Building Safety in Temple, TX (2026)
3 verified building safety rules for Temple, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Building Permits
Temple's amended 2015 International Residential Code strikes the standard exemption letting small, low decks skip a building permit, so any deck built in the city needs a permit from the Building Official regardless of size or height above grade.
Temple Building Code: All Decks Need a Permit
Significant RestrictionsSec. 7-62(c)
(c) Work exempted from permits. Chapter 1, “Scope and Administration,” Section R105, “Permits,” Subsection R105.2, “Work exempt from permit,” Subsection "Building" shall be amended as follows: (1) Subsections 1, 2, 4, 5, and 10 shall be deleted. (2) Subsection (3) shall be amended as follows: The reference to four feet shall be replaced with two feet (609.6 mm).
Electrical Permits
Temple requires an electrical permit from the construction safety department before any wiring, sign, or equipment work begins, under a locally amended 2008 National Electrical Code.
Temple Electrical Permit Required for Wiring
Some RestrictionsSec. 10-33(a)
No electrical wiring/equipment shall be installed, including the installation of signs, or electrical work done within or on any building, structure or premises, public or private, nor shall any alterations or additions be made to any such existing equipment or electrical system without a permit first being secured from the construction safety department except in the following situations...
Plumbing Permits
Temple adopts the 2015 International Plumbing Code and requires a permit for all plumbing work, issued only to specific classes of applicants.
Temple Plumbing Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsTemple, TX Code of Ordinances, Sec. 7-81 and Sec. 7-84
The City of Temple adopts as part of its building regulations the 2015 International Plumbing Code as it now exists and as it may be revised from time to time... Permits may be issued only to the following persons: (a) A master plumber licensed by the State of Texas... (b) A property owner, for plumbing work to be done by the owner in a building owned and occupied by the owner as owner's homest...
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