Building Permit Fees in Dallas, TX (2026)

City of Dallas Permit Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025 (Tables B-II / B-I) and Chapter 52 (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). The typical path is Table B-II, alterations or repairs of a single-family or duplex structure: base permit fee $181 per dwelling unit plus the technology permit fee of $15 (Chapter 52 §303.5.29) = $196.

That same $196 is the low fee of $196 and the typical fee of $196 at the official valuations of $8,000, $12,000, and $22,000. The Table B-II additional-trade line of $100 is not added on this listed roof path.

The official typical project value is $12,000. The high bound applies only if the job is processed as a standalone trade permit on Table B-I, which covers alterations or repairs including standalone trade permits, at the official $22,000 valuation: value × 0.009652 × 1.33 = $282.42.

The Table B-I minimum permit fee of $175 is not binding because $282.42 is higher. Add the additional inspection service fee of $125 plus the $15 technology fee: $282.42 + $125 + $15 = $422.42, which is the high fee of $422.42.

That Table B-I total is not used for the published low or typical fees. A separate Table B-I total at $8,000 or $12,000 is not listed.

Exempt only if the reroof is 2 roofing squares or less. Listed assumed valuations are $8,000, $12,000, and $22,000.

Dallas Table B-I (standalone trade permits) and Chapter 52 §301.2.3 / §303.5.29 (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). Standalone trade permits use Table B-I: max($175, value × 0.009652 × 1.33) plus the additional inspection per trade of $125 plus the technology permit fee of $15 (Chapter 52 §303.5.29).

The fee is based on the project valuation. A permit is required on the official typical path.

The low fee is $315, the typical fee is $315, and the high fee is $345.39. The official typical project value is $7,500.

Listed assumed valuations are $5,000 low, $7,500 typical, and $16,000 high. Walk the fee in three steps on the typical path.

1. Step 1: confirm the job is a standalone trade permit on Table B-I, not an exempt like-for-like permanent electric HVAC swap under Chapter 52 §301.2.3(8).
2. Step 2: compare the valuation line value × 0.009652 × 1.33 to the Table B-I minimum of $175.

At the official $7,500 valuation that line stays below $175, so the minimum binds. A separate valuation-line dollar at $7,500 is not listed.

1. Step 3: add the additional inspection per trade of $125 and the technology permit fee of $15. $175 + $125 + $15 = $315, which is the typical fee of $315.

The official extras are the $175 Table B-I minimum permit, the $125 additional inspection per trade, and the $15 technology fee, and all three are included in the $315.

• Low $5,000: the valuation line is also below $175, so the same minimum applies.

A separate valuation-line dollar at $5,000 is not listed. Then $175 + $125 + $15 = $315, which is the low fee of $315.

• High $16,000: value × 0.009652 × 1.33 = $205.39.

The Table B-I minimum of $175 is not binding because $205.39 is higher. Add the additional inspection per trade of $125 plus the $15 technology fee: $205.39 + $125 + $15 = $345.39, which is the high fee of $345.39.

The $345.39 high is not added on top of the $315 typical. Chapter 52 §301.2.3(8) exempts like-for-like permanent electric HVAC with no rough-in change.

A typical gas furnace plus air conditioner is not that exemption. That exemption is not the low fee, the typical fee, or the high fee, and this note does not add a $0 line.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $315, $315, and $345.39 totals.

Dallas Chapter 52 §301.2.1(13), Table B-II / B-I, technology $15 (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). The official typical path is a Table B-II permit for a typical attached deck.

Table B-II covers alterations or repairs of a single-family or duplex structure: base permit fee $181 per dwelling unit plus the technology permit fee of $15. The fee is a flat amount.

A permit is required on that typical path. The low fee is $196, the typical fee is $196, and the high fee is $386.47.

The official typical project value is $12,000. Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $19,200 high.

Table B-II does not scale with the $8,000 or $12,000 valuations, so those amounts do not change the official $196 fee. The high bound is Table B-I at the official $19,200 valuation and is not used for the published low or typical fees.

• Low $8,000: valuation is not an input on Table B-II, so the low fee stays $196.

That path is Table B-II $181 plus the technology permit fee of $15. $181 + $15 = $196, so the low fee is $196. The technology permit fee is $15 per document (Chapter 52 §303.5.29).

• Typical $12,000: valuation is not an input on Table B-II, so the typical fee stays $196.

That path is the same Table B-II $181 plus the technology permit fee of $15. $181 + $15 = $196, so the typical fee is $196. The official extra for Table B-II + technology is included as the typical and is not added again.

The typical attached deck uses Table B-II $196.

• High $19,200: Table B-I covers alterations or repairs, including standalone trade permits, at the official $19,200 valuation. value × 0.009652 × 1.33 = $246.47.

The Table B-I minimum permit fee of $175 is not binding because $246.47 is higher. Add the additional inspection service fee of $125 plus the technology permit fee of $15: $246.47 + $125 + $15 = $386.47, so the high fee is $386.47.

The $386.47 high is not added on top of the $196 typical. A separate Table B-I total at $8,000 or $12,000 is not listed.

Chapter 52 §301.2.1(13) exempts a deck only if all of these are true: 200 square feet or less, 30 inches or less, not attached to the dwelling, not under a service drop, and it does not serve the required exit. That exemption is not the official typical path.

It is not the low fee, the typical fee, or the high fee, and this note does not add a $0 line. The official typical path stays the Table B-II attached-deck total of $196.

The official high stays Table B-I at $19,200. This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $196, $196, and $386.47 totals.

Dallas Tables B-II and B-I; Chapter 52 §301.2.1(1)(8), §303.2.1.1 (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). The official typical path is a Table B-II master permit for alterations or repairs of a single-family or duplex structure, with extra trades.

Chapter 52 §303.2.1.1 sends single-family and duplex alterations and repairs to Table B-II. The fee is a flat amount.

A permit is required on that typical path. The low fee is $296, the typical fee is $396, and the high fee is $1,352.79.

The official typical project value is $35,000. Listed assumed valuations are $15,000 low, $35,000 typical, and $75,000 high.

Table B-II does not scale with the $15,000 or $35,000 valuations, so those amounts do not change the official $296 and $396 fees. The high bound is Table B-I at the official $75,000 valuation and is not used for the published low or typical fees.

• Low $15,000: valuation is not an input on Table B-II, so the low fee stays $296.

That path is Table B-II master $181 + 2 additional trades $100 + the technology permit fee of $15. $181 + $100 + $15 = $296, so the low fee is $296. The technology permit fee is $15 per document (Chapter 52 §303.5.29).

• Typical $35,000: valuation is not an input on Table B-II, so the typical fee stays $396.

That path is Table B-II master $181 + 3 additional trades $200 + the technology permit fee of $15. $181 + $200 + $15 = $396, so the typical fee is $396. The official extra for Table B-II master + 3 additional trades + tech is included as the typical and is not added again.

The 2-additional-trade path of $296 is the low fee and is not the typical total.

• High $75,000: Table B-I covers alterations or repairs, including standalone trade permits, at the official $75,000 valuation. value × 0.009652 × 1.33 = $962.79.

The Table B-I minimum permit fee of $175 is not binding because $962.79 is higher. Three trades use the additional inspection service fee of $125 per trade, which is 3 × $125 = $375.

Add the technology permit fee of $15: $962.79 + $375 + $15 = $1,352.79, so the high fee is $1,352.79. The $1,352.79 high is not added on top of the $396 typical.

A separate Table B-I total at $15,000 or $35,000 is not listed. Chapter 52 §301.2.1(1) lists painting, papering, paneling, floor coverings, cabinets, moldings, countertops, and similar finish work as work for which a building permit is not required.

Chapter 52 §301.2.1(8) lists interior remodeling of nonload-bearing components of a single-family or duplex premises that does not add floor area. Cabinets, countertops, paint, or flooring only is the cosmetic-only path.

That cosmetic-only path is not the official typical totals. It is not the low fee, the typical fee, or the high fee, and this note does not add a $0 line.

The official typical path stays the Table B-II master with extra trades. The official high stays the Table B-I valuation with 3 trades.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $296, $396, and $1,352.79 totals.