Texas Building Permit (Municipal)

Updated Mar 25, 2026

TX has no statewide code; enforcement is municipal. Each city adopts its own version.

No statewide code. Houston: no zoning but has building codes. Austin/Dallas/San Antonio: IBC 2021 with amendments. Coastal: windstorm cert required (TDI WPI-8). ETJ extends enforcement 1-5 miles. Processing 10-30 days.

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Texas permit municipal-code

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processing time

10-30 days

SOURCES

🔗https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes/texas

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