Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority
Chapter 233 - County Regulation of Housing and Other Structures

Subchapter A. Dangerous Substances

Section 233.001. Requiring Repair, Removal, or Demolition of Building or Other Structure - Sec. 233.001. REQUIRING REPAIR, REMOVAL, OR DEMOLITION OF BUILDING OR...

Subchapter B. Building and Setback Lines

Section 233.031. Authority Limited to Unincorporated Areas; Conflict With Municipal Authority - Sec. 233.031. AUTHORITY LIMITED TO UNINCORPORATED AREAS; CONFLICT WITH MUNICIPAL...

Section 233.032. Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court - Sec. 233.032. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) If...

Section 233.033. Hearing; Adoption of Lines - Sec. 233.033. HEARING; ADOPTION OF LINES. (a) Before the establishment...

Section 233.034. Notice; Limitations Period - Sec. 233.034. NOTICE; LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) An owner of real...

Section 233.035. Board of Building Line Adjustment - Sec. 233.035. BOARD OF BUILDING LINE ADJUSTMENT. (a) The commissioners...

Section 233.036. Enforcement - Sec. 233.036. ENFORCEMENT. If a structure is erected, constructed, or...

Section 233.037. Appeal - Sec. 233.037. APPEAL. (a) An owner of property who is...

Subchapter C. Fire Code in Unincorporated Area

Section 233.061. Authority to Adopt and Enforce Fire Code - Sec. 233.061. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE FIRE CODE. (a)...

Section 233.0615. Definitions; Substantial Improvement; Construction - Sec. 233.0615. DEFINITIONS; SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT; CONSTRUCTION. (a) In this subchapter:...

Section 233.062. Application and Content of Fire Code - Sec. 233.062. APPLICATION AND CONTENT OF FIRE CODE. (a) The...

Section 233.063. Building Permit; Application - Sec. 233.063. BUILDING PERMIT; APPLICATION. (a) A person may not...

Section 233.064. Inspections - Sec. 233.064. INSPECTIONS. (a) The county shall inspect a building...

Section 233.065. Fees - Sec. 233.065. FEES. (a) The commissioners court may develop a...

Section 233.066. Injunction - Sec. 233.066. INJUNCTION. The appropriate attorney representing the county in...

Section 233.067. Civil Penalty - Sec. 233.067. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The appropriate attorney representing the...

Subchapter D. Alarm Systems

Section 233.091. Definitions - Sec. 233.091. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Alarm site" means...

Section 233.092. Authority to Regulate; Adoption of Rules - Sec. 233.092. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE; ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The...

Section 233.093. Permit Required; Exceptions - Sec. 233.093. PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS. (a) In a county in...

Section 233.094. Permit Fees - Sec. 233.094. PERMIT FEES. (a) The sheriff of a county...

Section 233.095. Municipal Authority Unaffected - Sec. 233.095. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY UNAFFECTED. This subchapter does not affect...

Section 233.096. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 233.096. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this...

Section 233.097. County Liability - Sec. 233.097. COUNTY LIABILITY. The county, the commissioners court, the...

Section 233.098. Enforced Collection - Sec. 233.098. ENFORCED COLLECTION. The appropriate attorney representing the county...

Subchapter F. Residential Building Code Standards Applicable to Unincorporated Areas of Certain Counties

Section 233.151. Definitions - Sec. 233.151. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this subchapter, "new residential construction"...

Section 233.152. Applicability - Sec. 233.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a county...

Section 233.153. Building Code Standards Applicable - Sec. 233.153. BUILDING CODE STANDARDS APPLICABLE. (a) New residential construction...

Section 233.154. Inspection and Notice Requirements - Sec. 233.154. INSPECTION AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person who...

Section 233.155. Enforcement of Standards - Sec. 233.155. ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS. (a) If proper notice is...

Section 233.156. Existing Authority Unaffected - Sec. 233.156. EXISTING AUTHORITY UNAFFECTED. The authority granted by this...

Section 233.157. Penalty - Sec. 233.157. PENALTY. (a) A builder commits an offense if:...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 233.901. Time for Issuance of County Building Permit - Sec. 233.901. TIME FOR ISSUANCE OF COUNTY BUILDING PERMIT. (a)...