City Hall
6116 Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78209
Main line: 210-826-0516
Inspections request line: 210-826-0516 option 3.
210-822-8197 fax
permits@alamoheightstx.gov
Permit issued: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Work activity including, but not limited to, erection, excavation, demolition, construction, alterations or repairs on any building or other structure, is restricted to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. for work preparation activities, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for actual work activities and 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for work cleanup activities and vacation of the site, Monday through Friday.
Work/construction is not allowed on weekends or city holidays.
Click here to view City Holidays.
For the full text governing Authorized Hours of Construction, City Code Sec. 5-6, click here.
The information provided below is only a summary of the requirements for permits. For further details please contact the Community Development Services Department to help answer any questions, or reference Chapter 5 Building and Building Regulations within the city’s adopted Code of Ordinances.
Click here for Permit Applications
Click here for Fee Schedule
Certain permits are available online: Minor Repair, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Sewer, and Gas. You will need to create an online registration and/or apply for a business license prior to receiving a permit. For questions regarding online permitting, please call 210-882-1505.
All commercial and multi-family require permits. The following are requirements for single- and two-family dwellings.
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Irrigation permits are required for all new systems and repairs to existing systems.
Backflow prevention devices are required on all irrigation systems. Annual certification of the device is required. Click here for a link to the Backflow Assembly Test Certification Form.
Irrigation meters shall be required for any irrigation systems providing coverage to more than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of turf or other landscaping.
Landscaping
Plumbing/Sewer/Gas
Tree Pruning or Removal