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 F. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF CERTAIN COUNTIES |
Sec. 233.151. DEFINITIONS
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(a) In this subchapter, "new residential construction" includes:
(1) residential construction of a single-family house or duplex on a vacant lot; and
(2) construction of an addition to an existing single-family house or duplex, if the addition will increase the square footage or value of the existing residential building by more than 50 percent.
(b) The term does not include a structure that is constructed in accordance with Chapter 1201, Occupations Code, or a modular home constructed in accordance with Chapter 1202, Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.