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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fire code certificates of compliance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 233.064, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (f) and (g) and adding Subsections |
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(h) and (i) to read as follows: |
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(f) The county shall issue a final certificate of compliance |
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to the owner of a building inspected under this section if the |
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inspector determines, after an inspection of the completed |
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building, that the building complies with the fire code. For a |
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building or complex of buildings involving phased completion or |
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build-out, the county may issue a partial certificate of compliance |
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for any portion of the building or complex the inspector determines |
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is in substantial compliance with the fire code. |
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(g) If the inspector determines, after an inspection of the |
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completed building, that the building does not comply with the fire |
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code, the county may: |
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(1) [the county shall] deny the certificate of |
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compliance; or [and] |
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(2) issue a conditional or partial certificate of |
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compliance and allow the building to [may not] be occupied. |
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(h) A county that issues a conditional certificate of |
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compliance under Subsection (g) shall notify the owner of the |
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building of the violations of the fire code and establish a |
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reasonable time to remedy the violations. A county may revoke a |
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conditional certificate of compliance if the owner does not remedy |
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the violations within the time specified on the conditional |
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certificate of compliance. |
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(i) A building may not be occupied until a county issues a |
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final, conditional, or partial certificate of compliance for the |
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building. |
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SECTION 2. A county may issue a partial or conditional |
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certificate of compliance under Section 233.064(f) or (g), Local |
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Government Code, as amended by this Act, on or after the effective |
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date of this Act to any building or complex of buildings that |
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qualifies for the partial or conditional certificate of compliance, |
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regardless of whether the building project started before, on, or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |