Building Permits
There’s been some recent buzz about how the office responsible for issuing building permits had to vacate its new building because it didn’t have the proper permits. That’s not exactly how it went down, according to Assistant City Manager Majed Al-Ghafry, but the department — which has struggled recently to improve permit turnaround times and…
For the first time in almost a decade, Dallas Development Services raised its building permit fees to close the gap between operating costs and revenues. The matter has been postponed twice by the Dallas City Council as staff was directed to gather more feedback from stakeholders. The higher building permit fees have been criticized by…
Dallas continues to chip away at infrastructure needs, allocating $154 million this fiscal year to streets, sidewalks, alleys, and bridges. The Dallas Infrastructure Management Plan, now in its sixth year, evaluates maintenance needs for infrastructure projects outside of the bond program. During a Feb. 21 briefing, staff from the Dallas Public Works Department reviewed the…
The cost of building a home in Dallas will likely increase this year as the city reviews the Dallas building permit fee schedule for the first time since 2015 — but it won’t happen until March 27 at the earliest. The Dallas Development Services Department collects about $28 million in revenue each year, but has…
Tighter guardrails for homeowners’ associations, periodic reauthorization of municipal building permit fees, and the creation and maintenance of tax appraisal databases for each jurisdiction are among the new laws that became effective Jan. 1. While the Texas Legislature doesn’t return to session until January 2025, that doesn’t mean lawmakers get to take a year off.…
