Senate Bill 509 requires municipalities to verify that an asbestos survey has been conducted prior to issuing renovation or demolition permits for public or commercial buildings, and affects renovation and demolition permits for public or commercial buildings issued by municipalities on or after January 1, 2002.

Last updated: 06/09/2022

The following drawing is an example of typical construction and can be used as a reference.

NOTE: This is not an engineered drawing.  

Commercial plan review checklist for Traffic (OCE001)

A general overview of the residential building permit process. This presentation will outline the basic steps involved in submitting plans for review, obtaining permits, and scheduling inspections for one and two-family dwellings.

Last updated: 5/22/2023

The following are some of the basic or frequently overlooked code requirements that must be detailed on plans for Single Family Dwellings and may be useful as a checklist for the designer.

Last updated: 01/09/2024

The Commercial Plan Review process will enable your building and improvement plans to be reviewed for Houston Construction Code compliance prior to issuance of a building permit. 

Last updated: 01/01/2023

The 2015 Houston Commercial Energy Conservation Code with local Amendments, effective December 9th, 2016, contains mandatory cool roofing provisions for new commercial buildings and alterations to existing commercial buildings.

Updated: 10/16/2019

Permitting, plan review and inspection guidelines for electric vehicle charging station.

Last updated: 10/22/2019

The template drawing is to assist in the preparation of plans for residential remodeling and addition projects.

Updated 05/16/2024

The template drawing is to assist in the preparation of plans for residential remodeling and addition projects.

Revised 05-16-2024