City of Buda, TX Existing Building Code

The International Existing Building Code, 2021 edition and appendices as adopted in section 6.02.501 are hereby amended as follows:

(1)

Subsection 101.1 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Existing Building Code of the City of Buda, Texas, hereinafter referred to as “this code.”

(2)

Section 103 is hereby deleted.

(3)

Subsection 106.1 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

106.1. Submittal documents. Submittal documents consisting of construction documents, and other data shall be submitted in two or more sets, or in digital format with each application. Construction documents shall be prepared by a registered design professional where required by statutes within the city limits or for property located in the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction that is part of a development agreement, or for property connected to the City’s water or wastewater system in which the project is to be constructed. Any documents prepared by or required to be prepared by a licensed or registered design professional shall bear the professional’s seal. The seal shall bear the professional’s name and the legend “Licensed Professional Engineer,” “Registered Professional Engineer” or “Registered Architect.” The design professional shall be an architect or engineer legally licensed or registered under the Texas statutes that regulate the practice of architecture or engineering.

Exemption: The building official is authorized to waive the submission of construction documents and other data not required to be prepared by a registered design professional if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that the reviewing of construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with this code

(4)

Subsection 108.2 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

108.2 Fee schedule. The fees for work shall be as indicated in the schedule of fees adopted by the city council and attached to the Code of Ordinances as appendix A.

(5)

Subsection 108.6 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

108.6 Fee refunds. No portion of any fee collected under this article shall be returned after a permit has been issued.

(6)

New Subsection 111.1.1 is hereby added.

111.1.1 It is unlawful for a building owner or occupant to institute utility service to any non-residential structure or transfer utility service from one account holder to another occupant or tenant until the utility service provider has received a utility release from the City based upon the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the structure, occupancy or use.

(7)

Section 112 is hereby deleted.

(8)

Subsections 113.2, 113.3 and 113.4 are hereby deleted.

(9)

Section 114 is hereby deleted.

(Ordinance 2022-22 adopted 9/20/22)