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Tex. Occ. Code § 1202.252

MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff

(a) A municipality that regulates the on-site construction or installation of industrialized housing and buildings may:

(1) require and review, for compliance with mandatory building codes, a complete set of designs, plans, and specifications bearing the council's stamp of approval for each installation of industrialized housing or buildings in the municipality;

(2) require that all applicable local permits and licenses be obtained before construction begins on a building site;

(3) require, in accordance with commission rules, that all modules or modular components bear an approved decal or insignia indicating inspection by the department; and

(4) establish procedures for the inspection of:

(A) the erection and installation of industrialized housing or buildings to be located in the municipality, to ensure compliance with mandatory building codes and commission rules; and

(B) all foundation and other on-site construction, to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans, and specifications.

(b) Procedures described by Subsection (a)(4) may require:

(1) before occupancy, a final inspection or test in accordance with mandatory building codes; and

(2) correction of any deficiency identified by the test or discovered in the final inspection.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.