{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.162","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 214.162","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Commercial building\" means a building that is not a single family residence.\n(2) \"Permit department\" means the municipal agency that is authorized to issue commercial building permits.\n(3) \"Subdivider\" means a person who divides a tract of real property under circumstances to which Subchapter A, Chapter 212 applies.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Sec. 230.012 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(5), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 214. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES","SUBCHAPTER E. COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS IN CERTAIN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm#214.162","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"e1ceb85cb439e5e506693e0905862152d4d5b663b370ff073bc56374ff2f9be0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.161","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}