Residential Remodel Permit
Residential construction. New homes or residential accessory structures, remodel or conversion of existing buildings or additions to existing buildings.
Permit must be kept on site until final approval is granted.
- Building Permit Application
- Declaration in Support of Application for City of Houston Building Permit
- Complete Set of Plans Uploaded
1. Log in or create an iPermits account at: https://www.hpceservices.org/ (IF AVAILABLE)
2. Complete building permit application
3. Pay plan review fee(s)
4. Receive email invitation to upload plans.
May require approval by any or all of the following groups based on scope or other conditions: Structural, Planning, Utilities, Stormwater, Traffic, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Infrastructure, Forestry, Sprinklers, Fire Marshall, Health, Engineering, Flood Plain
- Building Permit Application
- Complete Set of Plans Uploaded, including the following information:
- Provide floor plan of existing building and show in detail affected area.
- Wall section details to determine bearing and non-load bearing walls.
- Plans shall indicate materials used.
- Demolition of any load bearing walls will require additional requirements to determine direction of ceiling joists, and the location of header and beam.
- Plans must show prescriptive compliance with the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code or include REScheck or IC3 Compliance Report.
- Based on the scope of the work architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, sprinkler/standpipe, fire alarm, and fire-suppression drawings may be required.
Once application is approved and the plan review fee (PX) has been paid, an email to upload and submit plans will be sent to the applicant..
Plans must be reviewed by all applicable departments.
Permit and plans are required to be on-site for inspection. If corrections are required, call 832-394-8840 for a reinspection.
To schedule inspections, contact the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System at 713-222-9922. Trade inspections must be scheduled by the appropriate registered licensed contractor.
Enter the appropriate project number into the field and click Submit button.