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Application for residential and non residential burglar alarm and panic alarm permits.
Tips about building construction permitting in the City of Houston.
Last updated: March 2024
Building permit application for residential and commercial projects
Last updated: 05/27/2021
Guide explains the process for canceling abandoned projects numbers and permits.
Last updated: February 2024
Procedures for requesting a contractor name change or address change on an existing building permit.
Last updated: January 2026
The template drawing is to assist in the preparation of plans for residential remodeling and addition projects.
Last Updated: April 2025
Commercial plan review checklist for Traffic (OCE001)
The plan review checklist was created to assist customers submitting plans for standpipe systems for HFD plan review and permit approval.
Last Updated: June 2024
To define the minimum plan review requirements to obtain a building permit for the installation of a Modular or Prefabricated Building. Code requirements that apply to newly constructed buildings also apply to these prefabricated structures except state approved plans which are accepted without additional review.
Last updated: February 2024