How to read the City of Tyler's code pages before asking about a pole barn

What the page is, and is not

The Current Code References page is the City's list of the codes it is currently enforcing. It says the City of Tyler has adopted them and that they will be required on all building plans beginning January 1, 2024. It is not a guide to any one project, and it never mentions a pole barn, a post-frame building or a barn of any kind.

Reading the list

The list names nine codes by edition: the 2021 International Residential Code, Building Code, Energy Conservation Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code and Fuel Gas Code, the 2023 National Electrical Code, the 2021 Existing Building Code and the 2021 International Fire Code. It names editions, not requirements, and it does not say how any applies to a pole barn.

The City's FAQ gives a second statement of the same editions, adding that local amendments are listed in Chapter 6 of the Tyler Code of Ordinances. Chapter 6 is not saved here, so nothing on this site comes from it.

Where the code page sends you next

The Current Code References page links the Unified Development Code, and the code's own page offers it as a PDF download with the line Last Update 9/11/2024. The FAQ says setbacks and allowed uses depend on your zoning and names two tables in that code. This site has not read the code, so it states neither a setback nor an allowed use.

What this article does not do

It does not say whether a pole barn needs a permit in Tyler, how large one may be, how far from a boundary it must sit, or whether it can be built as an agricultural building. None of the pages we read says. The City's Permits and Building Inspections office, which the eTRAKiT page lists at (903) 531-1151, is the one to ask.