Permitting Authorities / City of Lewisville - Building Services Division
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Lewisville, TX?
Adopted code
City of Lewisville - Building Services Division
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Lewisville, TX, issued by City of Lewisville - Building Services Division. The Building Permits page lists "Re-roofs & re-decks" among the permit types under Building & Miscellaneous Permits. The city has launched MGO Connect for all permitting and inspection requests; applicants or their contractors create an MGO Connect account to apply for a building permit, register as a contractor, request inspections, and pay invoiced fees.
Jurisdiction
City of Lewisville, Texas
Address
151 W. Church Street, Lewisville, TX 75057
Contact
- url: https://www.cityoflewisville.com/for-business/building-services
- phone: 972-219-3470
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- license: Lewisville's Code of Ordinances Sec. 4-551(a)(3) requires contractor registration for "removal and disposal of construction debris services, including roofing contractors," and Sec. 4-551(c) states "No permit to perform any type of building... work shall be issued to any contractor which is not registered with the city under this article." Roofing contractors register as general contractors under Sec. 4-552(c)(1), which requires "proof that the contractor maintains surety bond or liability insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000.00." Registration is annual (Sec. 4-555), and property owners performing work on their homesteaded primary residence are exempt (Sec. 4-551(d)).
Permit process note
The Building Permits page lists "Re-roofs & re-decks" among the permit types under Building & Miscellaneous Permits. The city has launched MGO Connect for all permitting and inspection requests; applicants or their contractors create an MGO Connect account to apply for a building permit, register as a contractor, request inspections, and pay invoiced fees.
Adopted code
The Building Services page lists "Standardized Codes Adopted": 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Fire Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (State Required), 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2020 National Electric Code (State Required), and ASTM Standards. The Code of Ordinances (Sec. 4-26, 4-29, 4-31) confirms the 2021 Editions of the International Building, Energy Conservation, and Residential Codes (the Residential Code including its Appendix AT and Appendix AW), each with local amendments, most recently amended by Ord. No. 0612-23-ORD (adopted 11-6-23).
Drip edge
Required — Drip edge is required at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs (IRC R905.2.8.5). The jurisdiction adopted the 2021 International Residential Code via the city's Residential Code amendments (Code of Ordinances Sec. 4-32, linked from the official Building Permits page); that instrument, read in full, does not amend R905.2.8.5, so the code's drip-edge requirement stands as enacted local law.
About drip edgeIce & water shield
Not required — City of Lewisville's amendments to the 2021 International Residential Code (Code of Ordinances Sec. 4-32) fill in Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, for the city: the "ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED" column is set to "No" (row also reads ground snow load 5 lb/ft, wind speed 115 mph 3-sec gust / 76 mph fastest mile, seismic design category A, winter design temp 22 deg F, flood hazards "Local Code", air freezing index 150, mean annual temp 64.9 deg F).
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — The City of Lewisville's Code of Ordinances Sec. 4-32, "Residential code -- Amendments" (most recently amended by Ord. No. 0612-23-ORD, adopted 11-6-23), sets out 61 numbered revisions and additions to the 2021 International Residential Code, running from Section R101.1 through Section P3112.2. Within Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies, the only amendment is to Section R902.1, Roofing covering materials, which requires Class A, B, or C roofing tested in accordance with UL 790 or ASTM E108 -- a fire classification, not an impact rating -- and adds an exception permitting non-classified roof coverings on small detached accessory structures. Sections R903 through R908 are not amended and stand as enacted in the base 2021 IRC. No UL 2218, Class 4, or impact-resistance provision appears anywhere in the amendment section.
Wind design criteria
115 mph (3 sec-gust)/76 fastest mile ultimate design wind speed, topographic effects No, special wind region No, windborne debris zone No, ground snow load 5 lb/ft, seismic design category A, weathering Moderate, frost line depth 6", termite Very Heavy, winter design temp 22°F, ice barrier underlayment required No, flood hazards Local Code, air freezing index 150, mean annual temp 64.9°F (Table R301.2(1), "fill in as follows," as amended by Sec. 4-32, "Residential code -- Amendments," Article II -- Building Standards, Chapter 4, City of Lewisville Code of Ordinances, current version dated 11-11-2025, adopting the 2021 IRC with local amendments).
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 1.25% City of Lewisville + 0.125% Lewisville Crime Control District + 0.125% Lewisville Fire Control District + 0.50% Denton County CTA (DCTA) transit-authority tax), the Texas local-rate cap. Texas collects no construction use tax at building-permit issuance; use tax, when owed, is self-assessed by the purchaser and remitted directly to the Comptroller's office rather than collected by a city or county permit office (Comptroller Use Tax guidance, comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/sales/use-tax.php). Under Comptroller guidance for real property repair and remodeling, "Labor to repair, remodel, or restore residential real property is not taxable"; on the lump-sum contract typical of residential re-roofing, "you pay tax on all your supplies, materials, equipment, and taxable services when you buy them. You don't charge your customer tax" (Comptroller Pub. 94-116, Real Property Repair and Remodeling, comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publications/94-116.php) -- so the combined rate above is the roofer's own cost basis on materials purchased, not a rate charged to the homeowner.
Local roofing hub
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The permitting authority for the City of Lewisville, Texas, operated as the Building Services Division within the Department of Neighborhood and Inspection Services. It reviews plans, issues building permits -- including re-roof and re-deck permits -- and performs inspections for private construction projects through the city's MGO Connect portal. The division also administers contractor registration, which is required before any covered contractor, including roofing contractors, may be issued a permit.
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