Permits

The City of Fort Worth adopted the 2021 ICC (International Code Council) Codes to be effective on April 1, 2022 with the exception of the International Energy Conservation Code. The 2020 NEC (National Electric Code) was effective January 1, 2020 and the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code effective September 1, 2020.

We will retain the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code.

The International Code Council, or ICC, is an organization that develops codes and standards for the building and construction industries. The I-Codes developed by ICC are a set of comprehensive building safety and fire prevention codes designed to set minimum standards for safe construction of homes, schools and commercial buildings. Building code are adopted by municipalities and used by architects, builders, engineers, designers, constructors, and regulators in order to construct safe and healthy structures. NEC is the safety standard used by most states, municipalities and cities for electrical installations.

The locally adopted amendments can be found at the link below.

Licensing and Renewals

You may apply for and renew all of the licensing below with the Development Support staff.

• Building Registration
• Electrical Registration
• Mechanical Registration
• Parkway Registration
• Plumbing Registration
• Sign Erector Registration

Application for New or Renewal of Contractor Registration(PDF, 603KB)