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Significant code changes to the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC)
The Houston Amendments to the 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) were adopted on December 1, 2021, and became effective on April 1, 2022.
Last updated: 04/11/2022
Significant code changes & highlights of the 2015 to 2018 and 2018 to 2021 International Fire Code (IFC)
Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 19 – Raw Wood Waste Processing/Recycling Storage and Operations
Updated December 26, 2023
Redline drafts to amending Chapter 43 of the Code of Ordinances.
Note: Additional formatting and/or editorial changes may be made by the City Legal department to any of these documents prior to Council adoption.
The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 16 - Open Burning and Recreational Fires.
Last updated: 04/26/2022
Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 16 – Open Burning and Recreational Fires
Updated December 26, 2023
Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 24 – Mid-Rise Atrium Fire Safety Plans
Updated December 26, 2023
Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 23 – Mid-Rise Atrium Fire Safety Plan Approval
Updated December 26, 2023
The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 24 - Mid-rise Atrium Fire Safety Plans.
Last updated: 04/26/2022