Texas Local Government Code § 212.903 Construction And Renovation Work On County-owned Buildings Or Facilities In Certain Counties

Sec. 212.903. CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION WORK ON COUNTY-OWNED BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 250,000 or more.

(b) A municipality is not authorized to require a county to notify the municipality or obtain a building permit for any new construction or renovation work performed within the limits of the municipality by the county's personnel or by county personnel acting as general contractor on county-owned buildings or facilities. Such construction or renovation work shall be inspected by a registered professional engineer or architect licensed in this state in accordance with any other applicable law. A municipality may require a building permit for construction or renovation work performed on county-owned buildings or facilities by private general contractors.

(c) This section does not exempt a county from complying with a municipality's building code standards when performing construction or renovation work.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 271, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 368, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.

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