Hiring local businesses in Surfside Beach

The village requires a building permit from City Hall for new construction, remodels and additions. Email a complete application to cityhall@surfsidetx.org or drop it off at City Hall; the Building Official is at (979) 233-1531 x102. Ask the Building Official what your job needs and whether contractors must register with the village.

Beachfront property falls under GLO jurisdiction: everything up to the first public road parallel to the beach, or within 1,000 feet of mean high tide, whichever is greater. That's generally anything seaward of Bluewater Highway or Fort Velasco Drive, though some lots landward of Bluewater Highway also fall within 1,000 feet of mean high tide. Visitors must stay off the dunes.

Brazoria County is a TDI catastrophe area, so new construction, additions and repairs, including re-roofs, must be built to TDI standards and inspected to earn a WPI-8 for TWIA wind and hail coverage. Inspections come from TDI windstorm inspectors or a Texas-licensed engineer appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance. You can search a property's existing WPI-8 certificates, and a contractor's WPI-1 enrollment, on TDI's windstorm website or at 800-248-6032, option 3.

A flood policy doesn't cover wind or hail, and in federal Coastal Barrier Resource Areas, a property is TWIA-insurable only if a building permit or plat was filed before June 11, 2003. Ask your insurance agent whether that applies to your lot. Look up flood zones by address at msc.fema.gov.

For the full checklists, see the Texas roofer guide and the Texas HVAC guide.

The village provides water and sewer and bills garbage. Contractors must email utilities@surfsidetx.org to confirm tap availability before any utility work. PowerToChoose lists CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric as the only wires company for ZIP 77541, and you choose your own retail electric provider.

Waste Connections collects garbage on Mondays and Thursdays from March 1 to September 30, and Mondays only the rest of the year. Heavy trash is every other Tuesday, capped at 2 cubic yards, and there's no municipal recycling, so ask a contractor or cleanout crew to haul away anything bigger. Beach vehicles need a valid beach permit.

The Brazoria County Mosquito Control District sprays by air and truck (979-265-4261, ext. 1532). The Brazoria Central Appraisal District values property and takes protests online.

Surfside Beach is a small village, with 640 residents in the 2020 Census, incorporated in 1975 as Surfside and renamed in 1988. For more listings, look also at Freeport or Angleton, and use the Texas guides for plumbers, pest control and house cleaning. The wider area is in the Houston and Gulf Coast region.