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Updated August 17, 2023
The 2021 International Building Code (IBC) Houston Amendments were adopted on October 25, 2023, and became effective on January 1, 2024.
Last updated: 12/26/2023
Ordinance No. 2023-64 amends the buffering standards in Chapter 42.
Last updated: Mar. 15, 2023
Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 22 – Tents and Other Membrane Structures
Updated December 26, 2023
This technical memo is provided to describe the new changes to the Houston Construction Codes with regards to the requirements for the fire resistance rating of roof assemblies.
Uploaded 2-13-2024
The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 11 - Roofing Operations.
Last updated: 04/26/2022
This technical memo is to provide an overview on the decision between choosing the Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) vs. the International Mechanical Code (IMC). The Construction Code Modernization (CCM) and the Customer Assistance and Code Development (CACD) staff, alongside Jensen Hughes, reviewed and compared the two codes for consideration to adopt the IMC during this code modernization.
Uploaded 2-13-2024
The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 05 - Key Boxes
Last updated: 04/26/2022
The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 04 - Access Control Gates
Last updated: 04/26/2022
The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 13 - Outside Protected Aboveground Tanks.
Last updated: 04/26/2022