{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-247.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 247.002","heading":"THIRD-PARTY REVIEW OR INSPECTION REQUIRED.","body":"(a) If a regulatory authority does not approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a development document by the 15th day after the date prescribed by a provision of this code for the approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of the document, any required review of the document may be performed by a person:\n(1) other than:\n(A) the applicant; or\n(B) a person whose work is the subject of the application; and\n(2) who is:\n(A) employed by the regulatory authority to review development documents;\n(B) employed by another political subdivision to review development documents, if the regulatory authority has approved the person to review development documents; or\n(C) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.\n(b) If a regulatory authority does not conduct a required development inspection by the 15th day after the date prescribed by a provision of this code for conducting the inspection, the inspection may be conducted by a person:\n(1) other than:\n(A) the owner of the land or improvement to the land that is the subject of the inspection; or\n(B) a person whose work is the subject of the inspection; and\n(2) who is:\n(A) certified to inspect buildings by the International Code Council;\n(B) employed by the regulatory authority as a building inspector;\n(C) employed by another political subdivision as a building inspector, if the regulatory authority has approved the person to perform inspections; or\n(D) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 654 (H.B. 14), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE C. REGULATORY AUTHORITY APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 247. THIRD-PARTY REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS AND INSPECTION OF IMPROVEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.247.htm#247.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"236fa0e26d810ac86b0a90c7cea39419750b05379a1c1fd3aece5c219f835949","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-247.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-247.0025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}