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Draft 2018 Life Safety Bureau (LSB) Standards

Updates to LSB standards are effective 10/18/2018

Fees for one- and two-family residential dwellings and townhouses (Exhibit L)

Updated April 9, 2024

2012 International Residential Code (IRC) Houston Amendments

2012 International Residential Code (IRC) Houston Amendments.

Last updated: 2/1/2016

Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 10

Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 10 – LP-Gas and Open Flame Use

Updated December 26, 2023

2021 IFC Proposed Houston Amendments

Proposed local amendments to the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC)

Updated August 28, 2023

2021 International Existing Building Code | IEBC Houston Amendments

The 2021 International Existing Building Code was adopted on October 25, 2023, and became effective on January 2, 2023.

Last updated: December 26, 2023

2011 National Electrical Code (NEC) Houston Amendments

2011 NEC amendments

2015 UMC Houston Amendments

The Houston Amendments to the 2015 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) were adopted on December 1, 2021, and became effective on April 1, 2022.

Last updated: 04/11/2022

LSB Standard 17 - Tire Chipping and Shredding Operations

The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 17 - Tire Chipping and Shredding Operations.

Last updated: 04/26/2022

2015 IFC Houston Amendments

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

Last updated: 04/11/2022