Sec. 1202.252.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS.  (a)  A municipality that regulates the on-site construction or installation of industrialized housing and buildings may:
(1)  require and review, for compliance with mandatory building codes, a complete set of designs, plans, and specifications bearing the council's stamp of approval for each installation of industrialized housing or buildings in the municipality;
(2)  require that all applicable local permits and licenses be obtained before construction begins on a building site;
(3)  require, in accordance with commission rules, that all modules or modular components bear an approved decal or insignia indicating inspection by the department;  and
(4)  establish procedures for the inspection of:
(A)  the erection and installation of industrialized housing or buildings to be located in the municipality, to ensure compliance with mandatory building codes and commission rules;  and
(B)  all foundation and other on-site construction, to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans, and specifications.
(b)  Procedures described by Subsection (a)(4) may require:
(1)  before occupancy, a final inspection or test in accordance with mandatory building codes;  and
(2)  correction of any deficiency identified by the test or discovered in the final inspection.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 10.015, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.