Roof Permit Checker
Houston, Bellaire and West University Place, sourced to each city's own site.
Last updated 2026-10-09
Type your city, or your ZIP code, and see who actually issues a residential re-roof permit where you live, whether one is required, the official page to check it yourself, and what we confirm on your behalf before work starts.
Permit rules by city
City of Houston
Permitting authority: Houston Permitting Center (Building Code Enforcement)
Permit required: Yes. Required for any re-roof or roofing overlay on a residential structure, except roof covering of 100 square feet or less.
Fee: City of Houston fee schedule plus a $33.56 administrative fee.
How to apply: Online, through an iPermits account at hpceservices.org. A Building Permit Application, a Declaration in Support of Application, and either a Roofing Overlay Only Form (CE-1104) or a Residential Re-Roof Only Worksheet (CE-1109).
Timeline: 10 business day processing; the permit is valid 6 months; plan review and inspection are both required.
Houston Permitting Center -- Residential Roofing Permit -- checked 2026-10-09
What Simple Roofing confirms for you: We pull this permit under our own name and pass it through to you at its exact cost, receipt attached.
City of Bellaire
Permitting authority: City of Bellaire Development Services
Permit required: Yes. A permit is required prior to beginning any roof work, including repair. Even a homeowner doing the work themselves needs one, and a homeowner permit requires proof the home is their homestead plus a copy of their insurance declarations page.
Fee: $63 Residential Re-Roof (Non-Structural) permit fee, plus a $42 processing fee charged on every permit -- $105 total, per the FY2025 adopted fee schedule.
How to apply: Online through the SmartGov portal, or by phone at 713-662-8230 / email inspections@bellairetx.gov.
Timeline: Not published as a fixed number of days; confirm current turnaround with Development Services.
City of Bellaire -- Development Services FAQ -- checked 2026-10-09
What Simple Roofing confirms for you: We pull this permit under our own name and pass it through to you at its exact cost, receipt attached.
City of West University Place
Permitting authority: West University Place Public Works / Community Development
Permit required: Yes. A permit is required to repair, alter or re-roof any structure in the city. Even work a homeowner performs themselves may still require a permit and inspection -- call Community Development to confirm.
Fee: Remodeling and repair permit fee of $1.25 per square foot (single-family residential), plus a $100 permit application fee and a plan checking fee of 50% of the permit fee, per the 2026 Master Fee Schedule.
How to apply: In person only, at the Public Works Administration office, 3826 Amherst St, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Original signatures are required, so this one cannot be filed online.
Timeline: Straightforward applications can clear over the counter; plans needing review run about 10 to 15 business days.
City of West University Place -- Permits FAQ -- checked 2026-10-09
What Simple Roofing confirms for you: We pull this permit under our own name and pass it through to you at its exact cost, receipt attached.
Covers three cities so far: Houston, Bellaire and West University Place. Every other city we serve shows "We confirm your city's rules at the check visit" below, rather than a guess -- each incorporated city in this part of Texas sets its own permit rules, and a contractor who assumes county rules for a city address gets it wrong. See every area we serve.
What we confirm on your behalf
Whichever city or county turns out to be yours, we pull the permit under our own name wherever one is required, and it is passed through to you at its actual cost with the receipt attached. You never have to file it yourself or guess which office it goes to.
Sources, checked 2026-10-09
- City of Houston: Houston Permitting Center -- Residential Roofing Permit, checked 2026-10-09
- City of Bellaire: City of Bellaire -- Development Services FAQ, checked 2026-10-09
- City of West University Place: City of West University Place -- Permits FAQ, checked 2026-10-09
Fees and rules change. We verify the current fee and requirement again at the time of your permit, not just at the time this page was written.
Common Questions
Do you pull the permit, or do I?
We do, wherever one is required, under our own name, and it is passed through to you at its actual cost with the receipt attached.
My ZIP code showed two possible cities. Why?
A few ZIP codes here are shared by more than one incorporated city, or a city and an unincorporated county pocket. Mailing address is not the same as jurisdiction, and the checker says so when that applies to your ZIP.
My city is not listed. What happens?
We confirm your city's exact rules at the check visit, before anything is scheduled, instead of guessing on this page.
We will confirm it for you anyway
Every job includes pulling the right permit under our name, at its exact cost.
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