The 2015 International Residential Code, and any appendices
thereto, published by the International Code Council, Inc., herein
referred to as the “residential code,” and which may be
cited as such, a copy of which is on file in the office of the city
secretary, is hereby adopted.
(Ordinance 318 adopted 9/27/16; Ordinance
484 adopted 6/28/2022)
(a)
The residential code is hereby amended to include and add the energy
efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code to the residential
building construction requirements of the city.
(b)
Any section of the energy efficiency chapter of the 2015 International Residential Code adopted by the city, shall, where applicable, be amended to provide that fines and penalties for a violation to such International Code shall be those described in section 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances. An offense under this chapter is a class C misdemeanor.
(c)
In conformity with Tex. Health & Safety Code, section 388.003,
the energy efficiency chapter of the 2015 International Residential
Code is hereby revised as follows:
Section R406.4 Maximum energy rating index:
The maximum energy rating index for climate zones 2 and 3 are
amended and shall be applied as follows; all other ratings remain
unchanged:
|
Climate Zone
|
Energy Rating Index, Effective Date
|
|---|---|
|
2
|
65 or lower from September 1, 2016, to August 31, 2019
|
|
2
|
63 or lower from September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2022
|
|
2
|
59 or lower on or after September 1, 2022
|
|
3
|
65 or lower from September 1, 2016, to August 31, 2019
|
|
3
|
63 or lower from September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2022
|
|
3
|
59 or lower on or after September 1, 2022
|
(Ordinance 318 adopted 9/27/16)
