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Building Inspection
Fees

Permit and Service Fees - Effective October 1, 2005 
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Permit Service

Minimum Fee

Fee Calculation

Master Permits

$60

Table A-I, A-II, A-III & B

Site Plan Review Fee

$50

$50 or .003 per sq ft, whichever is greater

Plan Review Fee

$150

$150 or .012 per sq ft, whichever is greater

Fire Sprinkler Plans

$150

$150 or .008 per sq ft, whichever is greater

Demolition

NA

$42 + .021 per sq ft

Barricade

$45

.006 per sq ft per day

Excavation

$125

$100 + $25 per week until filled to grade

Certificate of Occupancy

$215

basic application fee

Temporary Certificate of Occupancy

$104

$104 Inspection fee + $215 C.O. application

Partial Certificate of Occupancy

$104

$104 Inspection fee + $215 C.O. application

Sidewalk Waiver

$208

$208 each

Consultation w/ Plan Review Staff

$50

$50 per hour consulting charge after a permit is issued

Plan Check Addendum Fee

$25

$25 per hour for each substitution or addition to plans

Infrastructure Inspection

$600

See table B-I

Development Impact

$50

$50 per application

Residential Adjacency Review

$50

 

PD/SUP/Deed Restrictions

10% non-refundable sur charge of total fee if work includes building construction component

Postage and Handling

$2 per permit issued by mail

Record Change Fee

$30 (see Chapter 52 for exceptions)

Special Service Fee

$75 per hour; 2 hour minimum

Refund Processing

$104 service charge for processing

NSF checks

$25 per returned check

Early Release of Master Permit

$300 per permit released

Zoning Verification

$90 each

Moving Fees

$156 for each structure or part of a structure

Pre-Move Inspection

$104 if structure moved to location inside City of Dallas
$208 if structure moved from location outside City of Dallas plus time and travel expenses of inspector not within Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall, Collin, Denton, Johnson or Hunt Counties

 

Registrations  
Electrical Contractor $160
Electrical Sign Contactor $160
Elevator Contractor $160
Master Electrician/Electrical License $200
Journeyman Electrician $40
Journeyman Sign Electrician $40
Elevator specialist electrician $40
Residential specialist electrician $40
Moving Contractor $260
Medical Gas Contractor $35
Back Flow Prevention $35
Inspections  
Back Flow Prevention $15 filing fee
Customer Service $15 filing fee
Reinspection $25 for first reinspection, $50 for second, $75 for third and each subsequent inspection
After Hours $75 per hours, minimum charge of $173

 

Sign Fees

Effective Area

Premise Signs

Non-Premise Signs

up to 20 sq ft

$45

$48

21 to 50 sq ft

$81

$84

51 to 100 sq ft

$110

$216

101 to 200 sq ft

$136

$242

201 to 300 sq ft

$188

$294

301 to 400 sq ft

$216

$324

401 to 500 sq ft

$242

$350

501 to 700 sq ft

$268

$376

701 to 900 sq ft

$322

Not Permitted

901sq ft or greater

$374

Not Permitted

The fee for removing or demolishing a sign is $78.
The fee for erecting, constructing, altering, rebuilding, enlarging, extending, converting, replacing or relocating any special purpose sign is $40.

 

Table A-I
New Single Family Construction

Value of Proposed Work

Multiplier

Add Factor

$0 - 60,000

X  .00950

 

$60,001 - 200,000

X  .00250

+ $418

$200,001 - 900,000

X  .00203

+  $512

$900,001 - 2,500,000

X  .000826

+  $1,596

$2,500,001 or greater

X  .00040

+  $2,661

MINIMUM FEE SCHEDULE (Based on the number of trades or valuation which ever is greater)

# of Trades

Minimum Permit Fee

1

$60

2

$120

3

$180

4

$240

5

$300

6

$360

7

$420

8

$480

Table A-II
New Multi-Family Construction

$215 per dwelling unit

 

Table A-III
New Commercial Construction

Value of Proposed Work

Multiplier

Add Factor

$0 - 60,000

X  .009525

 

$60,001 - 200,000

X  .004964

+ $274

$200,001 - 900,000

X  .003914

+ $484

$900,001 - 1,500,000

X  .002862

+ $1,431

$1,500,001 - 2,500,000

X  .002197

+ 2,429

$2,500,001 - 5,000,000

X  .001417

+ 4,379

$5,000,001 - 10,000,000

X  .001036

+ 8,286

$10,000,001 or greater

X  .000767

+ 8,977

 

Table B
Remodel

Value of Proposed Work

Multiplier

Add Factor

$0 - 100,000

X  .009652

 

$100,001 - 300,000

X  .009525

+ $13

$300,001 - 500,000

X  .009410

+ $47

$500,001 - 700,000

X  .009285

+ $110

700,001 - 900,000

X  .009155

+ $201

900,001 - 1,100,000

X  .009045

+ $300

$1,100,001 - 2,500,000

X  .008894

+ $465

$5,500,001 - 5,000,000

X  .008768

+ $780

$5,000,001 - 10,000,000

X  .008641

+ $1,416

$10,000,001 or greater

X  .007940

+ $8,426

MINIMUM FEE SCHEDULE (Based on the number of trades or valuation which ever is greater)

# of Trades

Minimum Permit Fee

1

$60

2

$120

3

$180

4

$240

5

$300

6

$360

7

$420

8

$480

 

Table B-1
Infrastructure Inspections

Value

Fee

12,500 or less

$600

12,501-25,000

$1,000

25,001-100,000

$1,000 + .035 x value >$25,001

100,001-500,00

$3,625 + .03 x value >$100,000

500,001-1,000,000

$15,625 + .025 x value >$500,000

1,00,001 or greater

$28,1625 + .02 x value >$1,000,000

 


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