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Adopted codeCity of Alamo - Community Planning & Development Department
The City of Alamo Community Planning & Development Department handles building permits for houses in Alamo; the city's website lists 420 N. Tower Rd. as its contact address and (956) 787-0006 as its phone line. Alamo sits in Hidalgo County, and the codes the city has adopted are cited below from the city's own pages. This listing covers the office's contact details, the city's adopted codes and the items cited below; it does not cover every local permit rule in Alamo.
Jurisdiction
City of Alamo, Texas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
420 N. Tower Rd., Alamo, TX 78516
Contact
- url: https://alamotexas.org/government/departments/planning-and-development/
- phone: (956) 787-0006
Permit portal
Adopted code
The City of Alamo's Planning and Development page states "The City of Alamo uses the following editions regarding structural construction" and lists the International Building Code, 2024 edition; the International Residential Code, 2024 edition (listed twice, once marked Windstorm); the International Fire Code, 2018 edition; the International Mechanical Code and International Plumbing Code, 2021 edition; the International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 edition; the International Energy Conservation Code, 2021 edition; the National Electrical Code, 2023 edition; and the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 edition.
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 2% City of Alamo), per the Comptroller's local sales tax rate file. Comptroller Publication 94-116, Real Property Repair and Remodeling, states that "Labor to repair, remodel, or restore residential real property is not taxable" and that under a lump-sum contract "you pay tax on all your supplies, materials, equipment, and taxable services when you buy them. You don't charge your customer tax." On a lump-sum residential re-roof the rate therefore falls on the roofer's material purchases, not on the homeowner's contract price.
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Sources
- alamotexas.org verified 2026-10-17
- alamotexas.org verified 2026-10-17
- comptroller.texas.gov verified 2026-10-17
- comptroller.texas.gov verified 2026-10-17