City of New Home

A permit is required before work begins for any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing systems.

Note: No public exempt-work list was found in the official sources reviewed.

Building code

2000 International Building Code, 2000 International Residential Code, 2000 International Plumbing Code, 2000 International Mechanical Code, 2000 International Electrical Code

Permit validity

Permits are issued for 180 days. Failure to begin construction within 180 days cancels the permit, and work must show progress.

Owner-builder

The residential form allows a contractor or owner to apply, but no separate owner-builder affidavit or special owner-builder rule was found in the public sources reviewed.

Contractor requirements

Registration as a contractor to do business in the City of New Home is required. Minimum insurance of $100,000 per occurrence, or a policy in a minimum amount of $100,000 including bodily injury and property damage with products liability and completed operations coverage.

1. 01
   Register as a contractor to do business in the City of New Home.
2. 02
   Submit the building permit application with 2 sets of site and floor plans. The permit forms also ask for applicant/owner contact information, building address, square footage, work description, and zoning review fields.
3. 03
   For new construction, submit the energy report with the application. For commercial work, also be prepared to provide any required Texas accessibility review proof or state-assigned ADA project number, and any required EPA NPDES/SWP3 documentation and asbestos survey certification shown on the commercial application.
4. 04
   Provide the required insurance certificate. The city's permit information flyer says the applicant must furnish a certificate showing the required insurance coverage before permit approval.
5. 05
   The city reviews the plans and sends them to its inspection consultant. The flyer states all building inspections are performed through Area Wide Inspections and identifies Robert Sherwood as the Building Inspector.
6. 06
   The city sets the permit total based on the number of inspections required and notifies the applicant of the total.
7. 07
   Pay the permit fee to the City of New Home, then begin construction.
8. 08
   Call City Hall when each inspection is needed.

Typical processing time: No public turnaround time found

Source: City of New Home Building Permits and Inspections / City Hall ↗

The city accepts cash, check, or money orders made out to the City of New Home

• City Hall at 806-924-7514 (phone)

Inspection hours

Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Typical sequence: Most inspections occur within a 48-hour period. Plumbing inspections mostly occur after 5:00 PM. Typical sequence: footing, plumbing rough, return air (if applicable), slab, plumbing top out, heating and air ducts/mechanical vent ducts, electrical rough, framing, gas, electrical underground service (if applicable), flatwork, sewer and service lines/water and gas, electrical final, plumbing final, heating and air conditioning final, final building inspection before occupancy. The city also performs a CSI service inspection when the final is called in.

Source: City of New Home Building Permits and Inspections / City Hall ↗