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

City of Mesquite, Texas

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1515 N. Galloway Ave., Mesquite, TX 75149

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The City of Mesquite's Residential Fee Schedule lists a "Re-Roof" permit fee of $65.00 among its residential permit types. The Building Inspection Division's page notes "ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE" and directs applicants to log in to or register a CSS account, apply for a Professional License, and then apply for the correct permit type.

The Building Inspection Division's page states: "Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the Building Inspection Division, and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved."

Mesquite's Adopted Codes page states "City of Mesquite is under the 2024 I.B.C. and I.F.C. Codes, 2023 National Electrical Code, and the 2018 I.C.C. Codes," with links to the city's own adopted amendments for the Building, Existing Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Energy Conservation, Residential, Fuel Gas, Property Maintenance, and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes.

Not required — Ordinance No. 4801 (adopted 9-21-2020), Exhibit "J" -- Mesquite City Code Ch. 5, Art. XI, "Local Amendments to the International Residential Code, 2018 Edition" (Sec. 5-581) -- contains no mention of UL 2218, impact resistance, or Class 4 in any of its 60 numbered amendment items. The only roof-covering items (46 and 47) amend R908.3.1 and R908.3.1.1 recover conditions.

Table R301.2(1), Code of Ordinances Sec. 5-581 ("Local Amendments to the International Residential Code, 2018 Edition"), Item 25 table image: Ground Snow Load 5 lb./ft2; Wind Design Speed 115 mph (3-second gust) / 76 mph fastest mile; Topographic Effects No; Seismic Design Category A. The table as reproduced by the city does not include separate "special wind region" or "windborne debris zone" columns -- only Ground Snow Load, Wind Design (Speed, Topographic Effects), and Seismic Design Category are shown in that row of the table image.

8.25% combined (6.25% state + 2.00% City of Mesquite; no special-purpose district or transit-authority add-on), 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.