Subject: Wood Products 

Revised: April 2025 

Purpose: Wood Products operational permit to store chips, hogged material, lumber or plywood more than 200 cubic feet (6 m3). Wood Products operational permits shall be renewed on an annual basis or if the wood products have changed in there storage/handling arrangements. 

Fees: $300.00 Annually 

Requirements: A Wood Products permit will be issued once an application has been completed appropriately, all applicable documents have been uploaded, reviewed, and approved. 

Applications will be completed electronically, and all required documentation shall be uploaded electronically. There shall be no paper submissions. Permit application shall be completed and submitted through the approved Harris County software program. Once the application is received along with all required documentation, the Fire Code Official will conduct a review. When the permit process is complete, and authorization is given, the applicant will be notified that the permit is issued, and the duration of the permit will be indicated.  

All Wood Products permit applications will begin with generalized information requirements. This information will pertain to the property information/property owner’s information/application information/project name.  

When applying for an Wood Products operational permit the applicant shall provide the following information:  

• An overall site plan identifying the entrances, exits to the property, pile locations, windrows, fire extinguisher location, structures on-site layout of fire lanes, water supply; 

• A copy of the emergency plan, compliant with Chapter 4 of the International Fire Code, current adopted edition; 

• Storing chips and hogging material requires an up-to date log of pile temperature readings for the past 12 months. 

If one or more of the requested documents does not apply to your location, please submit in writing a reason for not submitting. 

Denial: If it is determined that an application fails to meet the requirements as set forth in this standard or the applicant refuses to provide all required documentation, the fire code official shall not issue a permit, but shall return the application to the applicant with explanation for refusal.  

Revocation: The fire code official is authorized to revoke a permit where it is found that there has been false statements or misrepresentation as to the material facts in the application or supporting documentation on which the approval and issuance was based, the permit was issued to a different person or firm than named on the permit, the permittee failed, refused or neglected to comply with orders or notices duly served in accordance with the provisions of this code within the time provided therein, or the permit was issued in error or in violation of an ordinance, regulation or this code.