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Specifications and Application for Securing a Vacant/Dangerous Building (CE1226)

Last Updated: May 2025

Address or Name Change Request Form (CE1212)

Application to request a contractor name change or address change on an existing building permit.

Last updated: January 2026

Houston Fire Department Life Safety Bureau No. 10 (HFD LSB)

Updated August 17, 2023

Permit Submittal Overview_Presentation_11.19.2024

This presentation was delivered at the Houston Permitting Center Annual Workshop on November 19, 2024.

Updated: 11.19.2024

Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 02

Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 02 – Inspection and Testing of Fire Protection and Life-Safety Equipment

Updated December 26, 2023

Sidewalk, Driveway, Curb and Gutter Builders Bond Form

Builder's bond for sidewalk, driveway, curb and gutter. Bond period of less than one year.

2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) Houston Amendments

International Energy Conservation Code Amendments (IECC)

Updated August 17, 2023

2021 International Fire Code | IFC Houston Amendments

The 2021 International Fire Code was adopted on October 25, 2023, and became effective on January 2, 2023.

Last updated: December 26, 2023

LSB Standard 09 - Marking of Fire Hydrants

The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 09 - Marking of Fire Hydrants.

Last updated: 04/26/2022

LSB Standard 08 - Fire Drills

The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 08 - Fire Drills.

Last updated: 04/26/2022