Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 233.062 · Subchapter C. FIRE CODE IN UNINCORPORATED AREA
APPLICATION AND CONTENT OF FIRE CODE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The fire code applies only to the following buildings constructed in an unincorporated area of the county:
(1) a commercial establishment;
(2) a public building; and
(3) a multifamily residential dwelling consisting of four or more units.
(b) The fire code does not apply to an industrial facility having a fire brigade that conforms to requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
(c) The fire code must:
(1) conform to:
(A) the International Fire Code, as published by the International Code Council, as the code existed on May 1, 2005; or
(B) the Uniform Fire Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, as the code existed on May 1, 2005; or
(2) establish protective measures that exceed the standards of the codes described by Subdivision (1).
(d) The commissioners court may adopt later editions of a fire code listed in Subsection (c).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 296, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. Renumbered from Sec. 235.002 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.003(4), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 331 (S.B. 736), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.233.htm
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