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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Harker Heights, TX?

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City of Harker Heights - Building Official, Permits & Inspections

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Harker Heights, TX, issued by City of Harker Heights - Building Official, Permits & Inspections. The city's Building Permit Application lists "Roof" among the project types a permit applicant selects. Ordinance No. 2024-42, which adopts the 2024 International Residential Code with local amendments, rewrites Section R105.1 to read "Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure" "shall first make application to the Building Official for a permit," and its amendment to Section R105.2 "Work Exempt from Permit" reads "Remove exemptions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 10" and rewrites exemption 3 as a retaining-wall exemption for walls not over 2 feet in height.

Roof code checklist: Harker Heights, TX

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesharkerheights.gov2026-10-22
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedharkerheights.gov2026-10-17
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5harkerheights.gov2026-10-17
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoharkerheights.gov2026-10-17
Wind design criteriaPublishedharkerheights.gov2026-10-17
Adopted codePublishedharkerheights.gov2026-10-17
Contractor license / registrationNot published
Sales & use taxPublishedcomptroller.texas.gov2026-10-17

Each row comes from the sourced record on this page; full wording is in the table below. "Not published" means no official source for that item was found when the record was last verified.

Jurisdiction
City of Harker Heights, Texas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
305 Millers Crossing, Harker Heights, TX 76548
Contact
  • url: https://www.harkerheights.gov/167/Building-Official
  • phone: 254-953-5647
Permit portal
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
Required
Permit process note
The city's Building Permit Application lists "Roof" among the project types a permit applicant selects. Ordinance No. 2024-42, which adopts the 2024 International Residential Code with local amendments, rewrites Section R105.1 to read "Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure" "shall first make application to the Building Official for a permit," and its amendment to Section R105.2 "Work Exempt from Permit" reads "Remove exemptions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 10" and rewrites exemption 3 as a retaining-wall exemption for walls not over 2 feet in height.
Adopted code
The City's Building Codes page states "The City of Harker Heights has adopted the following Building Codes effective 01/01/2025" and lists the 2024 International Residential Code with the 2024 International Building, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Energy Conservation, Property Maintenance, Existing Building and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes and the 2023 National Electric Code. The adopting instrument, Ordinance No. 2024-42 (passed November 19, 2024, effective January 1, 2025), adopts "The International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings, 2024 Edition" with local amendments.
Drip edge
Required — Drip edge is required at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs (IRC R905.2.8.5). The City adopted the 2024 International Residential Code by Ordinance No. 2024-42; that instrument, a scanned document read in full, does not amend R905.2.8.5, so the code's drip-edge requirement stands as enacted local law. About drip edge
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Ordinance No. 2024-42 (passed November 19, 2024), a scanned document read in full, adopts the 2024 International Residential Code with local amendments and contains no UL 2218, Class 4 or impact-resistance provision for roof coverings.
Wind design criteria
Table 301.2, as filled in by the 2024 International Residential Code amendments in Ordinance No. 2024-42 ("Table 301.2. Insert the following criteria"): snow load 5 pounds/foot, "Wind 115 (3-sec gust)/75 fastest mile", Seismic Design Category B, weathering Moderate, frostline depth 4 inches, termite Moderate to heavy, decay Slight to moderate, winter design temperature 26 F, flood hazards Local Code. The ordinance's insert does not list topographic effects, special wind region or windborne debris zone.
Roof layer limit / recover
NO OVERLAYS. Ordinance No. 2024-42, the City's adoption of the 2024 International Residential Code with local amendments (a scanned document read in full), deletes the code's roof re-covering section: "Section 908.4 'Roof Re-covering.' Delete entire section." It adds Section 908.7, "Secondary Roofing": "No building hereafter constructed, altered, or re-roofed, shall have a second roof structure placed over an existing roof structure without the removal of the entire first roof." A re-roof in Harker Heights therefore starts with removal of the existing roof.
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 1.5% City of Harker Heights + 0.5% Bell County), 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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The Building Official, Permits & Inspections office of the City of Harker Heights, part of the Planning & Development Department, handles construction plan review, permitting and inspections for houses in Harker Heights from 305 Millers Crossing. Harker Heights sits in Bell 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 Harker Heights.

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Roofing questions: Harker Heights, TX

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Harker Heights, TX?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Harker Heights, TX.

Is drip edge required in Harker Heights, TX?

Yes. Drip edge is required at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs (IRC R905.2.8.5). The City adopted the 2024 International Residential Code by Ordinance No. 2024-42; that instrument, a scanned document read in full, does not amend R905.2.8.5, so the code's drip-edge requirement stands as enacted local law.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Harker Heights, TX?

NO OVERLAYS. Ordinance No. 2024-42, the City's adoption of the 2024 International Residential Code with local amendments (a scanned document read in full), deletes the code's roof re-covering section: "Section 908.4 'Roof Re-covering.' Delete entire section." It adds Section 908.7, "Secondary Roofing": "No building hereafter constructed, altered, or re-roofed, shall have a second roof structure placed over an existing roof structure without the removal of the entire first roof." A re-roof in Harker Heights therefore starts with removal of the existing roof.

What building code does Harker Heights, TX use?

The City's Building Codes page states "The City of Harker Heights has adopted the following Building Codes effective 01/01/2025" and lists the 2024 International Residential Code with the 2024 International Building, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Energy Conservation, Property Maintenance, Existing Building and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes and the 2023 National Electric Code. The adopting instrument, Ordinance No. 2024-42 (passed November 19, 2024, effective January 1, 2025), adopts "The International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings, 2024 Edition" with local amendments.