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Detached houses, duplexes and townhouses up to 3 stories with their own exits use the IRC; every other building uses the IBC (IBC 101.2).
23 sections matching “IBC 105” for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IRC
IBC 105.1
Required
A permit is needed before building, enlarging, altering, repairing, moving, demolishing or changing occupancy, or installing electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems.
Local review: Cities usually replace Chapter 1 with their own administrative rules. In San Antonio, permits, fees, time limits and inspections follow the city's adopted amendments and DSD procedures; confirm there before relying on these.
No building permit for sheds up to 120 sq ft, fences up to 7 ft (not pool barriers), retaining walls up to 4 ft, walks and drives up to 30 in, finish work and similar; exempt work still has to meet the code.
Local review: Cities usually replace Chapter 1 with their own administrative rules. In San Antonio, permits, fees, time limits and inspections follow the city's adopted amendments and DSD procedures; confirm there before relying on these. Houses under the IRC have their own exemption list (IRC R105.2), with a larger shed limit.
Applications describe the work, the land (legal description or address), the use and occupancy, the valuation, and include the construction documents, signed by the applicant.
A permit expires if work doesn't start within 180 days or stops for 180 days; written extensions up to 180 days each.
Local review: Cities usually replace Chapter 1 with their own administrative rules. In San Antonio, permits, fees, time limits and inspections follow the city's adopted amendments and DSD procedures; confirm there before relying on these.
An application is abandoned after 180 days unless pursued or permitted; extensions of up to 90 days each may be granted in writing.
Local review: Cities usually replace Chapter 1 with their own administrative rules. In San Antonio, permits, fees, time limits and inspections follow the city's adopted amendments and DSD procedures; confirm there before relying on these.
Types by aggregate: carbonate (limestone or dolomite, 40% or less quartz), siliceous (over 40% quartz), lightweight (85 to 115 pcf), sand-lightweight (105 to 120 pcf), and about 30 pcf insulating cellular, perlite and vermiculite concretes.
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