Section 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.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 212.903
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 368, Sec. 1, eff. 8/30/1999.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 271, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.