Texas Local Government Code 212.903 – Construction and Renovation Work On County-Owned Buildings or Facilities in Certain Counties
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(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 250,000 or more.
(b) A municipality is not authorized to require a county to notify the municipality or obtain a building permit for any new construction or renovation work performed within the limits of the municipality by the county’s personnel or by county personnel acting as general contractor on county-owned buildings or facilities. Such construction or renovation work shall be inspected by a registered professional engineer or architect licensed in this state in accordance with any other applicable law. A municipality may require a building permit for construction or renovation work performed on county-owned buildings or facilities by private general contractors.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 212.903
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) This section does not exempt a county from complying with a municipality’s building code standards when performing construction or renovation work.