City of Houston
City · Texas · Harris · pop. 2,304,580
Low-voltage license required
Fire alarm license
Security license
Electrical permits required for all line-voltage; low-voltage installations (structured cabling, CCTV, access control) generally do not require a separate City permit, but fire alarm does.
Permit required by work type
- Access controlNo data
- CCTVNo data
- IntrusionNo data
- Fire alarmNo data
- Structured cablingNo data
- IntercomNo data
State licensing
TDLR Electrical Contractor + Journeyman/Master Electrician; OR TDLR Security license B13/B14 for CCTV/access control; Fire alarm requires Texas FAL license from SFMO
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