The following definitions apply to this subchapter:
(1) Applicant--A person who submits a new or renewal
application for appointment as an appointed qualified inspector.
(2) Appointed qualified inspector--An engineer licensed
by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and appointed by TDI
as a qualified inspector under Insurance Code §2210.254(a)(2).
(3) Appointed qualified inspector number--A number
TDI assigns to each appointed qualified inspector.
(4) Constructed or construction--The act of building
or erecting a structure or repairing (including reroofing), altering,
remodeling, or enlarging an existing structure.
(5) Completed improvement--
(A) An improvement in which the original transfer of
title from the builder to the initial owner of the improvement has
occurred; or
(B) if a transfer under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
is not contemplated, an improvement that is substantially completed.
(6) Improvement--The construction of or repair (including
reroofing), alteration, remodeling, or enlargement of a structure
to which the plan of operation applies.
(7) Ongoing improvement--
(A) An improvement in which the original transfer of
title from the builder to the initial owner of the improvement has
not occurred; or
(B) if a transfer under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
is not contemplated, an improvement that is not substantially completed.
(8) Substantially completed--An improvement for which
the final framing stage, including attachment of component and cladding
items and installation of windborne debris protection, has been completed.
If the improvement's windborne debris protection consists of wood
structural panels, all the panels must be present at the improvement's
location but need not be installed.
(9) TDI inspector--A qualified inspector authorized
under Insurance Code §2210.254(a)(1) and employed by TDI.
(10) TDI--The Texas Department of Insurance.
(11) Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors, Texas Board of Professional Engineers, or TBPE--House Bill
1523, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, abolished the Texas
Board of Professional Land Surveying and transferred its functions
to the renamed Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors,
effective September 1, 2019. All references to the Texas Board of
Professional Engineers or the TBPE in this division are references
to the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
(12) Association--The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
(13) Windstorm building code standards--The requirements
for building construction in §§5.4007 - 5.4012 of this title
(relating to Applicable Building Code Standards in Designated Catastrophe
Areas for Structures Constructed, Repaired or to Which Additions Are
Made Prior to September 1, 1998; Applicable Building Code Standards
in Designated Catastrophe Areas for Structures Constructed, Repaired
or to Which Additions Are Made On and After September 1, 1998, and
before February 1, 2003; Applicable Building Code Standards in Designated
Catastrophe Areas for Structures Constructed, Repaired or to Which
Additions Are Made On and After February 1, 2003 and before January
1, 2005; Applicable Building Code Standards in Designated Catastrophe
Areas for Structures Constructed, Repaired or to Which Additions Are
Made On and After January 1, 2005, and before January 1, 2008; Applicable
Building Code Standards in Designated Catastrophe Areas for Structures
Constructed, Repaired or to Which Additions Are Made On and After
January 1, 2008, and before April 1, 2020; and Applicable Building
Code Standards in Designated Catastrophe Areas for Structures Constructed,
Repaired, or to Which Additions Are Made on or after April 1, 2020;
respectively).
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