Building Permit Fee Increases

At a glance

What: Council raised a range of building, trade and zoning permit fees, added a 4 percent annual automatic adjustment to overtime inspection fees, and created certificate of occupancy fees.
Where it stands: Fee ordinances passed final reading September 21, 2026 (8-0); the overtime inspection fee ordinance was introduced September 21 and passed final reading October 5, 2026.

Ordinance 2026-O-188: administrative fee for moving a building rises from $50 to $60; swimming pool permit from $64 to $90 and plan check from $40 to $60; mechanical, electrical and plumbing permit basic fees from $50 to $60 each; right-of-way user registration from $50 to $60; floodplain development permit from $200 to $225; floodplain verification letter and zoning verification letters from $25 to $50. New residential plan review fees are based on living area, and authorized third-party plan review is allowed for the Building Division portion.
Ordinance 2026-O-189: a $200 fee for a certificate of occupancy with conditions and a $200 amnesty certificate of occupancy fee.
Ordinance 2026-O-196: codifies fees for overtime construction inspection services with an automatic 4 percent annual cost-of-living adjustment without further Council action. Passed in the October 5 block of final readings (6-0).
The September 21 block of final readings was moved by Gutierrez and seconded by Garza; 8-0 with no vote recorded for Rangel.
Related: Third-Party Building Inspectors, City Department Consolidation.

Item 8: overtime inspection fee ordinance approved on final reading.

Items 25 and 26: fee and certificate of occupancy ordinances passed final reading; item 13 introduced.