{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.165","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 214.165","heading":"REPAIRS; CONVERSIONS.","body":"(a) A person who proposes to substantially repair or remodel a commercial building located within a subdivision or to convert a single family residence into a commercial building must obtain a commercial building permit from the permit department.\n(b) This section does not apply to a violation of a restrictive covenant that occurred before May 18, 1965, if the violation retains the status existing on that date.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Sec. 230.015 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#214.165","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"51b163b896cb6ec41f176ce0088ba730e09abc4a7b4046dfcd8e7c38766798bc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.164","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.166"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}