§ 4.4.4.5. Sealed Framing and Wall Bracing Drawings Requirements:

Drawings must be sealed by a Texas Registered Engineer or a Texas Registered Architect for the following items:

1)

Framing plans, wall bracing plans, and associated details for private dwellings and accessory structures that are more than one-story.

2)

Framing plans, wall bracing plans, and associated details that do not fully meet the prescriptive requirements outlined by the currently adopted IRC.

3)

Framing plans, wall bracing plans, and associated details designed to meet the currently adopted International Building Code or ASCE 7.

4)

Decks over 4 feet from the top of the decking measured vertically or grade at any point within 36 inches horizontally.