Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 214.204. MUNICIPAL PERMIT FEE GENERALLY. (a) If a municipality adopts an ordinance that requires a person to pay an annual fee to obtain a permit from the municipality before the person may use an alarm system in the municipality, the fee shall be used for the general admini…

Sec. 214.205. NONRENEWAL OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT; TERMINATION OF MUNICIPAL RESPONSE; DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a municipality may not terminate its law enforcement response to a residential permit holder because of excess false alarms if…

Sec. 214.2055. MULTIUNIT HOUSING FACILITIES. (a) A municipality may not refuse to issue an alarm system permit for a residential location solely because the residential location is an individual residential unit located in a multiunit housing facility. (b) In issuing an alarm sys…

Sec. 214.206. ON-SITE INSPECTION REQUIRED. A municipality may not consider a false alarm to have occurred unless a response is made by an agency of the municipality within a reasonable time and the agency determines from an inspection of the interior or exterior of the premises t…

Sec. 214.207. PENALTIES FOR FALSE ALARMS. (a) A municipality may impose a penalty on a person who uses an alarm system in the municipality for the report of a false alarm by an alarm systems monitor if at least three other false alarms have occurred at that location during the pr…

Sec. 214.208. PROCEDURES FOR REDUCING FALSE ALARMS. A municipality may require an alarm systems monitor to attempt to contact the occupant of the alarm system location twice before the municipality responds to the alarm signal. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2…

Sec. 214.209. EXCEPTION OF MUNICIPALITY FROM ALARM SYSTEM RESPONSE. (a) The governing body of a municipality may not adopt an ordinance providing that law enforcement personnel of the municipality will not respond to any alarm signal indicated by an alarm system in the municipali…

Sec. 214.210. PRIORITY OR LEVEL OF RESPONSE NOT AFFECTED; LIABILITY OF MUNICIPALITY FOR NONRESPONSE. (a) Nothing in this subchapter: (1) affects the priority or level of response provided by a municipality to a permitted location; or (2) waives the governmental immunity provided …

Sec. 214.2105. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALARM SYSTEMS BY OWNER. (a) A property owner or an agent of the property owner authorized to make decisions regarding the use of the property may elect to exclude the municipality from receiving an alarm signal by an alarm system located on the…

Sec. 214.211. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "International Residential Code" means the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings promulgated by the International Code Council. (2) "National Electrical Code" means the electrical code published by the …

Sec. 214.212. INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE. (a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the International Residential Code, as it existed on May 1, 2012, is adopted as a municipal residential building code in this state. (b) The International Residential Code applies…

Sec. 214.213. EXCEPTIONS. (a) The International Residential Code and the International Building Code do not apply to the installation and maintenance of electrical wiring and related components. (b) A municipality is not required to review and consider adoption of amendments to t…

Sec. 214.214. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the National Electrical Code, as it existed on May 1, 2001, is adopted as the municipal electrical construction code in this state and applies to all residential and commercial electrical constructi…

Sec. 214.215. ADOPTION OF REHABILITATION CODES OR PROVISIONS. (a) In this section, "rehabilitation" means the alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or repair of an existing structure. (b) A municipality that adopts a building code, other than the International Residential Code ado…

Sec. 214.216. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE. (a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the International Building Code, as it existed on May 1, 2012, is adopted as a municipal commercial building code in this state. (b) The International Building Code applies to all co…

Sec. 214.217. NOTICE REGARDING MODEL CODE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "national model code" means a publication that is developed, promulgated, and periodically updated at a national level by organizations consisting of industry and gover…

Sec. 214.218. IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF CERTAIN CODES OR PROVISIONS DELAYED. (a) In this section, "national model code" has the meaning assigned by Section 214.217. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the governing body of a municipality with a population of more than 100,000 tha…

Sec. 214.219. MINIMUM HABITABILITY STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL BUILDINGS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.7 million or more. This section does not affect the authority of a municipality to which this section d…

Sec. 214.220. INSPECTION DURING DECLARED DISASTER. (a) In an area of a municipality that is subject to a declaration of disaster by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, or a declaration of local disaster under that chapter, a building inspection for compliance with th…

Sec. 214.221. REGULATION OF SOLAR PERGOLAS. A municipality may not apply a municipal building code to the construction of a solar pergola. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 332 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. SUBCHAPTER H. REGISTRATION OF VACANT BUILDINGS

Sec. 214.231. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Building" means any enclosed structure designed for use as a habitation or for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture. (2) "Owner" means the person that owns the real property on which a building is situate…

Sec. 214.232. PRESUMPTION OF VACANCY. A building is presumed to be vacant under this subchapter if: (1) all lawful residential, commercial, recreational, charitable, or construction activity at the building has ceased, or reasonably appears to have ceased, for more than 150 days;…

Sec. 214.233. REGISTRATION. (a) A municipality located in a county with a population of 2.5 million or more may adopt an ordinance requiring owners of vacant buildings to register their buildings by filing a registration form with a designated municipal official. (b) A municipali…

Sec. 214.234. FORM. An ordinance adopted under this subchapter may require a designated municipal official to adopt a form for registration. The form adopted may require the disclosure of information reasonably necessary for the municipality to minimize the threat to health, safe…

Sec. 214.301. PERMITTED REGULATION OF APARTMENT BUILDING STAIRWAY REQUIREMENTS. (a) A municipality may exercise the authority under this section regardless of whether the municipality has adopted local amendments to the International Building Code under Section 214.216(c). (b) A …

Sec. 214.901. ENERGY CONSERVATION. A home-rule municipality may require that the construction of buildings comply with the energy conservation standards in the municipal building code. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 214.902. RENT CONTROL. (a) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, establish rent control if: (1) the governing body finds that a housing emergency exists due to a disaster as defined by Section 418.004, Government Code; and (2) the governor approves the ordi…

Sec. 214.903. FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCES. (a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt fair housing ordinances that provide fair housing rights, compliance duties, and remedies that are substantially equivalent to those granted under federal law. Enforcement procedures and rem…

Sec. 214.904. TIME FOR ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING PERMIT. (a) This section applies only to a permit required by a municipality to erect or improve a building or other structure in the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction. (b) Not later than the 45th day after the…

Sec. 214.905. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SALES OF HOUSING UNITS OR RESIDENTIAL LOTS. (a) A municipality may not adopt a requirement in any form, including through an ordinance or regulation or as a condition for granting a building permit, that establ…

Sec. 214.906. REGULATION OF MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES. (a) "Manufactured home" has the meaning assigned by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a municipality may not regulate a tract or parcel of land as a manufactured …

Sec. 214.907. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VALUE-BASED BUILDING PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES. (a) In determining the amount of a building permit or inspection fee required in connection with the construction or improvement of a residential dwelling, a municipality may not consider: (1) t…

Sec. 214.908. REAUTHORIZATION OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES. (a) In this section, "building permit fee" means a fee charged by a municipality as a condition to constructing, renovating, or remodeling a structure. (b) A building permit fee is abolished on the 10th anniversary after the …

Sec. 214.909. DOCUMENT VERIFYING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. (a) A municipality shall issue a document to the owner of a building verifying that the municipality has issued an original certificate of occupancy for the building if: (1) the owner requests the document; and (2) the mu…

Sec. 215.002. MOTOR VEHICLES AND ACCESSORIES. (a) A municipality by ordinance may license and otherwise regulate persons engaged primarily or incidentally in the sale or exchange of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts or accessories within the limits of the municipality. (b) A …

Sec. 215.003. RENDERING PLANTS. To protect residents of a municipality from health hazards related to unsanitary conditions that may exist in connection with rendering plants, the municipality by ordinance may regulate the equipment and manner of operation of rendering plants loc…

Sec. 215.004. TAXICABS AND LIMOUSINES. (a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, a municipality by ordinance: (1) shall license, control, and otherwise regulate each private passenger vehicle, regardless of how it is propelled, that provides passenger taxicab transpo…

Sec. 215.006. CHURCH PROVIDING OVERNIGHT SHELTER. (a) In this section: (1) "Church" means a facility that is owned by a religious organization and that is used primarily for religious services. (2) "Religious organization" means an organization that meets the standards for qualif…

Sec. 215.007. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF HOTEL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. (a) In this section: (1) "Hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code. (2) "Human trafficking activity" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02 or 20A.03, Penal Code.…

Sec. 215.021. MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to a Type A general-law municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 215.022. BREAD. The governing body of the municipality may regulate the weight and quality of bread to be sold or used within the municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 215.023. BUTCHERS. The governing body of the municipality may adopt any rules relating to butchers that the governing body considers necessary and proper. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 215.024. TANNERIES; STABLES; SLAUGHTERHOUSES; OTHER BUSINESSES. (a) As necessary for the health, comfort, and convenience of the residents of the municipality, the governing body of the municipality may compel the owner or occupant to clean, abate, or remove: (1) a grocery; …

Sec. 215.025. ANIMAL DRIVES. The governing body of the municipality may prohibit or otherwise regulate the driving of cattle, horses, or other animals in the municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 215.026. ANIMALS AT LARGE. (a) The governing body of the municipality may establish and regulate public pounds. (b) The governing body may prohibit or otherwise regulate the running at large of horses, mules, cattle, sheep, swine, or goats. (c) If an animal is at large in vi…

Sec. 215.027. BREEDING ANIMALS. The governing body of the municipality by ordinance may prohibit a person from keeping a jack, bull, or stallion in the municipality for breeding purposes. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.