| (a) Industrialized housing shall be installed on a
permanent foundation system.
(b) The initial construction and inspection of a site-built
REF at the 1st commercial site falls under the provisions of §70.79.
Subsequent installation of REFs shall comply with this section.
(c) Responsibility for on-site construction. The industrialized
builder or installation permit holder shall be responsible for assuring
that the foundation and the installation of an industrialized house,
building, or site-built REF complies with the manufacturer's or REF
builder's on-site construction specifications or documentation that
have been approved in accordance with §70.70, any unique on-site
construction details, the engineered foundation design, and the mandatory
building codes.
(1) The industrialized builder or installation permit
holder is responsible for assuring that all sub-contractors are licensed
as required by applicable state law.
(2) The industrialized builder is not responsible for
construction performed by the installation permit holder as specified
on the installation permit application submitted to the department.
Construction not covered by the installation permit is the responsibility
of the industrialized builder.
(3) The installation permit holder is responsible only
for the construction specified on the installation permit application
submitted to the department.
(d) For purposes of this chapter and Texas Occupations
Code, Chapter 1202, a final inspection of on-site construction of
industrialized housing and buildings is successful if it meets one
of the following.
(1) Inside a municipality: All on-site construction
has been completed to the satisfaction of the municipality's building
inspection department and a record of final inspection was issued
authorizing the release of the house or building for occupancy.
(2) Outside the jurisdiction of a municipality or within
a municipality without a building inspection department: All inspections
required in accordance with subsection (f) have been completed and
a final on-site inspection report has been issued with no outstanding
violations from any of these inspections. For purposes of this section,
a violation is any of the following:
(A) on-site construction that does not meet the mandatory
building codes;
(B) failure to correct damage to the factory-built
portion of the house or building that was caused by on-site construction;
(C) on-site construction that does not follow the documents
approved in accordance with §70.70, the engineered foundation
system drawings, or unique on-site construction detail drawings; or
(D) on-site construction that is incomplete.
(e) Responsibility for inspections within jurisdiction
of a municipality. When the building site is within a municipality
that has a building inspection agency or department, the local building
official will inspect all on-site construction done at the site and
the attachment of the structure to the foundation to assure completion
and attachment in accordance with the documents approved in accordance
with §70.70, the foundation system drawings, any unique on-site
construction detail drawings, and the mandatory building codes.
(1) A municipality that regulates the on-site construction
or installation of industrialized housing or buildings may require
and review, for compliance with the mandatory building codes, a complete
set of plans and specifications, including the foundation system design
and any unique on-site construction details.
(2) The industrialized builder or installation permit
holder shall not permit occupation of, or release for occupation,
the industrialized house or building unless approved by the municipality.
(3) The industrialized builder or installation permit
holder is responsible for ensuring that all inspections are completed
in accordance with procedures established by the municipality's building
inspection department.
(f) Responsibility for inspections outside the jurisdiction
of a municipality or within a municipality without a building inspection
agency or department. When the building site is outside a municipality,
or within a municipality that has no building department or agency,
a council-approved inspector will perform the required inspections
in accordance with this section and the inspection procedures established
by the council to assure completion and attachment in accordance with
the documents approved in accordance with §70.70, the mandatory
building codes, the foundation system drawings, and any unique on-site
construction detail drawings.
(1) Minimum inspection requirements are listed below.
Re-inspections are required whenever deviations from the approved
construction documents or mandatory building codes are noted. Inspections
may occur concurrently. The industrialized builder or installation
permit holder shall ensure that work is not concealed prior to the
inspection.
(A) Inspections completed during installation shall
be as required by the inspection requirements of Chapter 1 of the
IBC, IMC, IPC, IFC, IFGC, IECC, IFC, and IRC as applicable.
(B) A set inspection shall be completed for each module
set or for each modular component installed.
(C) Special inspections shall be completed as required
per Chapter 17 of the IBC.
(D) A final inspection shall be made after all construction
and all corrections are complete.
(2) For structures built in accordance with the IRC,
the final inspection shall be completed within 180 days of the start
of construction. For all other structures, the final inspection shall
be completed within 365 days of the start of construction. The department
may grant an extension upon receipt of a written request that demonstrates
a justifiable cause.
(3) Site inspections are required for the first installation
of all industrialized housing and permanent industrialized buildings.
Exception: Site inspections are not required for the installation
of equipment buildings or shelters where the structure is occupied
only during installation and maintenance of the equipment housed in
the structure, unless the structure is also classified as a hazardous
occupancy by the mandatory building code.
(4) Site inspections are required for industrialized
buildings that are designed to be moved from one commercial site to
another commercial site if the buildings are used as a school or place
of religious worship.
(5) The industrialized builder, or installation permit
holder, is responsible for scheduling each phase of the inspection
with the inspector or inspection agency and for ensuring that all
inspections have been completed.
(A) The industrialized builder, or installation permit
holder, may utilize a different inspector or inspection agency for
different projects, but may not change the inspector or agency for
a project once started without the written approval of the department.
(B) Special inspections required by the mandatory building
codes shall be conducted by persons who are approved in accordance
with Council procedures and meet the qualification requirements outlined
in Chapter 17 of the IBC or as required by applicable State laws.
Persons or agencies that perform special inspections may not be changed
once the inspection has begun without approval from the department.
(6) The inspector shall give the industrialized builder
or installation permit holder a copy of the site inspection report
upon completion of each inspection including re-inspections. Violations
shall be documented in accordance with the Council approved inspection
procedures. The industrialized builder or installation permit holder
is responsible for ensuring that all violations are corrected.
(7) The industrialized builder, or installation permit
holder, shall not permit occupancy, or release the house or building
for occupation, until a successful final inspection has been completed.
A final on-site inspection report shall be issued showing no outstanding
violations prior to occupation, or release for occupation, of the
house or building. Exception: Occupancy of the house or building may
be permitted and approved with outstanding items provided that the
items are not in violation of the mandatory building codes.
(A) The industrialized builder or installation permit
holder shall maintain a copy of the on-site inspection reports in
accordance with the requirements of §70.50 and make a copy of
all on-site inspection reports available to the department upon request.
The reports shall include a list of all violations and corrective
action in accordance with the inspection procedures approved by the
council.
(B) The industrialized builder shall give a copy of
the on-site inspection reports to the owner of the building upon request.
(C) The industrialized builder shall give a copy of
the department's final on-site inspection report to the owner of the
industrialized house at one of the following events:
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