What building code does Austin, TX use?
Austin, TX currently enforces the 2024 International Building Code. Austin adopts its own code editions. Austin superseded its 2021 codes by adopting the 2024 editions via City Code Ch. 25-12 (ordinances passed 2025-04-10, effective 2025-07-10), keeping the Uniform Mechanical/Plumbing Codes instead of IMC/IPC and retaining the previously adopted 2023 NEC.
Adopted codes
| Scope | Code | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Building | International Building Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Residential | International Residential Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Fire | International Fire Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Mechanical | Uniform Mechanical Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Plumbing | Uniform Plumbing Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Electrical | National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) (with local amendments) | 2023 |
| Energy | International Energy Conservation Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Other | International Existing Building Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
Current adoptions effective 2025-07-10.
Permits: Austin permitting office
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curl https://codes.submittal.app/api/v1/cities/austin.jsonConfidence: high · Verified against official sources:
- https://www.austintexas.gov/page/building-technical-codes
- https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=453143
- https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=450486
- https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=450546
- https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=453142
- https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=452785
Part of the open building-codes dataset (CC BY 4.0). See also: Texas statewide adoptions.