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This document is a brief overview of the typical commercial building permit process for the City of Houston. Links are added for reference. Please contact Building Code Enforcement for assistance with specific questions pertaining to your individual project: 832.394.9494. Presentation, May 31, 2007.
Last updated: February 2024
This handout was created to aid customers with understanding the permit and inspection process to install a residential standby generator. Included are the required permits, items that must be available to city field inspectors at the construction site, and the items that the city inspectors will be verifying in the field during the inspection process.
Last updated: September 19, 2024
The template drawing is to assist in the preparation of plans for residential remodeling and addition projects.
Last Updated: July 2025
This document includes the following:
- Requirements
- Off Street Parking
- Landscape Analysis Form
- Non-single Family Residential
The following drawing is an example of typical construction and can be used as a reference.
NOTE: This is not an engineered drawing.
The following drawing is an example of typical construction and can be used as a reference.
NOTE: This is not an engineered drawing.
Last Updated: January 2025
Electronic plan review user guide for commercial new construction projects
Updated: June 20, 2023
The template drawing is to assist in the preparation of plans for residential remodeling and addition projects.
Last Updated: April 2025
The following drawing is an example of typical construction and can be used as a reference.
NOTE: This is not an engineered drawing.
The following drawing is an example of typical construction and can be used as a reference.
NOTE: This is not an engineered drawing.