Has any individual homeowner wanted to do a simple addition to your house?

Being new to Harris County I started looking through many of the City and County websites for a homeowner building permit and codes for same. What an ordeal!

http://www.co.harris.tx.us/cnty_depts_a-z.asp - No simple link for Building Permit - Homeowner

Try Googling for Harris County Building Permits - you get a lot of trash and no help

Finally find http://www.eng.hctx.net/default.htm - no simple step by step for homeowners just try to find out how to get a permit to add a Sunroom or bedroom from here!

Not only do they make it almost impossible to find once you do find the permit site information you can't do a simple application you have to hire an engineer, provide blueline plans and then submit them then pray they ever get around to review. This is obviously set up for NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDERS and not the general population.

Being a professional service customer service advocate for years I would like to take the opportunity to make Harris County websites and processes user friendly and FOR THE PEOPLE - Good Lord what a terrible experience and image for our county.