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Construction Code Modernization Project Schedule

High-level schedule for the Construction Code Modernization project.

Last updated: Jan. 25, 2023

2006 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) Houston Amendments

2006 UPC amendments

2015 IBC Houston Amendments

The 2015 International Building Code (IBC) Houston Amendments were adopted on December 1, 2021, and became effective on April 1, 2022.

Last updated: 03/20/2023

2021 IBC Proposed Houston Amendments

Proposed local amendments to the 2021 International Building Code (IBC)

Updated August 17, 2023

2012 International Building Code (IBC) Houston Amendments

2012 International Building Code (IBC) Houston Amendments.

Last updated: 2/1/2016

2015 IRC Houston Amendments

The Houston Amendments to the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) were adopted on December 1, 2021, and became effective on April 1, 2022.

Last updated:04/11/2022

Ejemplo de la Solicitud de Permiso de Edificacion (CE1263S)

Ejemplo de la Solicitud de Permiso de Edificacion (example building permit application in Spanish)

Trabajos de reparacion residencial de danos por tormentas

Storm damage repair guidelines for single-family homes and duplexes in Spanish.

Last updated: 9/20/2017

Residential Permit Fee Schedule

Exhibit J includes the revised fee structure for one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses and their detached accessory structures. The fees went into effect on January 1, 2022.

Last updated: 04/11/2022

2021 IECC Commercial Proposed Houston Amendments

Proposed local amendments to the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) Commercial Provisions

Last updated: August 28, 2023