Restoration in Baytown
Baytown requires construction to meet a 150 MPH ultimate design wind speed. That adopted windstorm requirement sits on its Building Codes page next to the 2015 IBC, IECC, IEBC, IFC, IFGC, IMC, IPC, IPMC and IRC, the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code and the 2026 National Electrical Code. Local amendments are on Municode. Through Chambers County, Baytown also falls in TDI's windstorm catastrophe area, where roof replacements and major repairs mostly need a TDI windstorm inspection and certificate.
The Building Permit Fees page, effective as of June 1, 2026, prices demolition at $128.00, residential or commercial, and demolition under court orders at $310.00. A reinspection costs $65.00 per hour and an after-hours inspection $80.00 per hour. Planning & Development Services and Building Services share Baytown's office at 2401 Market Street, Baytown, TX 77520. Call 281-420-5394, or Building Services directly at 281-420-6537, Monday to Thursday from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM or Friday from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
Applications, payments and inspection requests are all handled in the Citizen Self Service portal. The Census median for Baytown's year built is 1981. TDI draws the area along county lines plus a list of Harris County cities; it doesn't score wind speed or hurricane risk. Ask your contractor how the repair plan meets the 150 MPH requirement before it goes into the portal.
What restoration costs near Baytown
Nobody has quoted us a restoration job in Baytown, so the page carries no city price. The Texas page shows the estimates beside what the nearest federal occupation is paid ($22.88 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price). How we estimate costs.
Permits for restoration work in Baytown
When repairs touch the structure or the electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems, they usually need a permit from your city or township building department, so ask the company which of you pulls it.
Restoration jobs in Baytown
Sources for Baytown
- Building Codes, City of Baytown Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Texas Department of Insurance, Windstorm Inspection Program: designated catastrophe areas (First Tier Counties) Check with the source before you rely on this.
- TDI: windstorm inspection pages Read Oct 23, 2026. Check with the source before you rely on this.
- Building Permit Fees, City of Baytown Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Building Services, City of Baytown Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Check with the source before you rely on this.