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Adopted codeCity of Friendswood - Community Development (Building Inspection Section)
The Community Development department of the City of Friendswood, through its Building Inspection Section, reviews permit applications and performs inspections for houses in Friendswood from City Hall at 910 S. Friendswood Dr. Friendswood sits in Galveston County (and Harris County in part), 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 Friendswood.
Jurisdiction
City of Friendswood, Texas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
910 S. Friendswood Dr., City Hall, 2nd Floor, Friendswood, TX 77546
Contact
- url: https://ci.friendswood.tx.us/343/Inspections-Permits
- phone: 281-996-3201
Permit portal
Adopted code
The city's Online Permits & Inspections page lists, under the heading "Effective March 1, 2026 - Updated Codes," the International Residential One-and Two Family Code (2024), marked "With local amendments," along with the 2024 International Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Swimming Pool, Energy Conservation and Fire Codes and the 2023 National Electric Code. The city's Building Code Updates notice states the changes "will apply to all new permit applications submitted on or after March 1, 2026."
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 2% City of Friendswood), 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
- ci.friendswood.tx.us verified 2026-10-17
- ci.friendswood.tx.us verified 2026-10-17
- ci.friendswood.tx.us verified 2026-10-17
- comptroller.texas.gov verified 2026-10-17
- comptroller.texas.gov verified 2026-10-17