The Electrical Inspections section is responsible for inspecting the wiring of all outdoor signs, even if the sign itself was permitted by the Sign Administration.
Electrical permits may only be issued to registered electrical contractors.
Electrical contractors seeking a permit should be prepared to provide:
- A copy of their state license if they need to register before submitting an application for an electrical permit, and
- A completed copy of CE-1057 Electrical Building Permit Application.
To apply for an electrical permit online, please have your registered electrical contractor:
- Log in or register for an iPermits account
- Complete an electrical permit application in the iPermits portal,
- Pay any applicable fees associated with the application, and
- Print the permit.
Alternatively, completed applications may be emailed to [email protected].
Please have your registered electrical contractor submit a completed copy of the CE-1057 Electrical Building Permit Application to our main office located at 1002 Washington Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002.
To apply for an electrical permit by fax, please have your registered electrical contractor send a completed copy of the CE-1057 Electrical Building Permit Application to 832.395.9601.
Please note that an SR account/APA is required to request a permit by fax.
Please note that large scale commercial projects may require plan review before approval. When requesting a plan review for your project, please be sure to provide two complete sets of plans if submitting by paper.
Please note that large scale commercial projects may require plan review before approval. When requesting a plan review for your project, please be sure to provide two complete sets of plans if submitting by paper.
To submit your plans for review online:
- After permit fees have been paid, you will receive an invitation to upload plans into ProjectDox.
- Upload all required documents and drawings to ProjectDox.
- Mark the assigned task "complete" to finalize your plan submission.
To submit your plans for review please bring two complete sets of plans to the 3rd floor at 1002 Washington Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002.
Once submitted, your plans will be routed to an electrical plan examiner who will determine if your project meets code. When your review cycle is complete, you will be notified that your plans are ready for pickup.
To resubmit plans with corrections, please bring two complete sets of plans to the 3rd floor window at 1002 Washington.
Please keep an approved copy of the plans on site for inspection. If your project passes inspection, documentation of the inspection will be entered into the database.
If corrections are required, you may schedule a re-inspection online or by calling our automated system at 713.222.9922.
To schedule an inspection online:
- Enter the appropriate project number into the field and click the submit button.
- Select the type of inspection that you wish to schedule and click the submit button.
- Enter your license number (enter digits only) and PIN.
To schedule an inspection with our Interactive Response System, please call 713.222.9922. To save time, please have your project number and scheduling PIN available.
Please note that inspections that repeatedly fail may be charged a re-inspection fee in addition to an admin fee.
Applicants may now sign up for email or text notifications via our Inspections Notification System.
To obtain information about the inspector assigned to your project, please call our section at 832.394.8860 between 7:15 am and 8 am on the date of the inspection.