| (a) Persons must submit the following information when
applying to TDI for a certificate of compliance for a completed improvement
on a structure:
(1) a statement from a professional engineer licensed
by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors that
affirms that the engineer has:
(A) designed the improvement;
(B) affixed the engineer's seal on the design; and
(C) affirmed the design complies with the applicable
building code under the plan of operation, and that the improvement
was constructed in accordance with the design; or
(2) a sealed postconstruction evaluation report completed
and submitted by a professional engineer licensed by the Texas Board
of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors that:
(A) confirms the improvement's compliance with the
applicable building code under the plan of operation; and
(B) includes supporting evidence such as that identified
in §5.4606 of this title (relating to Supporting Evidence for
Sealed Postconstruction Evaluation Report and Design for Certificate
of Compliance for Completed Improvement) for the engineer's postconstruction
evaluation report.
(b) The following information must also be provided:
(1) the physical address (including street, street
number, city, county, and ZIP code);
(2) whether the original transfer of title from the
builder to the initial owner of the improvement has occurred or is
expected to occur in the future;
(3) whether the improvement is substantially completed;
(4) the wind zone location;
(5) whether the structure is in a Coastal Barrier Resource
System Unit;
(6) the property owner's name and contact information,
or the name and contact information of the builder or contractor that
made the completed improvement;
(7) the name and contact information of the engineer
certifying the completed improvement;
(8) the date construction of the completed improvement
began;
(9) the date of application for the certificate of
compliance for the completed improvement;
(10) the name of the person submitting the application
for the certificate of compliance for the completed improvement;
(11) the type of structure to which the completed improvement
was made, including the structure's name or number and number of units,
if applicable;
(12) the subject of the inspection (for example, entire
structure, addition, alteration, or repair);
(13) the building code standard and applicable wind
load standard under which the completed improvement was designed or
inspected;
(14) the wind-speed conditions that the completed improvement
is designed to withstand;
(15) the importance factor or risk category of the
structure;
(16) the exposure category of the structure;
(17) information on the protection of exterior openings
from windborne debris;
(18) the dates the completed improvement was inspected;
and
(19) the signature and Texas Board of Professional
Engineers and Land Surveyors registration number of the engineer certifying
the completed improvement.
(c) The information required by subsections (a) and
(b) of this section, also listed in Form WPI-2E, Application for Certificate
of Compliance for Completed Improvement, must be submitted to TDI
electronically using the Windstorm system, which is available on the
TDI website. TDI will accept a completed Form WPI-2E emailed to windstorm@tdi.texas.gov
only when the Windstorm system is nonfunctional.
(d) If an applicant applies using a sealed design,
an engineer must maintain the evidence supporting that design, such
as information listed in §5.4606(a)(8) of this title and §5.4623
of this title (relating to Information Required to Inspect to Design
Documents). TDI may request to view the sealed design and supporting
documents, as applicable, to verify that there is a sealed design,
designed by the engineer, and to verify the engineer's affirmation
that the design complies with the applicable building code under the
plan of operation and the improvement was constructed in accordance
with the design.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §5.4604 adopted to be effective January 18, 2017, 42 TexReg 66; amended to be effective October 19, 2020, 45 TexReg 7425; amended to be effective January 23, 2023, 48 TexReg 222 |
