Houston Permitting Center - Building Code Enforcement

Houston Permitting Center
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Daily Inspection


Total Construction Inspections
 
Structural
 
Electrical
 
Mechanical
 
Plumbing

 
 

Daily Numbers


Total Plans in System for Review
 
Commercial Plans
 
Oldest Plan (in business days)
 
Residential Plans
 
Oldest Plan (in business days)

The preceding numbers include: New Construction, Remodels/Repairs and Revisions
Updates Daily. Last updated Wed Nov 20 2024 5:00am



Commercial Plan Review







Number of Commercial Projects Created - By Year

YearCommercial-NewCommercial-RemodelTotal
 
Total
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Dates reflect calendar year(Jan 1 - Dec 31).

Residential Plan Review







Number of Residential Projects Created - By Year

YearResidential-NewResidential-RemodelTotal
 
Total
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Dates reflect calendar year(Jan 1 - Dec 31).


Updates daily

Plan Review Diagrams

Total Projects
Total Plans:
Oldest Plan:
Oldest Plan per Business Unit


New Single-Family Residences
Total Plans:
Oldest Plan:
Oldest Plan per Business Unit
Solar Panel Installations
Total Plans:
Oldest Plan:
Oldest Plan per Business Unit

Note: Hovering mouse over graph will display the following:
  • RQ    - number of plans in queue
  • Days - oldest plans in department (in business days)

  • Business Units
    Building Code
    Enforcement
    Electrical
    BCE - Engineer
    Mechanical
    Plumbing
    Sprinkler
    Structural
    HAS
     
    Office of City
    Engineer
    Flood Management
    Storm Drainage
    Traffic
     
    Houston
    Water
    Infrastructure
    Utility Analysis
     
    Fire
    Marshall
    Alarms
    Hazmat - High Pile
    LP Gas
     
    City Planning
    Department
    Planning
     
    Park &
    Recreation
    Department
    Urban Forestry
     
    Health
    Department
    Food
    Swimming Pools

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is a project number and why do I need one to submit building plans?

    A project number is an 8-digit number generated by the permitting system to track plan submissions, permits, and inspections at a situs (the address to which a property belongs for taxation or jurisdiction purposes).

    How are building plans submitted to the Houston Permitting Center?

    Building plans may be submitted online through the electronic plan review system. Please visit www.hpceservices.org for more information.

    How are building plans categorized?

    Building plans are categorized as either residential or commercial construction. Residential buildings are defined as single-family or two-family structures, including homes, townhomes, and duplexes. All other structures are considered commercial buildings, such as high-rises, schools, retail spaces, warehouses, and apartments.

    Furthermore, building plans are categorized as either "New Construction" (i.e. construction from the ground up) or "Remodel" (i.e. construction on an existing structure).

    How are building plans reviewed?

    At intake, City staff identifies which business units will be required to review the submitted plans based on the type of construction. Plans may be assigned to:

    Paper plans are sequentially routed to each assigned business unit. With electronically submitted plans, each assigned business unit has concurrent access to the plans.

    What is a review cycle?

    A review cycle is one complete plan review by all assigned business units. Plans may be approved or rejected by each assigned business unit. If plans have one or more rejections, they will need to be corrected and resubmitted for another review cycle.   

     

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