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Houston Fire Department Life Safety Bureau No. 25 (HFD LSB)

Updated August 17, 2023

2021 International Building Code | IBC Houston Amendments

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

Residential Buffering Ordinance 2023-64

Ordinance No. 2023-64 amends the buffering standards in Chapter 42.

Last updated: Mar. 15, 2023

Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 22

Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 22 – Tents and Other Membrane Structures

Updated December 26, 2023

14 Technical Memo, Fire Resistance Rating of Roof Assemblies.pdf

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

LSB Standard 11 - Roofing Operations

The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 11 - Roofing Operations.

Last updated: 04/26/2022

01 Technical Memo, U-Code vs I-Code.pdf

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

LSB Standard 05 - Key Boxes

The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 05 - Key Boxes

Last updated: 04/26/2022

LSB Standard 04 - Access Control Gates

The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 04 - Access Control Gates

Last updated: 04/26/2022

LSB Standard 13 - Outside Protected Aboveground Tanks

The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 13 - Outside Protected Aboveground Tanks.

Last updated: 04/26/2022