Building Code in TX? 2

[JStephen]

Does Texas have any kind of state-wide building code?

This is industrial building in small town, no building permit required, and I can't find anything on the state website that mentions that any particular building code is applied statewide. Am I overlooking anything?
Thanks.

 

[mrMikee]

JStephen,

You may have looked here already but just in case you haven't I'll post the link again.

http://www.iccsafe.org/government/adoption.html

Regards,
-Mike

 

[JedClampett]

There are high wind counties by the coast where they take code design seriously. Check:

http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/wind/pdf/wsbcfull.pdf

This is all enforced by the state's insurance department:

http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/commish/code.html

Beside this, it seems that unless the City or Town has a building department, you're pretty much on your own.

 

[JStephen]

Mike, that was partly the reason for my question. It shows that Texas HAS adopted IBC. But I couldn't find any mention of that on the Texas state website. Certainly not anything to suggest that it is just a state building code as the iccsafe website suggests. Looks like Jed's posts are about what there is- coverage in hurricane areas.

 

[rholder98]

Governor Perry signed the Senate Bill into law this past regular session (the Bill number escapes me). Effective 01/01/06, the 03 IBC is the effective statewide building code, unless a local jurisdiction has adopted a more stringent code.

 

[rholder98]

It was SB1458 of the 79th Regular Session. You can do a search for the bill text at

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/

 

[JStephen]

That was exactly the information that I was NOT finding on the state web site. Thanks!

By the way, I notice it is still limited to "municipalities", not rural areas- but it applies to EVERY municipality, not just ones that choose to adopt IBC.

 

[JStephen]

Another limitation- it is commercial buildings only- not non-building structures or residential.