Building Permit Fees in Fort Worth, TX (2026)

Fort Worth Building Administrative Code §7-1 §105.2(14) and Tables 1A-1 / 1-B (Ord. 26-28781, eff. Oct 1, 2026) (source retrieved Oct 7, 2026). Roof replacement fees on this row use the §105.2 Building item 14 exemption on the typical path.

No permit fee applies. A permit is not required on the official typical path.

The low fee is $0. The typical fee is $0.

The high fee is $168.95. The official typical project value is $12,000.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $22,000 high. Those valuations do not change the official $0 / $0 / $168.95 fees, because the typical path is permit-exempt, not valuation-driven.

Walk the fee in three steps on the typical path.

1. Step 1: confirm the job is a like-for-like Group R-3 roof repair or replacement of the material above, but not including, the decking/lathing/sheathing, with no sheathing replacement.
2. Step 2: under §105.2 Building item 14, that work is permit-exempt, so no Table 1A-1 1-trade remodel fee and no Table 1-B application or technology charge apply.
3. Step 3: the official low and typical permit totals are therefore $0 and $0.

High applies only if the exemption fails because sheathing/decking is replaced: Table 1A-1 1 trade $119 plus Table 1-B application $33.08 plus technology $16.87. $33.08 + $16.87 = $49.95. $119 + $49.95 = $168.95, which is the high fee of $168.95. The official extra is the $168.95 If exemption fails (sheathing/decking): 1-trade remodel + 1-B line, and that extra is not in the typical totals.

The $168.95 high is not added on top of the $0 typical. Low and typical stay $0 when the exemption holds; this row does not invent a separate mid-band fee between $0 and $168.95.

Those assumed valuations are unused on the typical exempt path and do not rescale the high. Confirm with Fort Worth Development Services Department if sheathing/decking will be replaced.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $0 / $0 / $168.95 totals.

Fort Worth Building Administrative Code Tables 1-H (mechanical) and 1-B (Ord. 26-28781, eff. Oct 1, 2026) (source retrieved Oct 7, 2026). Standalone change-out uses Table 1-H equipment lines plus Table 1-B application $33.08 and technology $16.87.

The fee follows a tiered schedule. A permit is required on the official typical path.

The low fee is $56.05, the typical fee is $66.39, and the high fee is $72.51. The official typical project value is $7,500.

Listed assumed valuations are $5,000 low, $7,500 typical, and $16,000 high. Those valuations do not change the official $56.05, $66.39, and $72.51 fees, because this path is equipment-tiered, not valuation-driven.

Walk the fee in three steps on the typical path.

1. Step 1: confirm the job is a standalone mechanical change-out on Table 1-H, not a Table 1A-1 1-trade remodel bundle and not an electrical Table 1-J new-circuit add-on.
2. Step 2: pull the Table 1-H lines for a forced-air furnace ≤100,000 BTU at $6.10 and a condensing unit over 2 including 3 tons at $10.34.
3. Step 3: add Table 1-B application $33.08 plus technology $16.87, which is $49.95. $6.10 + $10.34 + $49.95 = $66.39, which is the typical fee of $66.39.

The official extras are the $49.95 Table 1-B application + technology, the $6.10 furnace ≤100,000 BTU, and the $10.34 condensing unit over 2 including 3 tons, and all three are included in the $66.39. Low is a 2-ton AC-only path: condensing unit ≤2 ton $6.10 plus Table 1-B $49.95. $6.10 + $49.95 = $56.05, which is the low fee of $56.05.

That low path does not add the furnace line. High is furnace ≤100,000 BTU $6.10 plus condensing unit over 3 including 5 tons $16.46 plus Table 1-B $49.95. $6.10 + $16.46 + $49.95 = $72.51, which is the high fee of $72.51.

The $72.51 high is not added on top of the $66.39 typical. Table 1A-1 1-trade remodel is the building-remodel path if HVAC is bundled into a remodel permit, and Electrical Table 1-J is extra if a new circuit is pulled.

Those paths are 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 $56.05, $66.39, and $72.51 totals.

Table 1-C-3 R-3 parenthetical rates ≤500 sf price this Fort Worth deck at $61.01 for the first 65 sq ft plus $0.45 each additional sq ft, plus Table 1-B application $33.08 and technology $16.87 ($49.95), so 200 sq ft is $171.71, 320 sq ft is $225.71, and 400 sq ft is $261.71 (source retrieved Oct 7, 2026). The fee is based on square footage.

A permit is required on that typical path. The low fee is $171.71, the typical fee is $225.71, and the high fee is $261.71.

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

Those valuations are unused because the fee is area-based, not valuation-driven, and they do not change the official $171.71, $225.71, and $261.71 fees. Documented deck sizes are 200 sq ft low, 320 sq ft typical, and 400 sq ft high.

Each band is at or under 500 sq ft, so those parenthetical rates apply. $33.08 + $16.87 = $49.95. That application and technology total is included at the low, the typical, and the high, and it is not added again.

Walk the three documented sizes.

• Low 200 sq ft: additional area is 135 sq ft.

135 × $0.45 = $60.75, and $61.01 + $60.75 = $121.76. $121.76 + $49.95 = $171.71, so the low fee is $171.71.

• Typical 320 sq ft: additional area is 255 sq ft.

255 × $0.45 = $114.75, and $61.01 + $114.75 = $175.76. $175.76 + $49.95 = $225.71, so the typical fee is $225.71. The Table 1-C-3 R-3 (typical 320 sq ft) line of $175.76 is included in the $225.71 and is not added again.

• High 400 sq ft: additional area is 335 sq ft.

335 × $0.45 = $150.75, and $61.01 + $150.75 = $211.76. $211.76 + $49.95 = $261.71, so the high fee is $261.71. The $261.71 high is not added on top of the $225.71 typical.

Plan-review deposit is waived for an R-3 accessory (Table 1-B note 10). This row does not record a plan-review deposit dollar.

Platforms not more than 6 inches above grade may be exempt. That platform path is not the official typical total, and this note does not add a $0 line for it.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $171.71, $225.71, and $261.71 totals.

Fort Worth Ord. 26-28781 Table IA-1 (eff. Oct 1, 2026) (source retrieved Oct 7, 2026). Kitchen remodel fees on this row are Table IA-1 trade-count totals plus Table 1-B application $33.08 and technology $16.87.

The fee follows a tiered schedule. A permit is required on the official typical path.

The low fee is $287.95, the typical fee is $406.95, and the high fee is $525.95. The official typical project value is $35,000.

Listed assumed valuations are $15,000 low, $35,000 typical, and $75,000 high. Those valuations do not change the official $287.95, $406.95, and $525.95 fees, because this path is trade-count tiered, not valuation-driven.

Walk the fee in three steps on the typical path.

1. Step 1: confirm the job is a Table IA-1 remodel with trade work, not a cabinets-only path with no trade work.
2. Step 2: pull the Table IA-1 3-trade line for building plus electrical plus plumbing at $357.
3. Step 3: add Table 1-B application $33.08 plus technology $16.87, which is $49.95. $357 + $49.95 = $406.95, which is the typical fee of $406.95.

The official extras are the $357 Table IA-1 3 trades (building+electrical+plumbing), the $49.95 Table 1-B application + technology, and the $476 4-trade path (adds mechanical). The typical total uses the first two extras: $357 + $49.95 = $406.95.

Low is a 2-trade path: Table IA-1 2 trades $238 plus Table 1-B $49.95. $238 + $49.95 = $287.95, which is the low fee of $287.95. High is a 4-trade path that adds mechanical: Table IA-1 4 trades $476 plus Table 1-B $49.95. $476 + $49.95 = $525.95, which is the high fee of $525.95.

The $525.95 high is not added on top of the $406.95 typical. Cabinets-only with no trade work may not need this permit.

That cabinets-only path is not the low fee, the typical fee, or the high fee, and this note does not add a $0 line. Totals are by number of trades, not by those assumed valuations.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $287.95, $406.95, and $525.95 totals.