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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
 Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
 Subtitle B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY
 Chapter 233. COUNTY REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES
 Subchapter C. FIRE CODE IN UNINCORPORATED AREA

  Sec. 233.062. APPLICATION AND CONTENT OF FIRE CODE  

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  • (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).

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 , Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.