- (a) The local building official shall advise the department in writing as to whether the municipality bases its code on the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) codes or the Southern Building Code Congress International, Incorporated (SBCCI) codes. Any industrialized housing or building, module, or modular component to be located within the jurisdiction of the municipality must be constructed to meet or exceed the model code standards and requirements referenced in §70.100 of this title (relating to Mandatory State Codes) for the codes used by the municipality.
- (b) If the industrialized house or building, module, or modular component is located either outside a municipality or in a municipality that does not base its code on the SBCCI or ICBO codes, then the manufacturer may choose which of the two code groups with which the construction must comply. The manufacturer shall specify which of the two model code groups is applicable to the design package.
- (c) The codes adopted in §70.100 of this title (relating to Mandatory State Codes) shall be construed to conform to the intent of the Industrialized Housing and Buildings Act (the Act) and these rules and regulations. For example, where reference is made in any of the codes to the building official, the plumbing or mechanical official, or the administrative authority or enforcement official, such reference shall be construed pursuant to the Act and the sections in this chapter to mean, where applicable, the council, the local building official, or the department.
Source Note:The provisions of this §70.102 adopted to be effective April 13, 1990, 15 TexReg 1787.