28 Tex. Admin. Code § 5.4008 - Applicable Building Code Standards in Designated Catastrophe Areas for Structures Constructed, Repaired or to Which Additions Are Made On and After September 1, 1998, and before February 1, 2003
(a) Areas Seaward of the Intracoastal Canal.
To be eligible for catastrophe property insurance, structures located in
designated catastrophe areas which are seaward of the Intracoastal Canal and
constructed, repaired, or to which additions are made on and after September 1,
1998, and before February 1, 2003, shall comply with the Building Code for
Windstorm Resistant Construction. The Texas Department of Insurance adopts by
reference the Building Code for Windstorm Resistant Construction, effective
September 1, 1998. Amendments to the Building Code for Windstorm Resistant
Construction are adopted by reference to be effective June 1, 2002. Any
Application for Windstorm Building Inspection, Form WPI-1, submitted pursuant
to this subsection will be accepted through May 31, 2003.
(b) Areas Inland of the Intracoastal Canal
and Within Approximately 25 Miles of the Texas Coastline and east of the
Specified Boundary Line and Certain Areas in Harris County.
(1) To be eligible for catastrophe property
insurance, structures located in designated catastrophe areas specified in
paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B) of this subsection and constructed, repaired, or
to which additions are made on and after September 1, 1998, and before February
1, 2003, shall comply with the Building Code for Windstorm Resistant
Construction which is adopted by reference in subsection (a) of this section
and any applicable amendments adopted by reference to be effective June 1,
2002. Any Application for Windstorm Building Inspection, Form WPI-1, submitted
pursuant to this subsection will be accepted through May 31, 2003.
(2) Structures, as specified in paragraph (1)
of this subsection, in the following areas are subject to the Building Code for
Windstorm Resistant Construction.
(A) Areas
located east of the following boundary line, except for areas inside the city
limits of a city or town divided by the boundary line:
(i) Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy, and Kleberg
Counties. Moving south to north in Cameron County beginning at the intersection
of the international border of Mexico and the United States following the
western city limits of the City of Brownsville, Texas, north to the
intersection of the western city limits of the City of Brownsville, Texas, with
U.S. Highway 77; continuing along U.S. Highway 77 through the counties of
Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy, and Kleberg;
(ii) Nueces County. Beginning at the
Kleberg/Nueces County line intersection with U.S. Highway 77 and continuing
northeasterly along U.S. Highway 77 to the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and
the southwestern city limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, following
the western city limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, north to the
Nueces/San Patricio County line;
(iii) San Patricio and Refugio Counties.
Beginning at the Nueces/San Patricio County line intersection with U.S. Highway
77 and continuing northeast along U.S. Highway 77 to the intersection of U.S.
Highway 77 and U.S. Highway B77 north through Sinton, Texas, to the
intersection of U.S. Highway B77 and U.S. Highway 77 north of Sinton, Texas,
and continuing north along U.S. Highway 77 through the counties of San Patricio
and Refugio;
(iv) Aransas County.
(All of Aransas County is east of the boundary line);
(v) Calhoun County. Beginning at the
Refugio/Victoria County line intersection with U.S. Highway 77 and continuing
east along the Refugio County line to the intersection with the Calhoun County
line and following north and east along the Calhoun County line to the
intersection of the Calhoun/Matagorda County line;
(vi) Matagorda and Brazoria Counties.
Beginning at the Jackson/Matagorda County line intersection with F.M. Road 616
and continuing northeasterly to the intersection of F.M. Road 616 with State
Highway 35; continuing northeasterly along State Highway 35 through Matagorda
and Brazoria County to the intersection of State Highway 35 with F.M. Road 521;
continuing north along F.M. Road 521 to the intersection of F.M. Road 521 with
F.M. Road 523; continuing northeasterly along F.M. Road 523 to the intersection
with the northwest city limits of the City of Angleton, Texas, and following
the western city limits of the City of Angleton to the intersection of the city
limits of the City of Angleton with F.M. Road 523; continuing along F.M.523 to
the intersection of F.M. Road 523 with State Highway 35; continuing along State
Highway 35 to the intersection of State Highway 35 with State Highway 6,
continuing east on State Highway 6 to the Brazoria/Galveston County
line;
(vii) Galveston County.
Beginning at the Brazoria/Galveston County line intersection with State Highway
6 and continuing northward along the Galveston County line to the southern city
limits of the City of Friendswood, Texas; continuing to follow the eastern city
limits of the City of Friendswood, Texas, north to the Galveston/Harris County
line; continuing to follow the Galveston County line east to the intersection
of the Galveston/Chambers/Harris County lines;
(viii) Chambers County. Continuing from the
intersection of the Galveston/Chambers/Harris County lines north along the
Harris/Chambers County line to the intersection of the Harris/Chambers/Liberty
County line; continuing east along the Chambers/Liberty County line to the
intersection of the Jefferson County line and continuing east and south along
the Chambers/Jefferson County line to the intersection of Interstate Highway
10;
(ix) Jefferson County.
Beginning at the Chambers/Jefferson County line intersection with Interstate
Highway 10 and continuing northeasterly along Interstate Highway 10 to the
intersection of Interstate Highway 10 with F.M. Road 365; continuing east along
F.M. Road 365 to the intersection of F.M. Road 365 with Hillebrandt Road;
continuing north along Hillebrandt Road to the intersection of Hillebrandt Road
with West Port Arthur Road; continuing south along West Port Arthur Road to the
city limits of the City of Beaumont, Texas; continuing to follow the
southeastern city limits of the City of Beaumont, Texas, as it crosses through
F.M. Road 3514, U.S. Highways 69, 96, and 287 and State Highway 347 and
continuing to the intersection with the Jefferson/Orange County line. The areas
located east of the specified boundary line include, but are not limited to,
the areas inside the city limits of the cities of Brownsville, Corpus Christi,
Portland, Rockport, Aransas Pass, Port Lavaca, Matagorda, Brazoria, Lake
Jackson, Angleton, Galveston, Anahuac, Nederland, and Port Arthur.
(B) Areas located east of State
Highway 146 and inside the city limits of the cities of Seabrook, La Porte,
Shoreacres, Pasadena, and Morgan's Point (all in Harris County).
(c) Areas Inland and
West of the Specified Boundary Line. To be eligible for catastrophe property
insurance, structures located in designated catastrophe areas which are west of
the boundary line specified in subsection (b)(2)(A) of this section and
constructed, repaired, or to which additions are made on and after September 1,
1998, and before February 1, 2003; and structures located inside the city
limits of cities and towns divided by the boundary line specified in subsection
(b)(2)(A) of this section, and constructed, repaired, or to which additions are
made on and after September 1, 1998, and before February 1, 2003, shall comply
with the Standard Building Code, as amended May 8, 1973, and with the Windstorm
Resistant Construction Guide, which is adopted by reference in §
5.4007(b) of
this title (relating to Applicable Building Code Standards in Designated
Catastrophe Areas for Structures Constructed, Repaired, or to which Additions
are Made Prior to September 1, 1998). These areas include, but are not limited
to, the areas inside the city limits of the cities of Harlingen, Raymondville,
Kingsville, Robstown, Sinton, Refugio, Bay City, Friendswood, Alvin, and
Beaumont. Any Application for Windstorm Building Inspection, Form WPI-1,
submitted pursuant to this subsection will be accepted through May 31,
2003.
(d) Periodic Review of
Building Code Standards. The Building Code Advisory Committee, in accordance
with Article 21.49 of the Insurance Code, shall review periodically, and at
least on a bi-annual basis, the building code standards specified in this plan
of operation and shall recommend to the Commissioner any changes to these
standards that the committee deems appropriate.
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