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