Permitting Authorities / Texas / City of Midlothian - Building Inspections Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Midlothian, TX?
Adopted code
City of Midlothian - Building Inspections Department
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Midlothian, TX, issued by City of Midlothian - Building Inspections Department. The Building Permits page states "Building permits must be obtained prior to making any improvements or alterations to a property," and its list of such projects includes Roofing. On contractors it states "Contractors must be registered with the City in order to obtain a permit; there is no fee to register.".
Roof code checklist: Midlothian, TX
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 Midlothian, Texas
Address
215 N. 8th Street, Midlothian, TX 76065
Contact
- url: https://www.midlothian.tx.us/101/Building-Permits
- phone: 972-775-7161
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
The Building Permits page states "Building permits must be obtained prior to making any improvements or alterations to a property," and its list of such projects includes Roofing. On contractors it states "Contractors must be registered with the City in order to obtain a permit; there is no fee to register."
Adopted code
The City of Midlothian Adopted Codes page lists the "2021 International Residential Code and Amendments," along with the 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, 2021 International Fuel and Gas Code, 2021 International Existing Building Code and 2021 International Fire Code, and the 2020 National Electrical Code, each with amendments. The linked IRC instrument is Ordinance No. 2025-39, passed and approved by the City Council on July 8, 2025, which adopts the 2021 International Residential Code with the North Central Texas Council of Governments Recommended Amendments to the 2021 International Residential Code.
Drip edge
Required — Drip edge is required at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs (IRC R905.2.8.5). The City adopted the 2021 International Residential Code by Ordinance No. 2025-39 and the North Central Texas Council of Governments Recommended Amendments to the 2021 International Residential Code; that instrument, a scanned document read in full from an OCR text of the scan, 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 — Table R301.2(1), as filled in by the North Central Texas Council of Governments Recommended Amendments to the 2021 International Residential Code that the City adopted by Ordinance No. 2025-39 (July 8, 2025), enters No in the ice barrier underlayment column. The instrument is a scanned document, read in full from an OCR text of the scan.
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — Ordinance No. 2025-39 (passed July 8, 2025) and the amendments it adopts, a scanned document read in full from an OCR text of the scan, contain no UL 2218, Class 4 or impact-resistance provision for roof coverings. Its only roof-covering amendment is to R902.1, which requires Class A, B or C roofing and adds an exception for non-classified coverings on small detached accessory structures.
Wind design criteria
115 mph (3-second gust) / 76 mph fastest mile, 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 inches, termite Very Heavy, winter design temp 22°F, ice barrier underlayment No, flood hazards Local Code, air freezing index 150, mean annual temp 64.9°F (Table R301.2(1) as filled in by the North Central Texas Council of Governments Recommended Amendments to the 2021 International Residential Code, which the City adopted by Ordinance No. 2025-39, passed July 8, 2025).
Roof layer limit / recover
Ordinance No. 2025-39 and the amendments it adopts, a scanned document read in full from an OCR text of the scan, do not amend the reroofing section (R908), so the adopted 2021 International Residential Code's own rule applies: a roof recover is barred "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." (R908.3.1.1 in the 2021 edition). One existing layer may be recovered; a second forces tear-off.
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 2% City of Midlothian), 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.
Local roofing hub
More roof permit pages in Texas
Related guides
The City of Midlothian Building Inspections Department issues building permits for houses in Midlothian from 215 N. 8th Street. Midlothian sits in Ellis 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 Midlothian.
Working an insurance claim in Midlothian, TX? Everything on this page (drip edge, ice & water shield, inspections, Class 4 rules) formatted as a claim-ready evidence pack: verbatim ordinance quotes, code section cites, verification dates, and official source links, ready to attach to a supplement. See a real sample pack (PDF, 4 pages, free).
Code items like drip edge and ice & water shield are what adjusters ask you to document.
Buy this jurisdiction's pack: $12 Delivered by email within minutes. Digital download: all sales are final once delivered, except for a failed delivery, a defective file, a duplicate purchase, or a pack materially different from its description. See Section 6 of our Terms of Use.
Questions about the Midlothian, TX pack?
Not ready to buy, or need a different jurisdiction? Tell us and we’ll reply directly.