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<br />n(1) International Residential Code shall mean the International Residential Code <br />for One- and Two-Family Dwellings promulgated by the International Code <br />Council, as the same existed on May 1, 2001, including any and all amendments <br />or revisions thereto adopted following May 1, 2001. <br /> <br />n (2) National Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code published by the <br />National Fire Association as the same existed on May 1,2001, including any and <br />all amendments or revisions adopted thereto following May 1, 2001. <br /> <br />n(3) Residential shall mean having the character of a detached one- or two-family <br />dwelling or a multiple single-family dwelling that is not more than three stories <br />high with separate means of egress, including the accessory structures of the <br />dwelling, and that does not have the character of a facility used for the <br />accommodation of transient guests or a structure in which medical, rehabilitative, <br />or assisted living services are provided in connection with the occupancy of the <br />structure. <br /> <br />n(b) In conformance with Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Sections 214.211 through 214.214 <br />of the Texas Local Government Code, the International Residential Code shall be and is <br />hereafter adopted as the Municipal Residential Building Code for the City of Paris. The <br />International Residential Code shall apply to all construction, alteration, remodeling, <br />enlargement, and repair of residential structures in the City of Paris. The City Council <br />may establish procedures to adopt local amendments to the International Residential Code <br />and for the administration and enforcement of the International Residential Code. The <br />International Residential Code shall not apply to the installation and maintenance of <br />electrical wiring and related components. <br /> <br />n(c) In conformance with Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Sections 214.211 through 214.214 <br />of the Texas Local Government Code, the National Electrical Code shall be and is <br />hereafter adopted as the Municipal Residential Electrical Construction Code for the City <br />of Paris. The National Electrical Code shall apply to all residential electrical construction <br />applications within the City of Paris. The City Council may establish procedures to adopt <br />local amendments to the National Electrical Code and for the administration and <br />enforcement of the National Electrical Code. <br /> <br />n(d) Save and except for the municipal construction governed by the Codes adopted in <br />Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, and for the purposes of establishing rules and <br />regulations for all other construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and <br />occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and <br />penalties, that certain building code known as the Standard Building Code, 1994 Edition, <br />save and except such portions as are deleted, modified, or amended by this article, shall <br />be and is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein. <br /> <br />n(e) Copies of the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, <br />the National Electrical Code, and the Standard Building Code have been and shall be on <br />