Texas 2021 / Houston building codes

What's in this group12 books

Local amendments & ordinances

The layer that trips people up. You can know the state requirement perfectly and still get a comment because Houston changed it.

• Houston Code Amendments
• Houston Code of Ordinances
• 2021 Houston Fire Code
• Houston Fire Dept Life Safety Bureau Standards

Model & state codes

• 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible DesignADA
• 2017 ANSI 117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and FacilitiesANSI 117.1
• 2021 International Building CodeIBC
• 2021 International Energy ConservationIECC
• 2021 International Existing Building CodeIEBC
• 2021 International Residential CodeIRC
• 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa CodeISPSC
• 2012 Texas Accessibility StandardsTAS

Related code groups

Other editions for Houston, and neighbouring jurisdictions on the same cycle.

• Texas 202112
• Texas 201512
• Texas 2021 / Granbury15
• Texas 2021 / Melissa15
• Texas 2021 / New Braunfels14
• Texas 2021 / Travis County14
• Texas / Dallas 202317
• Texas / San Antonio 202514
• Texas 2018 / Springtown14

Questions

Which codes does Houston use?

Houston is covered by 12 books in Ichi, on the 2021 cycle: ADA, ANSI 117.1, Houston Code Amendments, Houston Code of Ordinances, 2021 Houston Fire Code, Houston Fire Dept Life Safety Bureau Standards, and 6 more. The full list is above.

Does Ichi include Houston's local amendments?

Yes — 4 local books: Houston Code Amendments; Houston Code of Ordinances; 2021 Houston Fire Code; Houston Fire Dept Life Safety Bureau Standards. Amendments are loaded as first-class books, not footnotes on the model code, so an answer reflects what Houston actually enforces.

How current is this code group?

Code groups are maintained in the Ichi platform and this page reflects that library directly. New books, editions and amendments are added on an ongoing basis, and jurisdictions can be added on request.

Can I read the full code text here?

This page lists coverage — which books, which edition, which amendments. The code text itself lives inside Ichi, where it's delivered under our licensing agreements with the ICC and other publishers, and where every answer links to the exact section it came from.