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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in El Paso, TX, issued by City of El Paso - Planning & Inspections Department. Residential roof covering replacement of 25% or more of the roof needs a permit; "Replacement of less than twenty-five percent of existing roof covering on residential structures only" is exempt (City Code Sec. 18.10.040, item 7). The FY 2027 fee schedule (Schedule C, line 689) lists a Building Permit "Roofing Permit" at "$118 plus applicable technology fee". Roofing permit applications that do not need plans are "submitted and paid for in the department" (Sec. 18.02.105.10); the One Stop Shop is the department's intake point, and its Citizen Access Portal handles permit applications, status and invoices. "Residential roofing, window replacement, water heater replacement and a/c conversion permits shall expire within one month from the issuance date of the permit. No extensions or completion permit shall be issued for these permit types" (Sec. 18.02.105.23). A contractor who starts residential work before obtaining the permit "shall be required to obtain a permit at three hundred percent of the established permit fee" (Sec. 18.02.106.29; 200% for a homeowner, Sec. 18.02.106.30). Only a city-registered contractor or a homeowner working on the homestead they occupy may pull the permit. In a historic district or on a designated landmark, the department's flyer says the work "must first be reviewed by City staff for historic appropriateness, even if a building permit is not required.". El Paso, Texas sits in one of the country's most hail-prone regions. This hub aggregates El Paso's roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements and impact-resistant material options — every fact linked to its sourced directory record.