If you are unsure if the job that you are considering falls under any of the following categories, please call the permit department at 979-849-4364 ext 2108.

What Requires a Permit in the City of Angleton?

Garage Sale Permits:

• The permit fee for a garage sale is $2.00. A resident can only hold a garage sale at their residence every three months.
  
  Download Garage Sale Permit Application

Building Permits:

Flatwork (patio, porch etc.) and Driveways

All NEW buildings, including garages, storage buildings, etc.

Any remodeling work with the exception of painting, change-out and
   other minor maintenance work

New Roofing not covered under the building permit or re-roofing an existing 
    roof

House leveling

Download Building Permit Application

Mechanical Permits:

Erecting, installing, enlarging, altering, repairing, removing, converting
   or replacing a mechanical system

Download Mechanical Permit Application

Electrical Permits:

Any electrical work except light bulbs, etc., requires a permit and
   inspections

Download Electrical Permit Application

Plumbing Permits:

All NEW work such as new buildings or renovation of buildings, new
   sewer, water line, and re-pipe of sewer and water line

All GAS! Any work on the supply side of the fixture shut off valve
    Gas Test Inspection Guide

All yard sprinklers including the back flow device that must be installed

Change out of water heaters

Download Plumbing Permit Application

Other Permits Required:

Certificate of Occupancy: Anytime anyone opens up a business in an
   existing building the owner must call for an occupancy inspection and
   receive a certificate of occupancy before opening the business

Moving manufactured houses into Angleton

Demolition of houses or commercial buildings

Erection or painting of signs to the outside of a business, including
   freestanding signs

Download Permit Applications:

NOTE:  Please contact Fire Marshall Robert Owens in regards to fire sprinkler systems
          and other fire safety.

NOTE:  A homeowner may do their own residential electrical, mechanical or plumbing
          work if he or she lives there and it has been homesteaded.

Homeowners may not do their own work on a newly purchased home or rent property. A homeowner cannot obtain the permit and then hire a licensed contractor to do the work or vice versa. Homeowners who qualify to do their own work must still obtain the necessary permits so that the job is inspected and up to code.

REQUIRED INSPECTIONS

Other Permits/Licenses Required in the City of Angleton:

The following permits may be obtained in the City Secretary's Office, Angleton City Hall, 121 Velasco, Angleton, TX. (979) 849-4364 ext. 2114.

1. a)  Peddler's License - There is a $100.00 charge for peddlers wishing to sell merchandise door to door, plus an additional fee of $15.00 per badge issued.  The application is subject to a criminal background check, which may take up to 14 days to process.  The permit is good for 21 days.  No peddler is allowed to solicit to any address listed on the Non-Solicitation List.

b)  Solicitor's License - There is a $100.00 charge for solicitors wishing to obtain orders for goods or other services described in a catalog or by other means, and for which delivery or performance shall occur at a later time.  The same requirements apply to a solicitor's license as the peddler's license.  No solicitor is allowed to solicit to any address listed on the Non-Solicitation List.

c)  Transient Merchant License - There is a $100.00 charge for a person who temporarily sets up a business out of a vehicle, trailer, boxcar, tent, other portable shelter or empty store front for the purpose of exposing or displaying for sale, selling or attempting to sell, and delivering goods, wares, products, merchandise or other personal property and who does not remain in any one location for more than twenty-one (21) consecutive days.   A $15,000 bond must be posted with the City upon approval of the application.  The same requirements and restrictions apply to a Transient Merchant's License as a Peddler's License.  (See City Ordinance for further information).

2. Alcohol Permit - Business/Restaurant owners who sell beer or mixed beverages off their premises must obtain a permit from the City of Angleton. The fee for this permit is equal to half of the fee you paid to the State of Texas for your State Alcohol License.

3. Wrecker Service Permit - Anyone operating a wrecker service must obtain a wrecker permit from the City of Angleton.

City Of Angleton, Texas    City Hall: 121 S. Velasco    Angleton, Texas 77515    Phone: (979) 849-4364