Rules
Permits: what the City of Humble requires
Timberwood sits inside the Humble city limits, so the City of Humble Building Department governs work on your house. Most of ZIP 77396 is unincorporated Harris County, where the rules are different.
The city lists these as needing plans submitted
- New construction
- Interior build-out or remodel
- Alteration of the building interior or exterior
- Fencing, buffer wall, screening wall
- Tree removal
- Concrete
- Site development
- Installing a generator
- Adding solar panels
- Floodplain activity: development, fill of any amount, grading, storage1
The city calls that list "some examples". It also states that "often, a floodplain development permit is required even when a construction permit may not be required", and that the rule covers the 500-year floodplain as well as the 100-year one.1
Fence rules in the city code
- A permit is required before a fence goes up, under section 9.07.003.2 A repair does not need one, and section 9.07.002 defines what counts as a repair.2
- A new chain link fence is not allowed. Section 9.07.006(b)(2) makes it against the law to build a fence "constructed of chain link".2 The rule covers fences built after the ordinance took effect, plus any fence where more than half has been damaged or needs replacing. An older chain link fence can stay until that much of it comes down.2
- In a front yard, the setback area allows only a decorative fence, no taller than 4 feet, and it cannot be wire, mesh or chain link.2
- A fence taller than 8 feet is against the law in a back yard or a side yard, or along either lot line.2
- Any fence along a road, public or private, has to have its finished side facing the road.2
A fence also has to satisfy any recorded deed restriction on the lot. That is separate from the permit, and the city does not check it.
Humble publishes its code of ordinances on eCode360, not on Municode.
What it costs
| Fence permit, residential | $50, plus $1.00 per 25 linear feet3 |
|---|---|
| Fence permit, commercial | $100, plus the same per-foot charge3 |
| Garage sale permit | $104 |
A 150-foot residential fence comes to $56. The fee schedule now in force took effect October 1, 2024.3
How to submit
Plans go to the Building Department in person or by courier. Bring the filled-in application, the plan review fee, two full sets of plans, a PDF on a disc or flash drive, and anything else that applies, such as an elevation certificate or a soil report.1 Plans have to be printed 24 by 36 inches and edge bound, and a Texas engineer's seal is required once a building reaches 5,000 square feet or $20,000 in construction cost.1
Contacts
- Building Department, 114 W. Higgins St, Humble TX 77338, 281-446-62281
- Public Works, 102 Granberry St, 281-446-2327, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM on weekdays.5 After hours, call the police department at 281-446-7127 and they will reach the on-call crew.5
Still open
How long a review takes. The city does not publish a review time for a residential fence.
See also
Where this comes from
- City of HumbleBuilding and Inspectioncityofhumbletx.gov
- City of HumbleCode of Ordinances, Article 9.07, fencing and screeningecode360.com
- City of HumblePermit fee schedule, effective October 1, 2024cityofhumbletx.gov
- City of HumbleCode of Ordinances A3.001, garage sale permitecode360.com
- City of HumblePublic Workscityofhumbletx.gov
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