Our guide, in plain English
This page collects the in-depth guide published by Houston Permit Estimator. It is written from the city's own published schedules and walks through the numbers step by step. For a quick estimate of your own project, start from the estimator on our home page.
Permitting in Houston Without Zoning
What Houston having no zoning ordinance changes and what it does not: deed restrictions, Chapter 42 platting, the iPermits and ProjectDox flow, the 25 percent plan review fee, and processing times.