Restoration in Odessa
Odessa's Master Permit Fee Schedule is dated January 16, 2018, and the Building Inspection page still carries the 2018 ICC codes with city amendments effective July 1, 2018 and a 2017 Electrical Code Amendment, with no newer cycle shown. Take its amounts as the 2018 figures. That schedule lists a moving and/or demolition permit at $50.00 and foundation-only work at $100.00. For additions, remodels and finish-outs the charge is $50.00 plus $0.10 a square foot, with plan review at 25 percent of the permit fee and $50.00 apiece for the first two re-inspections.
The city's Residential Demolition Process Packet sets out the demolition steps. The Permits Division of Odessa's Building Inspection department sits in City Hall, 411 W. 8th Street, Odessa, TX 79761, on the city main line, 432-335-3200. MGO Connect takes applications, and the page says permits for occupied gas and electric work are issued the same day. Ector County logged 21 flash flood and flood records with NOAA between July 2024 and June 2026.
On FEMA's map, Odessa's edge carries zones A and AE; TWDB flags parts of it where flood maps are missing or out of date. The median Odessa unit was built in 1980. TDLR doesn't inspect homes for mold and can't make a landlord clean it up, its FAQ says, and tenants in buildings with fewer than 10 rental units fall under exemptions. Ask for the Residential Demolition Process Packet at City Hall before a damaged building comes down.
What restoration costs near Odessa
Nobody has quoted us a restoration job in Odessa, 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 Odessa
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 Odessa
Sources for Odessa
- Master Permit Fee Schedule, City of Odessa (January 16, 2018) Read Oct 23, 2026. Check with the source before you rely on this.
- Building Inspection (Permits), City of Odessa Read Oct 23, 2026.
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database bulk CSV files Read Oct 23, 2026.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Flood Hazard Zones Check with the source before you rely on this.
- Texas Water Development Board, Texas Flood Planning Data Hub (Existing Flood Hazard, Existing Flood Mapping Gaps, Regional Flood Planning Groups) Check with the source before you rely on this.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Check with the source before you rely on this.
- TDLR: Mold Assessors and Remediators FAQs Read Oct 23, 2026.