Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code, including all Appendices, with amendments. Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-142 (adoption and amendments). Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), including all Appendices. Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-48 (adoption). No adopted of the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) was found in the municipal code or city website; However, the IEBC is referenced in section 101.4.7 of the adopted 2018 IBC.
Helpful resources for Deer Park, Texas include the following.
Residential Building Code
Texas adopted a model state residential code but it is not in force unless adopted locally.See PLRB,
Texas Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Deer Park adopted the 2012 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the model code here.
You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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See Muni. Code(Deer Park, TX Sec. 18-143. - International Residential Code; wood frame construction.)
...(a)
Application of section. This section shall apply to buildings and structures of wood
frame construction.
(b)
Walls. The following shall apply to walls:...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: undetermined
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Deer Park ? Undetermined
Comments:
No amendment to Table R301.2(1) was located in the municipal code or city website. Therefore, it is unclear if ice barrier underlayment is required.
Comments
Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code, including all Appendices, with amendments. Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-142 (adoption and amendments).
Existing Buildings
Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of
construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.
No adopted of Appendix J or the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) was found in the municipal code or city website; However, the IEBC is referenced in section 101.4.7 of the adopted 2018 IBC.
Commercial Building Code
Deer Park adopted the 2018 IBC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the code
here.You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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See Muni. Code(Deer Park, TX Municipal Code)
...Adoption not found...
Comments
Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), including all Appendices. Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-48 (adoption).
Existing Buildings
No adopted of the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) was found in the municipal code or city website; However, the IEBC is referenced in section 101.4.7 of the adopted 2018 IBC.
Other Building Codes
Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2014 National Electrical Code, including all Appendices. Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-366 (adoption).
Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC). Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-494 (adoption) and § 18-495 (amendments).
Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2011 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC). Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-494 (adoption).
Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC). Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-626 (adoption).
Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2012 International Mechanical Code (IMC). Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-656 (adoption).
Deer Park, Texas, adopted the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Deer Park, TX, Muni. Code § 18-686 (adoption) and § 18-687 (amendments).
Note that the city is currently working on updating many of these codes to the 2018 edition.
