28 Tex. Admin. Code § 5.4601 - Definitions
The following definitions apply to this subchapter:
(1) Applicant--A person
who submits a new or renewal application for appointment as an appointed
qualified inspector.
(2) Appointed
qualified inspector--An engineer licensed by the Texas Board of Professional
Engineers and appointed by TDI as a qualified inspector under Insurance Code §
2210.254(a)(2).
(3) Appointed qualified inspector number--A
number TDI assigns to each appointed qualified inspector.
(4) Constructed or construction--The act of
building or erecting a structure or repairing (including reroofing), altering,
remodeling, or enlarging an existing structure.
(5) Completed improvement--
(A) An improvement in which the original
transfer of title from the builder to the initial owner of the improvement has
occurred; or
(B) if a transfer
under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is not contemplated, an improvement
that is substantially completed.
(6) Improvement--The construction of or
repair (including reroofing), alteration, remodeling, or enlargement of a
structure to which the plan of operation applies.
(7) Ongoing improvement--
(A) An improvement in which the original
transfer of title from the builder to the initial owner of the improvement has
not occurred; or
(B) if a transfer
under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is not contemplated, an improvement
that is not substantially completed.
(8) Substantially completed--An improvement
for which the final framing stage, including attachment of component and
cladding items and installation of windborne debris protection, has been
completed. If the improvement's windborne debris protection consists of wood
structural panels, all the panels must be present at the improvement's location
but need not be installed.
(9) TDI
inspector--A qualified inspector authorized under Insurance Code §
2210.254(a)(1)
and employed by TDI.
(10) TDI--The
Texas Department of Insurance.
(11)
Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Texas Board of
Professional Engineers, or TBPE--House Bill 1523, 86th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2019, abolished the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying and
transferred its functions to the renamed Texas Board of Professional Engineers
and Land Surveyors, effective September 1, 2019. All references to the Texas
Board of Professional Engineers or the TBPE in this division are references to
the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
(12) Association--The Texas Windstorm
Insurance Association.
(13)
Windstorm building code standards--The requirements for building construction
in §§
5.4007-
5.4012 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; 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; Applicable Building
Code Standards in Designated Catastrophe Areas for Structures Constructed,
Repaired or to Which Additions Are Made On and After February 1, 2003 and
before January 1, 2005; Applicable Building Code Standards in Designated
Catastrophe Areas for Structures Constructed, Repaired or to Which Additions
Are Made On and After January 1, 2005, and before January 1, 2008; Applicable
Building Code Standards in Designated Catastrophe Areas for Structures
Constructed, Repaired or to Which Additions Are Made On and After January 1,
2008, and before April 1, 2020; and Applicable Building Code Standards in
Designated Catastrophe Areas for Structures Constructed, Repaired, or to Which
Additions Are Made on or after April 1, 2020; respectively).
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