Elimination of Architectural Barriers - Administrative Rules of the TDLR, 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 68

68.50. Submission of Construction Documents. . (New rule section effective November 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 8807; amended effective February 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 382; amended effective March 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 884; amended effective March 15, 2012, 37 TexReg 677; amended effective May 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 2333)

(a) All plans and specifications for the construction of or alteration to a building or facility subject to §469.101 of the Act must be submitted to a registered accessibility specialist or contract provider for review if the estimated construction cost is at least $50,000. All plans may be submitted in electronic format.

(b) An architect, registered interior designer, landscape architect, or engineer with overall responsibility for the design of a building or facility subject to §469.101 of the Act, shall mail, ship, provide electronically, or hand-deliver the construction documents along with a Proof of Submission form to a registered accessibility specialist, or a contract provider not later than the twentieth day after the plans and specifications are issued. In computing time under this subsection, a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday is not included.

(c) In instances when there is not a design professional with overall responsibility, the owner of a building or facility subject to §469.101 of the Act, shall mail, ship, provide electronically, or hand-deliver construction documents to a registered accessibility specialist, or a contract provider prior to filing an application for building permit or commencement of construction.

(d) An Architectural Barriers Project Registration form or Architectural Barriers Project Registration Confirmation Page must be submitted for each subject building or facility and submitted along with the project filing fee when the design professional or owner registers the construction project.