of gross floor area, with a minimum of $25 for
				each decal; and
(2) modular
				component (insignia): $0.02 per square foot of gross surface area with a
				minimum of $0.60 for each insignia or $0.07 per square foot of gross floor area
				with a minimum of $15 for each insignia.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.81 - Late Renewal Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Late renewal fees for registrations issued under this chapter
				  are provided for under §
									RSA
				  60.83 of this title (relating to Late Renewal
				  Fees).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.90 - Sanctions - Administrative Sanctions/Penalties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If a person violates Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, a
				  rule adopted by the commission or order adopted or issued by the commission or
				  executive director relating to Chapter 1202, the executive director may
				  institute proceedings to impose administrative sanctions and/or recommend
				  administrative penalties in accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 51,
				  and Chapter 60 of this title (relating to Texas Commission of Licensing and
				  Regulation).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.92 - Sanctions for Failure to Comply by Design Review Agencies, Third Party Inspection Agencies, and Third Party Inspectors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The department shall monitor the performance of design review
				  agencies (DRA), third party inspection agencies (TPIA), and third party
				  inspectors (TPI) and may recommend disapproval of any agency or inspector that
				  violates provisions of Chapter 1202, rules and regulations of the commission,
				  or administrative orders issued by the commission or the executive director in,
				  or pursuant to, this chapter, or any decisions, actions, or interpretations of
				  the council. If the council feels that a failure to comply has been shown, then
				  the council will recommend that the executive director take appropriate action.
				  Sanctions shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of Texas Occupations
				  Code, §
									RSA
				  1202.302.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.100 - Mandatory Building Codes

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective July
				1, 2024, all industrialized housing and buildings, modules, and modular
				components, shall be constructed in accordance with the codes referenced in
				subsection (c) - (j). The 2015 editions of the International codes as
				identified in subsection (c) - (i), as well as the 2014 edition of the
National Electrical Code
identified in subsection (j), shall
				remain in effect through June 30, 2024. All work permitted or started before
				July 1, 2024, may be completed with the 2015 editions of the International
				codes and the 2014 edition of the
National Electrical
				Code.
(b) Other codes
				referenced in any of the mandatory building codes adopted in subsection (c) -
				(j), shall be considered part of the requirements of these codes to the
				prescribed extent of each such reference.
(c) The
International Building
				Code,
2021 edition, published by the International Code Council, is
				adopted as the Building Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings
				Program.
(d) The
International Residential Code,
2021 edition, published by the
				International Code Council, is adopted as the Residential Code for one- and
				two-family dwellings of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings
				Program.
(e)
The
				International Fuel Gas Code,
2021 edition, published by the
				International Code Council, is adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of the Texas
				Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program.
(f) The
International Mechanical
				Code,
2021 edition, published by the International Code Council, is
				adopted as the Mechanical Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and
				Buildings Program.
(g) The
International Plumbing Code,
2021 edition, published by the
				International Code Council, is adopted as the Plumbing Code of the Texas
				Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program.
(h) The
International Energy
				Conservation Code,
2015 edition, published by the International Code
				Council, is adopted as the Energy Conservation Code of the Texas Industrialized
				Housing and Buildings Program.
(1) The
				applicable edition of the
International Energy Conservation
				Code
is the edition adopted by rule by the State Energy Conservation
				Office pursuant to Chapter 388, Health and Safety Code.
(2) Conflicts between editions of the
				International Building Codes and the adopted version of the
International Energy Conservation Code
shall be resolved in
				favor of the more stringent code. If the more stringent code cannot be
				determined, the department shall make a determination as to which code
				controls.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.102 - Use and Construction of Codes

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				Industrialized housing, buildings, and site-built REFs shall be constructed to
				meet or exceed the mandatory building code standards and requirements
				referenced in §
									RSA
				70.100 and §
									RSA
				70.101 in effect at the time of construction.
				A building that has not been previously occupied or used for its intended
				purpose shall comply with the provisions of the mandatory building codes
				referenced in §
									RSA
				70.100 and §
									RSA
				70.101 for new construction in effect at the
				time of construction. Industrialized housing and buildings shall be installed
				in accordance with the mandatory building code standards and requirements
				referenced in §
									RSA
				70.100 and §
									RSA
				70.101.
(b) Alterations of industrialized housing and
				permanent industrialized buildings shall be in accordance with §
									RSA
				70.74 and shall comply with the provisions of
				the codes referenced in §
									RSA
				70.100 and §
									RSA
				70.101 for new structures.
(c) Industrialized buildings designed to be
				moved from one commercial site to another commercial site shall be recertified
				or altered in accordance with the mandatory building code standards and
				requirements referenced in §
									RSA
				70.100 and §
									RSA
				70.101 and in accordance with §
									RSA
				70.74. Alterations of buildings shall comply
				with the standards and requirements of the following codes for each type of
				recertification class.
(1) Recertification
				class 1 and class 4: Alterations shall comply with the International Existing
				Building Code as referenced in §
										RSA
				70.101. Alterations of buildings that have
				not been previously occupied or used for their intended purpose shall comply
				with the provisions of the codes referenced in §
										RSA
				70.100 and §
										RSA
				70.101 for new construction.
(2) Recertification class 2 and class 3: The
				existing building as altered, and additional alterations to the building, shall
				comply with the provisions of the International Existing Building Code as
				referenced in §
										RSA
				70.101.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.103 - Alternate Materials and Methods

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				Alternate materials or methods of construction other than as authorized by the
				mandatory codes set forth in §
									RSA
				70.100 must be approved by the
				council.
(b) Manufacturers, REF
				builders, or industrialized builders shall submit descriptions of alternate
				methods or materials required to be approved by the council to the executive
				director for consideration by the council. The submittal shall include either
				15 legible hard copies of drawings, specifications, and substantiating evidence
				for each such alternate method or material or all supporting documentation
				shall be submitted electronically and be in a format that will allow for
				electronic disbursement of these materials to the council.
(c) The following types of alternate
				materials or methods of construction have been approved by the council and do
				not require the manufacturer, REF builder, or industrialized builder to submit
				descriptions to the council for approval. Materials or methods of construction
				shall be used and identified in accordance with the applicable code or product
				evaluation report or listing.
(1) Alternate
				materials or methods with a current code evaluation report from ICC ES. An
				industrialized house or building or site-built REF with a code evaluation
				report is not exempt from the requirements of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter
				1202.
(2) Alternate materials or
				methods of construction with a current product evaluation report or listing
				from a product certification agency accredited by the IAS that shows compliance
				with the applicable mandatory building codes. An industrialized house or
				building or site-built REF with a product evaluation report or listing is not
				exempt from the requirements of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 70 - INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS › Section 70.120 - Intent

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The 69th Legislature, 1985, has found and determined that
				  there is great need to provide safe, durable code-constructed housing and
				  buildings and to encourage the economics realized through mass production and
				  assembly line building techniques in order to produce and provide more
				  affordable dwellings and buildings. The 69th Legislature has also found and
				  determined that existing statutes and regulations prior to September 1, 1985,
				  are not adequate to coordinate properly the interests of both the state and
				  local political subdivisions including home rule cities. In recognition of its
				  findings, and in order to promote the public health, safety, and welfare, the
				  69th Legislature enacted House Bill 1213 mandating the regulation of
				  industrialized housing and buildings and provided that such Act shall be
				  liberally construed and applied to encourage innovative building and
				  construction techniques (Chapter 84, 69th Legislature, 1985, Vernon's Law
				  Service, 1985, page 332).