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Code Enforcement
Gary Bridges, Senior Assistant Director

FORMS & PUBLICATIONS PAGE

PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Document Title
Form No.
- Sample of Commercial Building Permit Application  
- Sample of Residential Building Permit Application  
- Sample of Deed Restrictions Affidavit and acknowledgement  
- Sign Permit Application  
- Electrical Wiring Permit Application
1057
- Boiler Permit Application
1016
- Mechanical HVAC Permit Application
1017
- Plumbing Permit Application
1020
- Sidewalk Permit Application
1023

GUIDELINES AND HANDOUTS
Document Title
Form No.
General:
- Building Demolition Guideline(Commercial & Residential)
1075
- Fee Schedule (Commercial & Residential)  
- Frequently Missed Inspection Items  
- Top 10 Things To Know About Permitting  
- Procedures for Fax Permit Application Process
1051
- Authorization Form For Advance Pay Accounts (APA)
1052
- Credit Card Transaction by Fax Request
1053
- Reinspection Fee Form
1054
- Structural Overtime Inspection Form
1055
- Residential Standby Generators
1060

PLAN REVIEW HANDOUTS/GUIDELINES
Document Title
Form No.
- Master Plan Procedures - "Repeat Homes" (Residential)
1091
- Prerequisites (Commercial) - Simple list of items required for commercial plan review.
1105
- Flow Chart (Commercial) - A flow chart illustration of how plans are routed in the various departments.
- Grading Permits Worksheet (Commercial and Residential)
1094
- Quick Start 1 (Commercial) - The quick start plan review process for certain projects.
1071
- REBUILD HISD Package (HISD Schools)
- Residential Checklist (Residential)
1132
- Schools Package (Schools other than HISD)
- LEED Incentive Program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design )
- Commercial Permitting 101(Q & A)
- Commercial Permitting 101(presentation May 31, 2007)
- Residential Permitting 101 (Presentation August 28, 2007)
- Private Subdivision Site Improvement (Residential)
1130
- Residential Repair Guideline
1058
- Residential Repair Spec List
1059
- Deferred Submittal Request Form (Commercial)
1086
- TRCC Registration Guideline (Residential)
1061
- Residential One Stop Guidelines - Plan review requirements
1050
HOUSTON AMENDMENTS
&
CODE RELATED DOCUMENTS
Document Title
Form No.
- 2000 International Residential Code  
- 2003 International Building Code (Updated 01/06/06)  
- 2000 Uniform Mechanical Code  
- 2000 Uniform Plumbing Code  
- 2005 National Electrical Code  
- 2000 International Fire Code  
- Errata to the Houston Codes (Updated 03/26/03)  
- List of the Currently Adopted Codes  
- Supplemental Code Amendments Adopted August 2006  
- HFD Owner's Statement of Intended Use - Required for High-Pile Storage and Hazardous Materials  
- Commercial Energy Conservation Code
(4-29-08)
 

ENERGY CODE RELATED MATERIAL
Document Title
Form No.
- Energy Code Guideline(Commercial & Residential)  
- Energy Code Chapter 4 Comparison (Residential)  
- Section 805 of the Energy Code (Commercial)  
- Zone Approval and Economizer Letter from Texas A&M - (Residential & Commercial)  
- Code Word Relating to Energy Code Scenarios (Commercial)  
- Simplified Residential Energy Code Form  
- Standard Residential Energy Code Form  
- Section 806 Systems Analysis Form  
- Prescriptive Commercial Energy Code Form  
- Insulation & Air Leakage Guide (Commercial & Residential)  
- Commercial Energy Conservation Code
(4-29-08)
 
- Commissioning in Plans Guidelines
1190

SPECIAL NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Document Title
Form No.
- Deed Restriction Compliance Notice
1085
- Electrical Service Panel and Meter Locations update  
- Gas Shut Off Devices - Flyer in PDF  
- Sign Administration Move Announcement  
- Permit Process Briefing Agenda - Discussed July 14, 2005 at the George R Brown Convention Center.  
- Mayor's Task force on Building Permits Report  

Misc. Forms & Documents
Document Title
Form No.
- Public Information Request Form
1100


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