Local services in Santa Fe

The Building and Permitting Department takes applications on its iWorQ Citizen Portal or in person at City Hall, 12002 Highway 6. Permits are processed Monday to Thursday, 7:00 am to 4:30 pm, fees are due before a permit is issued, and inspection requests go through the portal by 4:00 pm. The city's Building, Permitting and Codes page has the links and permits@santafetx.gov for questions.

Cover inspections (framing, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and gas) must be requested at the same time, and so must final inspections. A contractor requesting an inspection has to enter a city contractor code number, so ask any contractor you hire for theirs. Ask the permit office what fees and insurance that code requires.

Santa Fe windstorm certificates

Galveston County is one of TDI's First Tier coastal catastrophe areas. New structures, additions, alterations and repairs, re-roofs included, must be built to TDI standards and inspected to earn a WPI-8, which TWIA wind and hail coverage depends on. Search past certificates at 800-248-6032, option 3.

Santa Fe is a retail-choice area, and ZIP 77517 lists only CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric as the wires utility, so outages go to CenterPoint while you choose a retail provider on PowerToChoose. Ask the seller, landlord or City Hall which district or utility supplies water to your street.

Galveston County Drainage District No. 1 (Alto Loma/Santa Fe) has its office at 3722 Ave J (409-925-5402). Call it before regrading a yard or adding a driveway culvert to ask whether the district needs to review the work. Galveston County Mosquito Control handles spraying; request it at 800-842-5622.

Look up your flood zone by address at msc.fema.gov, and note that FEMA is preparing new flood maps for Galveston County. A flood policy doesn't cover wind or hail damage, and TDI says mortgage lenders typically require wind coverage. The Galveston County Office of Emergency Management is at 1353 FM 646 in Dickinson (281-309-5002).

The Galveston Central Appraisal District values Santa Fe property and takes protests online through its taxpayer portal. Voters formed the city on January 21, 1978, from the Alta Loma and Arcadia communities, and it had 12,735 residents in the 2020 Census.

House and systems: roofers, plumbers, AC repair, pest control and house cleaning.

Buying, moving and everyday life: realtors, movers, dentists, gyms and attorneys.

Santa Fe is in our Houston and Gulf Coast region. For electricians, tree work or pool service, see League City or Dickinson.