Permits and Plans Exam

Building Permits

• Commercial Building Permits
• Residential Building Permits
• Plan Review Submission Instructions
• Urban Forestry Permit
• Grading Permit

Online Permitting

To check and research permits, inspections, or apply for certain permits online please go to the Permit Manager. You can download instructions here in English or Spanish.

Other Permits

• Alarms
• Door to Door
• Electric Fence Installations
• Encroachments
• Garage Sales
• Holiday Vendor Permit
• Ground Transportation
• Health
• Mobile Food Vendor
• Newsracks
• Signs
• Special Events & Parades
• Street Permits
• Sidewalk Cafe
• Tent Permit 

Special Permitting

• Lake Arlington
• Neighborhood Empowerment Zone

Permit Fee Schedules

• Platting, Zoning and Board of Adjustment
• Building
• Electrical and Sign
• Mechanical
• Plumbing
• Building Fee Estimator 
  Electrical, mechanical and plumbing fees include a Fee Estimation worksheet. You can estimate your building permit fees by selecting the Building Fee Estimator link. You will need to know the occupancy code for commercial construction permit fee estimates.  For residential, occupancy code R is for the dwelling structure and occupancy code U is for garage, carport or other structure.

Guides

• Nuts and Bolts of Residential Building Permits: English | Spanish
• Review Timeframes