(a) 
No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished unless a separate permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the building official unless exempted by this chapter.
(b) 
Any and all outdoor construction activities supervised by permits shall be prohibited as follows:
(1) 
Between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time and between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Daylight Savings Time;
(2) 
Sundays; and
(3) 
The following designated holidays:
a. 
New Years Day;
b. 
Memorial Day;
c. 
July Fourth;
d. 
Labor Day;
e. 
Thanksgiving: and
f. 
Christmas.
Exception: Permits issued to homeowners that work under the supervision of a homeowner's permit.
(c) 
The prohibition of outdoor construction activities may be appealed to the building official. Appeals to the building official shall be in writing and must state the specific dates and times of pro posed outdoor construction activities and provide a basis for the request. The building official shall reply in writing within three days of receipt of the appeal. The decision of the building official may be appealed to the city council. The city council may grant specific permission to the prohibition after a public hearing before the city council and evidence that the request for outdoor construction activities warrants exception.
(Code 1975, § 5-14)
When work requiring a permit is found to be in progress or completed and no permit has been issued for such work, the required permit fee shall be double the fee determined according to the fee schedules contained in appendix A, or $500.00 plus the fee determined according to the fee schedules contained in appendix A, whichever is greater. This fee shall be charged to the contractor or homeowner doing all or part of the work and may be appealed to the building official or fire marshal. Continued failure to obtain a permit after having been duly notified is considered a violation of this article.
(Code 1975, § 5-15; Ordinance 3000, § 1, adopted 5/12/2008; Ordinance 3035, § 1, adopted 12/22/2008)
Every applicant for a building permit shall submit a written application to the building official and pay a permit fee prior to receiving said permit. The permit fee shall be determined according to the fee schedules contained in appendix A.[1]
(1) 
The permit fee for construction or reconstruction of single-family residential dwellings, multifamily residential dwellings and nonresidential structures shall be calculated by applying the fee schedule contained in appendix A to the estimated construction cost of the structure.
(2) 
Every applicant for a sign permit shall pay the applicable fee as established in Table 3 in appendix A. In the event that the applicant does not return to obtain the applied for permit, all future permit requests may be held until either the permit is obtained or a 65 percent plan review fee is paid.
(3) 
Every commercial building permit and multi-family building permit shall pay a nonrefundable plan review fee which shall be 65 percent of the building permit fee. This fee is due prior to issuance of the permit.
(4) 
The permit fee for miscellaneous type construction shall be calculated according to the fee schedule contained in Table 3 in appendix A.
(5) 
The permit fee for swimming pools and hot tub/spas shall be as indicated in Table 3 in appendix A.
(6) 
The minimum estimated cost for commercial tenant finish out or remodel shall be calculated as established in appendix A per square foot of occupied or controlled area.
(7) 
The minimum estimated cost for automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be calculated at an amount established in appendix A per square foot of protected area.
(Code 1975, § 5-16; Ordinance 3000, § 1, adopted 5/12/2008; Ordinance 3607, § 4, adopted 9/23/2019)
[1]
Editor's note — The director of finance shall review all fees annually and adjust fees by the increase in the DFW Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12 months as established by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
(a) 
It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to request and obtain the necessary inspections from the department of permits and inspections. Failure to obtain the necessary inspections shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(b) 
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation to fraudulently alter any inspection report or inspection tag issued by the building official or his designated representative.
(c) 
The building official shall provide written procedures to govern the stages of construction at which point an inspection is required and furnish such information to permit holders when requested.
(Code 1975, § 5-17)