Permits
Roofing permits in Bryan and College Station
In both Bryan and College Station a roof job needs a building permit, and in both cities pulling it is the contractor’s job, not yours. Bryan goes further than most people expect: a permit is required for roof repairs as well as full replacements, and it has to be visible from the street before work starts. If a crew is on your roof and there is no permit posted, that is worth a phone call before the first shingle comes off.
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Who pulls the permit, you or the contractor?
Short answer
In both cities it is the contractor’s job. Bryan puts it plainly: it is the responsibility of the roofing contractor to obtain the permit, through the city’s online portal, Citizenserve.
College Station requires contractors to register with the City before obtaining a building permit. If you are doing the work yourself on your own homestead you do not have to register as a contractor, but you still have to apply for the permit before any work starts.
A contractor who asks you to pull the permit is asking you to carry something that is theirs. It is not illegal for a homeowner to pull a permit on their own home. It does mean that if the work fails inspection, the name on the paperwork is yours.
Does a small repair need a permit too?
Short answer
Bryan: yes. The city’s hail damage guidance states that a building permit is required for roof repairs and must be visible from the street before work begins. Not just replacements. Repairs.
College Station publishes guidance on re roofing. It states that re roofing of residential structures requires a building permit when replacing shingles, or replacing decking and shingles. It does not publish a threshold for partial repair. If your job is a patch rather than a replacement, call Planning and Development Services on 979 764 3570 and ask before anyone starts. We do.
What does the permit cost?
Short answer
We do not publish a figure, and here is the honest reason. College Station adjusts its development application and permit fees annually against the Consumer Price Index, with the increase taking effect every 1 October. A number printed on this page in September is wrong in October. The current schedule is published by the city as its Planning and Development Fees document, and that is the only figure worth quoting.
The permit fee is the city’s, not ours. It is not our margin and we do not mark it up.
What does the inspector actually check?
Short answer
In Bryan you request the inspection through Citizenserve, by email to building@bryantx.gov, or by calling Development Services on 979 209 5010. The city issues a green tag if the work is acceptable and a red tag if it is not, with the corrections needed written on the tag.
Two things about Bryan’s inspection catch people out. The inspector may need access to your attic, so the inspector and the contractor have to coordinate a time with you. And the city’s own advice to homeowners is worth repeating exactly: withhold final payment until city inspections are completed.
In College Station an inspection is required upon completion of the work. All materials used for residential re roofing must carry a minimum class C fire rating.
What if the house is outside the city limits?
Short answer
If your property sits in unincorporated Brazos County rather than inside Bryan or College Station, the rules are different and they are not the same as either city’s. Call the county before you assume a city rule applies. We will tell you which side of the line you are on before we quote the work.
What we do about it
Short answer
We pull the permit. We are the contractor, it is our job in both cities, and we do not ask homeowners to do it for us. We post it where the city requires it. We book the inspection, and if the inspector needs the attic we arrange the time with you rather than turning up.