A complete submission for a new home or addition includes:

• Building Permit Application
   
• Elevation Certificate if within a floodplain. (If you are unsure, please contact our office for the most recent FEMA information regarding your property)
   
• Declared Occupancy Use and type of construction
   
• Digital Submission
   
• Site Plan
   
• Floor Plan
   
• Foundation Plan—Sealed and signed by a Professional Engineer licensed by the State of Texas
   
• Exterior Elevations—window sills, ceiling heights all types in all rooms, eave heights, exterior wall finishes
   
• Roof Plan and Type of Roof Cover
   
• Building Section—typical framing members and specifications and all ceiling heights including furr downs, slopes, and vaults
   
• Energy Compliance Certificate—for New Homes or Additions
   
• Windstorm - Completed Texas Department of Insurance WPI-1 Form https://www.tdi.texas.gov/forms/form13windstorm.html
   
• Windstorm - Drawing(s) sealed and signed by a Professional Engineer licensed by the State of Texas showing:
  • Hold down locations and capacities
  • Uplift from plate to plate and top plate to rafter connections
  • Shear transfer method
  • Wall studs grade size and max. plate height
  • Labeling of shear and load transferring walls, including detail of fastening methods
  • Anchor bolt sizing and placement and/or method of anchoring to be used
  • Details for non-prescriptive design and/or construction methods
  • Wind load summary
  • A statement that the engineer will maintain a permanent file containing the structural design information for all non-prescriptive components of the structure.
     
• Septic System Letter from Health Department if septic system is being used on property
   
• Beachfront Construction Projects may be required to obtain a Beachfront Construction Certificate (BCC) or a Dune Protection Permit (Kleberg County only)