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Patio Covers in Mesquite
We build patio covers in Mesquite and pull the permit. This is what the city's code and zoning ask of the frame, the roof and the paperwork.
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What does a patio cover in Mesquite have to meet?
A permit on the Patio or Patio Cover line, a frame designed for a 105 mph wind, and Mesquite's zoning rules on looks. A freestanding cover is built of masonry, or of wood or fiber cement painted to the house trim, under a pitched roof that matches the house. Attach it to the house and the masonry rule falls away, and inside the house's own setbacks so does the size cap.
The permit, and how long it stays alive
- Mesquite's residential fee schedule puts a patio and a patio cover on one line, $75. Wiring for a fan or lights is a separate electrical permit. City of Mesquite Residential Fee Schedule, revised 09/26
- Nobody applies for a permit in Mesquite without a city Professional License. A general contractor shows a driver's license; a homeowner gets one free for work on a homestead the city verifies. City of Mesquite, Building Inspection FAQs, Who can apply for a permit?
- Once issued, a permit expires if work does not start within 30 days, or if any 90 days pass after that without an inspection. The Building Official can extend it in writing, 90 days at a time. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 5249, Item 9, R105.5
- If the cover is never built, up to 80 percent of the permit fee can come back, on a written request from the original permit holder within 180 days of paying. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 5249, Item 13, R108.5
- An inspection requested before 4 p.m. on a business day can be had the next business day, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. A green tag means it passed and a red tag means it did not, and permits are posted digitally, so there is no card to hang. City of Mesquite, Building Inspection FAQs
- Work on a house runs Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. City of Mesquite, Building Inspection FAQs, What are the days and hours I can perform construction activities?
Read from the city’s own documents on the dates linked. Codes and fees change and city staff interpret them, so we confirm for your address before we pull the permit.
What the frame is designed for
- Mesquite's design table calls for a 105 mph wind, measured as a three-second gust, on Exposure C, the open-terrain category. The frame and its tie-downs are sized to that. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 5249, Item 29, Table R301.2
- The same table puts the frost line at 6 inches, the ground snow load at 9 pounds a square foot and termite risk at very heavy. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 5249, Item 29, Table R301.2
Read from the city’s own documents on the dates linked. Codes and fees change and city staff interpret them, so we confirm for your address before we pull the permit.
What zoning asks it to look like
Mesquite's zoning ordinance has its own section on patio covers, amended in 2022, and it reaches into materials and roof shape.
- Zoning defines a rear patio cover as a roofed structure behind the back wall of the house, not permanently enclosed on its sides. It needs no separation from other structures. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 4967, Zoning Text Amendment 2022-02, Sec. 2-603.C
- Attached to the house, the cover is excused from the masonry requirement. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 4967, Zoning Text Amendment 2022-02, Sec. 2-603.C.2
- Detached accessory structures are built of wood, fiber cement board or masonry, and wood or fiber cement is painted the color of the house trim. On paper that reaches a freestanding cover, so we ask Planning how it reads a stained cedar one before we design. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 4967, Zoning Text Amendment 2022-02, Sec. 2-602.D
- Every accessory structure but a small shed gets a pitched roof peaking over its center, shingled or matched to the roof of the house. The Board of Adjustment cannot waive these rules. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 4967, Zoning Text Amendment 2022-02, Sec. 2-602.D
- A cover that joins the house to a detached building is counted as part of that detached building, not of the house. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 4967, Zoning Text Amendment 2022-02, Sec. 2-603.C.3(b)
- A front porch cover is roofed to match the house at a pitch of at least 2 in 12, and rolled roofing is not allowed on it. City of Mesquite Ordinance No. 4967, Zoning Text Amendment 2022-02, Sec. 2-603.B
Read from the city’s own documents on the dates linked. Codes and fees change and city staff interpret them, so we confirm for your address before we pull the permit.
Mesquite Questions
What people in Mesquite ask us
Do I need a permit for a patio cover in Mesquite?
Yes. It files on the Patio or Patio Cover line of the residential fee schedule, and any wiring goes on its own electrical permit.
Can a freestanding cover have a flat or shed roof?
Mesquite's zoning asks accessory structures other than small sheds for a pitched roof that peaks over the center, roofed to match the house. We check how the city reads that for your design before we draw it.
Does my patio cover have to be brick?
No. Attached to the house it is excused from masonry. Freestanding, wood or fiber cement is allowed, painted to the house trim.
How long do I have to start once the permit issues?
Thirty days. After that, no more than 90 days may pass between inspections, or the permit expires and has to be pulled again.
When can you work on my cover?
Mesquite allows construction at houses Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Most covers take 1 to 2 weeks on site once the permit is in hand.
How much does a patio cover cost in Mesquite?
We price it in writing after a walk. Attached or freestanding, the size, the roof and any fans or lights move it most, and the number holds unless the scope changes.
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