Keep reviews moving when the clock is running
Permit timelines are a real pressure for Texas builders and developers, and the state now gives applicants a way to keep things moving when a city falls behind.
UptoCode helps you use that time well. It extracts dimensions, materials, and ratings from your drawings and models, checks them against the IBC or any regulation you provide, and returns a report where every finding is cited to its source.
What HB 14 changed for plan review
Texas House Bill 14, effective 1 September 2023, added Chapter 247 to the Texas Local Government Code. If a regulatory authority does not approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a development document within 15 days after its statutory deadline, the applicant may engage a qualified third-party reviewer to complete the review instead.
For city building permits the statutory deadline is generally 45 days, so a third-party review becomes available once the grace period lapses. The authority must accept the reviewer's findings where the plans comply and cannot charge an additional fee. See the official HB 14 bill text for the full requirements.
UptoCode is plan-review software, not itself a qualified third-party reviewer. Chapter 247 requires a qualified person, such as a Texas-licensed engineer or an ICC-certified inspector; UptoCode gives that reviewer and your project team fast, cited checks to work from.
How UptoCode helps in Texas
Checks the codes you work to
The IBC and the codes your jurisdiction adopts, ADA requirements, or any regulation and checklist you upload.
Every finding cited
Each result points to the specific code section and the drawing or element it came from, so reviews are traceable.
Move inside the timeline
When a city misses its deadline, you have limited time to act. UptoCode runs a full check in minutes.
Supports third-party review
Give qualified third-party reviewers and your own team fast, cited checks to work from under Chapter 247.
Drawings and BIM
Reads PDF drawing sets and IFC models together, checking the data in the model alongside the drawn sheets.
Free to start
65 credits and full platform access with no credit card, so you can try it on a live Texas project today.
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