SECTION 5.4604. Certification Form for Completed Improvement

(a) Persons must submit the following information when applying to TDI for a certificate of compliance for a completed improvement on a structure:

(1) a statement from a professional engineer licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors that affirms that the engineer has:

(A) designed the improvement;

(B) affixed the engineer's seal on the design; and

(C) affirmed the design complies with the applicable building code under the plan of operation, and that the improvement was constructed in accordance with the design; or

(2) a sealed postconstruction evaluation report completed and submitted by a professional engineer licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors that:

(A) confirms the improvement's compliance with the applicable building code under the plan of operation; and

(B) includes supporting evidence such as that identified in §5.4606 of this title (relating to Supporting Evidence for Sealed Postconstruction Evaluation Report and Design for Certificate of Compliance for Completed Improvement) for the engineer's postconstruction evaluation report.

(b) The following information must also be provided:

(1) the physical address (including street, street number, city, county, and ZIP code);

(2) whether the original transfer of title from the builder to the initial owner of the improvement has occurred or is expected to occur in the future;

(3) whether the improvement is substantially completed;

(4) the wind zone location;

(5) whether the structure is in a Coastal Barrier Resource System Unit;

(6) the property owner's name and contact information, or the name and contact information of the builder or contractor that made the completed improvement;

(7) the name and contact information of the engineer certifying the completed improvement;

(8) the date construction of the completed improvement began;

(9) the date of application for the certificate of compliance for the completed improvement;

(10) the name of the person submitting the application for the certificate of compliance for the completed improvement;

(11) the type of structure to which the completed improvement was made, including the structure's name or number and number of units, if applicable;

(12) the subject of the inspection (for example, entire structure, addition, alteration, or repair);

(13) the building code standard and applicable wind load standard under which the completed improvement was designed or inspected;

(14) the wind-speed conditions that the completed improvement is designed to withstand;

(15) the importance factor or risk category of the structure;

(16) the exposure category of the structure;

(17) information on the protection of exterior openings from windborne debris;

(18) the dates the completed improvement was inspected; and

(19) the signature and Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors registration number of the engineer certifying the completed improvement.

(c) The information required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, also listed in Form WPI-2E, Application for Certificate of Compliance for Completed Improvement, must be submitted to TDI electronically using the Windstorm system, which is available on the TDI website. TDI will accept a completed Form WPI-2E emailed to [e-mail] only when the Windstorm system is nonfunctional.

(d) If an applicant applies using a sealed design, an engineer must maintain the evidence supporting that design, such as information listed in §5.4606(a)(8) of this title and §5.4623 of this title (relating to Information Required to Inspect to Design Documents). TDI may request to view the sealed design and supporting documents, as applicable, to verify that there is a sealed design, designed by the engineer, and to verify the engineer's affirmation that the design complies with the applicable building code under the plan of operation and the improvement was constructed in accordance with the design.

Source Note: The provisions of this §5.4604 adopted to be effective January 18, 2017, 42 TexReg 66; amended to be effective October 19, 2020, 45 TexReg 7425; amended to be effective January 23, 2023, 48 TexReg 222