Texas Local Government Code
§ 233.153 — BUILDING CODE STANDARDS APPLICABLE
LG § 233.153Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 233. COUNTY REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES · Art. F. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF CERTAIN COUNTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)New residential construction of a single-family house or duplex in the unincorporated area of a county to which this subchapter applies shall conform to the version of the International Residential Code published as of May 1, 2008, or the version of the International Residential Code that is applicable in the county seat of that county.
(b)Standards required under this subchapter apply only to new residential construction that begins after September 1, 2009.
(c)If a municipality located within a county to which this subchapter applies has adopted a building code in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the building code adopted by the municipality controls and building code standards under this subchapter have no effect in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(d)This subchapter may not be construed to:
(1)require prior approval by the county before the beginning of new residential construction;
(2)authorize the commissioners court of a county to adopt or enforce zoning regulations; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (H.B. 3680), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.