| (C) Amend Section R302.2.2
Common walls - Exception to read as follows: Exception: "Common
walls are permitted to extend to and be tight against the inside of
the exterior walls if the cavity between the end of the common wall
and the exterior sheathing is filled with a minimum of two 2-inch
nominal thickness wood studs."
(8) Amend Section R303.10
Required heating to read as follows: "Every dwelling unit shall
be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a minimum
room temperature of 68°F (20°C) at a point 3 feet (914 mm)
above the floor and 2 feet (610 mm) from exterior walls in habitable
rooms at the design temperature. The installation of one or more portable
space heaters shall not be used to achieve compliance with this section."
(9) Amend Section R313 Automatic
Fire Sprinkler Systems as follows.
(A) Amend Section R313.1 Townhouse
automatic fire sprinkler systems to read as follows: "The common
wall between townhouses shall be constructed
in accordance with Section R302.2(2) if an automatic residential fire
sprinkler system is not installed. The fire-rating of the common wall
may be reduced in accordance with Section R302.2(1) if an automatic
residential fire sprinkler system is installed in townhouses."
(B) Amend Section R313.2 One-
and two-family dwelling automatic fire systems to read as follows: "One- and two-family dwelling automatic fire sprinkler
systems. The construction, projections, openings and penetrations
of exterior walls of one- and two-family dwellings and accessory buildings
shall comply with Table R302.1(1) if an automatic residential fire
sprinkler system is not installed. The construction, projections,
openings and penetrations of the exterior walls of one- and two-family
dwellings and their accessory uses may be constructed in accordance
with the requirements of Table R302.1(2) if an automatic residential
fire sprinkler system is installed in one- and two-family dwellings."
(10) Amend the second sentence of Section R902.1 Roofing covering materials to
read as follows: "Class A, B or C roofing shall be installed.
(11) Amend Chapter 11 [RE]
Energy Efficiency as follows.
(A) Replace N1101.2 Intent with N1101.2 Compliance to read as follows: "Compliance
shall be demonstrated by meeting the requirements of the Residential Provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code."
(B) Delete Section N1101.3 through Section N1113 .
(12) Delete Part VIII-Electrical,
Chapters 34 through 43.
(13) Amend Chapter 44 Referenced
Standards as follows.
(A) Delete code sections N1101.5 and N1101.13 as referenced
code sections for IECC-15, International
Energy Conservation Code.
(B) Add code section R102.4.3 and delete code sections
E3401.1, E3401.2, E4301.1, Table E4303.2, E4304.3, and E4304.4 as
referenced code sections for NFPA Standard
70-20, National Electrical Code.
(C) Add TDI, Texas Department of Insurance, Windstorm
Inspections Program, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78701 as
a promulgating agency, add TDI Code, Building
Codes adopted by TDI for the Windstorm Inspection Program, as
the referenced standard, and add code sections R102.4.4 and R106.1
as the referenced code sections.
(14) Amend Section U101.1
General to read as follows: "These provisions shall be applicable
for new construction where solar-ready provisions are provided."
(e) The 2021 International
Fuel Gas Code shall be amended as follows.
(1) Amend Section 101 General as
follows.
(A) Amend Section 101.1 Title to
read as follows: "These regulations shall be known as the Fuel Gas
Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program, hereinafter
referred to as 'this code.'"
(B) Amend Section 101.2 Scope by
adding the following: "Where conflicts occur between the provisions
of this code and the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter
1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings, or the provisions of 16
Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, rules governing the Texas Industrialized
Housing and Buildings Program, the provisions of Texas Occupations
Code, Chapter 1202 and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70 shall
control."
(2) Amend Section 102 Applicability
as follows.
(A) Amend Section 102.4 Additions,
alterations or repairs to read as follows: "The provisions
of the International Existing Building Code shall
apply to all matters governing the repair, alterations, or additions
of existing previously occupied industrialized buildings that are
designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial
site. Additions, alterations, or repairs shall not cause an existing
installation to become unsafe, hazardous, or overloaded."
(B) Amend Section 102.5 Change
in occupancy by adding the following to the beginning of the
section: "The provisions of the International
Existing Building Code shall apply to all matters governing
a change in the occupancy of existing previously occupied industrialized
buildings that are designed to be transported from one commercial
site to another commercial site."
(C) Amend Section 102.7 Moved
buildings by replacing the first sentence with the following:
"Moved industrialized buildings that bear approved certification decals
or insignia, and that may also bear an alteration decal, in accordance
with the requirements of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202 and
16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, and that have not been altered
or modified since the decal, insignia, or alteration decal was attached,
shall be considered to be in compliance with the current mandatory
building codes adopted by the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council."
(D) Amend Section 102.8 Referenced
codes and standards by adding the following: "Whenever amendments
to the referenced codes have been adopted, each reference to said
code shall be considered to reference the amendment as well."
(3) Amend Chapter 8 Referenced
Standards by adding ICC Standard IEBC-21,
International Existing Building Code, referenced in code sections
102.4 and 102.5.
(f) The 2021 International
Mechanical Code shall be amended as follows.
(1) Amend Section 101 General as
follows.
(A) Amend Section 101.1 Title to
read as follows: "These regulations shall be known as the Mechanical
Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program, hereinafter
referred to as 'this code.'"
(B) Amend Section 101.2 Scope by
adding the following: "Where conflicts occur between the provisions
of this code and the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter
1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings, or the provisions of 16
Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, rules governing the Texas Industrialized
Housing and Buildings Program, the provisions of Texas Occupations
Code, Chapter 1202 and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70 shall
control."
(2) Amend Section 102 Applicability
as follows.
(A) Amend Section 102.4 Additions,
alterations or repairs to read as follows: "The provisions
of the International Existing Building Code shall
apply to all matters governing the repair, alterations, or additions
of existing previously occupied industrialized buildings that are
designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial
site. Additions, alterations or repairs shall not cause an existing
installation to become unsafe, hazardous or overloaded."
(B) Amend Section 102.5 Change
in occupancy by replacing the first sentence with the following:
"The provisions of the International Existing
Building Code shall apply to all matters governing a change
in the occupancy of existing previously occupied industrialized buildings
that are designed to be transported from one commercial site to another
commercial site."
(C) Amend Section 102.7 Moved
buildings by replacing the first sentence with the following:
"Moved industrialized buildings that bear approved certification decals
or insignia, and that may also bear an alteration decal, in accordance
with the requirements of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202 and
16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, and that have not been altered
or modified since the decal, insignia, or alteration decal was attached,
shall be considered to be in compliance with the current mandatory
building codes adopted by the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council."
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