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2012 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) Houston Amendments.
Last updated: 2/1/2016
Life Safety Bureau Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 11 – Roofing Operations
Updated December 26, 2023
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
To establish the minimum energy efficiency requirements of buildings other than low-rise residential buildings for
a. design, construction, and a plan for operation and maintenance; and
b. utilization of on-site, renewable energy resources
Last updated: 12/9/2016
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