Richmond, Texas
Design and permit drawings in Richmond
Richmond, the Fort Bend County seat, has a historic downtown with newer neighborhoods around it. We design homes, additions, shops and commercial buildings there, and handle the permits.
Permits in Richmond
The City of Richmond Building Department reviews plans and issues permits through the MyGovernmentOnline portal, under the 2024 International Codes and the 2023 National Electrical Code. Outside the city, Fort Bend County Engineering issues development permits. In the 100-year floodplain the county requires a home's lowest floor to sit 2 feet above the base flood elevation, with 1:1 fill mitigation, and septic systems need county approval before construction.
What we design in Richmond
- Custom homes and house plans
- Additions and remodels
- Retail, restaurants and offices
- Metal buildings and shops
- Warehouses and flex buildings
- Landscape and irrigation plans
Some of our work
How it works
- ConsultA free first meeting and a site visit. We listen for what you need, your budget and your timeline.
- We design itConcept plans, elevations and renderings you can react to early, while changes are still easy.
- We engineer itStructure, MEP, site and irrigation, engineered and checked against code. When a job needs it, such as industrial or complex commercial work, we engineer it with our partners.
- PermitA complete, coordinated drawing set, ready for permitting and bidding. We handle the permit process for you and expedite it until it is approved.
- We build itWe build it, or we support your builder until it stands.
Questions
What does Fort Bend County require in the floodplain?
A development permit before any work, a lowest floor 2 feet above the base flood elevation for homes, 1:1 fill mitigation and an as-built elevation certificate within 7 days of completion.
Do you design commercial buildings in Richmond?
Yes: retail, restaurants, offices, metal buildings and warehouses, with the site plan and the permit drawings.
Let's draw your project.
Your first consultation is free. Tell us what you want to build, and we will tell you what it takes.