Title 10 - Part 7 - Chapter 307
The above more or less says you don't have to live in a municipal residential area.
and Also prior to that above
Governor Rick Perry of Texas, signed a bill to adopt the International Residential Code as the municipal residential building code for the state of Texas. The bill went into effect on September 1, 2001, and gave cities until January 1, 2002 to transition and begin enforcing the new code. The billadopts the International Residential Code for one- and two-family dwellings as it existed on May 1, 2001. It provides municipalities with the authority to adopt local amendments to the code, establish procedures for the administration and enforcement of the code, and review and consider amendments and new editions of the code. This is the first statewide residential building code in Texas.
- The principles of all the International Codes are based on protection of public health, safety, and welfare.
- The International Residential Code for one- and two-family dwellings addresses design and construction.
- The International Codes result in efficient designs that provide flexibility for the code official, designer, engineer, plumber, and architect.
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