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This is a building permit application for Electrical Systems and Wiring within the city limits of Houston, Texas.
Last updated: January 2026
Complete this form when applying for a Certificate of Occupancy for existing buildings or lease spaces except for Live Work units and Residential Facilities. For these types of properties, please use form CE-1045B which includes a Deed Restriction Declaration.
Updated: December 2025
List of the currently adopted codes.
Last updated: 03-07-2024
Deed restriction compliance declaration in support of a building permit application. To be signed by an individual owner.
Solicitud para la ocupacion, inspeccion de acatamiento (occupancy application in Spanish)
Last updated: January 2025
The Administrative Code Provisions to the 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) were adopted on December 1, 2021, and become effective on April 1, 2022.
Last updated: Mar. 20, 2023
Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 25 – Safety Inspections for Vehicles on Indoor Display
Updated December 26, 2023
Form required when requesting the cancellation of an existing permit with or without a refund: Electrical, HVAC, Occupancy, Plumbing, Sign, and Building
Updated: February 2024
This is a building permit application for Plumbing and Irrigation Systems within the city limits of Houston, Texas.
Last updated: January 2026