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No, Round Rock, TX does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (City of Round Rock - Building Inspection Division). NO PERMIT FOR A RESIDENTIAL RE-ROOF, PER THE BUILDING INSPECTION DIVISION. The division's Homeowner Projects page (read 2026-09-26) states: "The City of Round Rock does not require a permit for a residential re-roof. If you are modifying the roof, you must apply for a residential remodel permit." Its Other Building Permits page says the same ("If you are modifying the roof, you will need to apply for a residential remodel permit"), and both pages add: "Contact Building Inspections staff at 512-218-5550 if you have any questions." The division does not define "modifying the roof." Where a permit is needed it is the residential remodel permit, $500 (Tier #7, "Home remodels and additions," in the city's fee schedule), and the fee schedule states: "Where work for which a permit is required by the Code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees herein specified shall be doubled". The no-permit line is the division's stated practice; no building-permit provision of the city's code names roof work either way. The city adopts the 2024 International Residential Code by Code of Ordinances Sec. 8-104 (Ordinance No. O-2025-335, December 18, 2025); its amendments in Sec. 8-105 change only Sections R101.1, R302.2.2 and R302.2.6, so the model code's general permit requirement (Section R105.1) and its ordinary-repairs provision (Section R105.2.2) apply as published. The 2024 International Existing Building Code, also adopted (Sec. 8-100), is amended only to insert the city's name (Sec. 8-101), and the city's building fee schedule has no roofing line. This record does not decide whether the division's no-permit line is its reading of the ordinary-repairs provision. The division's general statement is: "If you are planning to work on any building or structure within the City of Round Rock or in the Chandler Creek and Vista Oaks Municipal Utility Districts, you will need to obtain a building permit." and "To determine whether your project requires a permit, contact our Development Technicians at 512-218-5550." Commercial buildings are handled differently: "A commercial re-roof permit is required only if you are replacing a flat roof. If the roof is pitched, a permit is needed only if you are replacing decking." On a property in a Historic Overlay district, exterior work needs a certificate of appropriateness unless it is ordinary maintenance and repair, which the city's code defines to include "Roofing work, if no change in appearance occurs" (Code of Ordinances Secs. 1-50 and 10-56). Round Rock, Texas sits in one of the country's most hail-prone regions. This hub aggregates Round Rock's roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements and impact-resistant material options — every fact linked to its sourced directory record.