Harris County building permits & inspections
Find the office responsible for building permits, plan review, inspections, and zoning in Harris County, Texas.
Researched offices in Harris County
Finding the right permit office
- Identify the exact property address and municipality.
- Confirm whether the city, town, township, borough, parish, county, or regional authority serves that address.
- Ask which permits, zoning approvals, plan reviews, and inspections apply to the project.
- Keep the official portal, permit number, approved plans, and inspection instructions together.
Our guide City or county: who issues your building permit? explains how to check city limits and unincorporated areas using parcel maps and tax records.
What to check in Texas
Texas cities must enforce at least the 2012 IRC and IBC, but counties have only narrow building authority. Outside city limits, IRC standards apply to new homes only in counties that opt in, and there is usually no county building permit.
City codes; limited county authority. An address inside an incorporated city or another local jurisdiction may be served by a separate building department.