Sec. 342.002. RULES RELATING TO FRAME BUILDINGS

(a) The governing body of the municipality may, for the purpose of preventing calamitous fires, prohibit the construction, location, relocation, or repair of wooden buildings within areas of the municipality designated by the governing body. Within those areas, the governing body may:

(1) prohibit the relocation of a wooden building from outside the area to a site in the area;

(2) prohibit the relocation of a wooden building from one site to another in the area;

(3) direct that all buildings within the area be constructed of fireproof materials;

(4) prohibit the rebuilding or repairing in the area of a wooden building that has been damaged to the extent of 50 percent or more of its value;

(5) declare to be a nuisance any dilapidated building; and

(6) declare to be a nuisance any wooden building that is in the area and that the governing body considers a danger to contiguous buildings or considers a cause or promoter of fires.

(b) The governing body may determine the method of ascertaining damage under Subsection (a)(4) and may direct the manner in which a building declared to be a nuisance under Subsection (a)(5) or (6) is to be repaired or removed or the nuisance is to be abated.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.