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cityCity of Mercedes - Planning & Development Department
The Planning & Development Department of the City of Mercedes takes building permit applications and schedules construction inspections for houses in Mercedes, and the city's permit application lists 400 S. Ohio Ave. as the office address. Mercedes 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 Mercedes.
Jurisdiction
City of Mercedes, Texas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
400 S. Ohio Ave., Mercedes, TX 78570
Contact
- url: https://www.cityofmercedes.com/business-building-development/building-and-renovating/building-permits/
- phone: 956-565-3114
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 2% City of Mercedes), 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
- cityofmercedes.com verified 2026-10-17
- comptroller.texas.gov verified 2026-10-17
- comptroller.texas.gov verified 2026-10-17