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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Taylor, TX?
Adopted code
City of Taylor - Development Services, Building Division
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Taylor, TX, issued by City of Taylor - Development Services, Building Division. The City's Development Services fee schedule (Exhibit A, Ordinance 2026-29) lists "Roof Permit. Fee + Inspection fee and plan review fee, if required." among its Miscellaneous Permits, with a $40.00 fee and $15.00 in the "Tech Fee" column. The Building Permits page states "Proceeding without the required permits may result in fines." The materials reviewed state no area or cost threshold for roofing work.
Jurisdiction
City of Taylor, Texas
Address
400 Porter St., Taylor, TX 76574
Contact
- url: https://www.taylortx.gov/898/Building-Permits
- phone: 512-309-6701
Roofing permit required
Required
Permit process note
The City's Development Services fee schedule (Exhibit A, Ordinance 2026-29) lists "Roof Permit. Fee + Inspection fee and plan review fee, if required." among its Miscellaneous Permits, with a $40.00 fee and $15.00 in the "Tech Fee" column. The Building Permits page states "Proceeding without the required permits may result in fines." The materials reviewed state no area or cost threshold for roofing work.
Adopted code
The City of Taylor's Building Permits page states "On October 14, 2021, The City of Taylor adopted the following codes", including the "2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE", the 2018 International Building, Existing Building, Fire, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Energy Conservation, Swimming Pool and Spa and Property Maintenance Codes, and the 2020 National Electric Code, and links Ordinance No. 2021-31 as the adopted ordinance. The City's International Building Code Updates page separately states "The City of Taylor is adopting the 2024 International Building Codes (I-Codes)" and posts proposed amendments and a draft ordinance for comment.
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 2% City of Taylor), 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 City of Taylor's Development Services Department, through its building division, issues building permits for houses in Taylor from 400 Porter St. Taylor sits in Williamson 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 Taylor.