Houston, TX Permit Rule Change Log

What changed in Houston's building-permit fees, adopted codes and permit portal — dated, cited to Houston Permitting Center's own pages, and backed by archived captures.

18 official sources tracked Last verified October 7, 2026 0 published changes

Detected changes

Newest first. Each row links to the official source and to the archived capture in which the change was first seen, and to the previous capture for comparison.

DetectedWhat changedPreviousNewSource & capture
No published changes yet. Tracking began September 9, 2026; 60 captures across 18 sources so far. A change is published only when both the previous and new value clear the confidence threshold or a reviewer confirms it.

Lower-confidence signals not shown as facts: 15 code, 10 fee. Export: changes.csv · changes.json.

Current values on record

FieldValueSourceLast verified
IBC edition 2021 Adopted codes · source 2026-09-09 · archived copy
IECC edition 2021 Adopted codes · source 2026-09-09 · archived copy
IFC edition 2021 Adopted codes · source 2026-09-09 · archived copy
IRC edition 2021 Adopted codes · source 2026-09-09 · archived copy
NEC edition 2023 Adopted codes · source 2026-09-09 · archived copy
Page title Construction Code Amendments | Houston Permitting Center Adopted codes · source 2026-09-09 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/construction-code-moderniza… Adopted codes · source 2026-09-09 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/9061/download?inline Adopted codes · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/docs_pdfs/ch_42_ordi… Adopted codes · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page title Project Planner | Houston Permitting Center Building department · source 2026-09-09 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/project-planner Building department · source 2026-09-09 · archived copy
Page title Swimming Pool Plan Review Fee (residential pool or spa) | Houston Permitting Center Fee schedule · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hhd1011 Fee schedule · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/2636/download Fee schedule · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page title Houston Permitting Center Permit portal · source 2026-09-30 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/ Permit portal · source 2026-09-30 · archived copy
Page title Mechanical Inspections | Houston Permitting Center Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page title Alteration of HVAC (Commercial/Residential) | Houston Permitting Center Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page title Electrical Meter & Loop Service Permit | Houston Permitting Center Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page title Circuit Panel Permit | Houston Permitting Center Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page title Homeowner's Plumbing Permit | Houston Permitting Center Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page title Residential Addition Permit | Houston Permitting Center Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page title Residential Remodel Permit | Houston Permitting Center Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page title Swimming Pool Permit | Houston Permitting Center Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page title New Single Family Residential pool | Houston Permitting Center Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/building-code-enforcement/m… Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1019 Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1055 Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1062 Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1099 Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1134 Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1135 Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1141 Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwfmo1026 Submittal requirements · source 2026-09-26 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/1741/download Submittal requirements · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/1881/download Submittal requirements · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy

Export: facts.csv · facts.json. Permit costs and requirements by project type: Houston permit guide.

Tracked sources

TypeOfficial pageLast capturedStatusCapturesArchive
Adopted codes https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/construction-code… 2026-10-07 captured 6 archived copy
Adopted codes https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/9061/downlo… 2026-09-26 unchanged 3 archived copy
Adopted codes https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/docs_pdfs/… 2026-09-26 unchanged 3 archived copy
Building department https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/project-planner 2026-10-07 captured 7 archived copy
Fee schedule https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/2636/download 2026-09-09 unchanged 7 archived copy
Fee schedule https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hhd1011 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy
Permit portal https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/ 2026-10-07 captured 7 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/1881/download 2026-09-26 unchanged 3 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/1741/download 2026-09-26 unchanged 4 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1062 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1099 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1135 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1134 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1019 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1055 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwcode1141 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/hpwfmo1026 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy
Submittal requirements https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/building-code-enf… 2026-10-03 captured 2 archived copy

"Blocked" means the jurisdiction's site refused our fetch from that network on the last attempt; the source is retried from a second network before it is marked unreachable. Capture log: snapshots.csv.