A new house or an addition
- How it’s priced
- By the new square feet you add
- Starts at
- $102.00 for the first 65 square feet ($61.01 when a house adds no more than 500 square feet)
Table 1-C-3, new construction or addition
Permit fees · Fort Worth
Fort Worth building permit fees
Fort Worth prices a new house or an addition by its new square feet, and a remodel by how many trades it takes.
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From the City of Fort Worth’s fee schedule, Ordinance 26-28781, in effect October 1, 2026, and its permit pages, read November 8, 2026.
The short answer
How much is a building permit in Fort Worth?
It depends on the job. The City prices a residential permit one of three ways: by the new square feet, by the number of trades, or item by item for each trade. Here’s where each one starts.
A remodel
- How it’s priced
- By how many trades the work needs
- Starts at
- $119.00 for one trade, the City’s minimum
Table IA-1, residential remodel fees
Electrical, plumbing and mechanical
- How it’s priced
- Item by item, on each trade’s own permit
- For example
- $10.34 for the first plumbing fixture, $4.22 for each one after
The City’s plumbing, electrical and mechanical schedules
The schedule also lists a $33.08 permit application fee, “applicable to all permit types,” and a $16.87 technology fee, “applicable to all applications/permits.”
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New square feet
Fort Worth’s permit fee table for a new house or an addition
The City prices new square footage on a sliding table. Each row starts with a base fee that covers the square feet up to where the row begins, then adds a rate for each square foot past that, up to the top of the row. The rate drops as the project grows.
On a house (the City’s Group R-3), up to 500 new square feet is charged less. The schedule prints a lower fee for it: $61.01 for the first 65 square feet and $0.45 for each square foot after.
City of Fort Worth fee schedule, Ordinance 26-28781, City Code chapter 7, section 119, Table 1-C-3, in effect October 1, 2026. For a figure on your project, the City’s permit assistant gives an estimated cost.
| New square feet | Base fee | Then, each square foot after |
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| 0 to 65 | $102.00 | — |
| 65 to 700 | $102.00 for the first 65 | $0.74, up to 700 |
| 700 to 1,400 | $570.00 for the first 700 | $0.53, up to 1,400 |
| 1,400 to 2,700 | $937.00 for the first 1,400 | $0.39, up to 2,700 |
| 2,700 to 11,800 | $1,446.00 for the first 2,700 | $0.35, up to 11,800 |
| 11,800 to 24,500 | $4,610.00 for the first 11,800 | $0.27, up to 24,500 |
| Over 24,500 | $8,001.00 for the first 24,500 | $0.20 |
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Remodels and trades
What a remodel permit costs in Fort Worth
For a remodel, the City sets a minimum by the number of trades the work needs, from one to five.
Each trade is its own permit. The City says:
“Aside from your building permit, you still must obtain all trade permits that are needed separately and schedule inspections as required for each permit type.”
- 1 trade $119.00
- 2 trades $238.00
- 3 trades $357.00
- 4 trades $476.00
- 5 trades $595.00
The City’s Table IA-1 calls these minimums. The schedule doesn’t print what a remodel costs above them.
Each trade is priced item by item. A few lines from the City’s schedules:
- Plumbing, first fixture or appliance
- $10.34
- Plumbing, each fixture or appliance after
- $4.22
- Electrical, each light fixture, outlet, switch or receptacle, for each of the first 100
- $0.54
- Electrical service or subpanel, 60 to 100 amps
- $19.75
- Electrical service or subpanel, over 150 amps
- $39.53
- Mechanical, a furnace up to 100,000 BTU, with its ducts
- $6.10
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After you apply
Fees that can come up after you apply
The permit fee isn’t always the last one. The schedule lists fees for an inspection that has to be made again, for plans that change in review, and for work covered before it’s inspected. Plan changes are billed by the hour, and the rate climbs: $66.15 an hour for the first revision, $375.00 an hour from the fifth on.
Reinspection
$66.15
The schedule’s fee for a reinspection. On a building final, the City says it may be charged when the same items still aren’t fixed.
A change to plans in review
$66.15 to $375.00 an hour
An hourly rate for each revision, half-hour minimum: $66.15 for the first, $119.00 for the second, $237.00 for the third and fourth, $375.00 from the fifth on.
Concealed work
$400.00
For each item of work that needed an inspection and was covered by other work first.
Same-day inspection
$140.00
On top of every other fee that applies.
After-hours inspection
$140.00 an hour
Outside normal business hours, with a four-hour minimum.
A lost inspection card
$33.08
To replace the card.
One fee an addition or a remodel to a house skips: the plan review deposit. The schedule says it “is not required for additions and remodels to existing Group R-3 Occupancies.”
If a permit fee is refunded, the City keeps the application fee plus the largest of 5% of the permit fee, the plan review deposit, or $59.06.
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Beyond the permit
Fees outside the permit, and our own permit range
Impact and tap fees
Water, wastewater and transportation impact fees and water and sewer tap fees are separate from the building permit fee. See how Fort Worth charges impact and tap fees
On our projects
The City’s remodel figures are minimums. On our Fort Worth kitchens, primary baths, whole-home remodels and pools, permit fees have run $1,200 to $4,000. That’s our range; your fee comes from the City’s schedule. See permit fees on our projects, by type
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Your fee
How to find and pay your permit fee in Fort Worth
The City figures your fee from your application. Here’s how to see it before you apply, and how to pay it after.
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Check the permit assistant
The City’s permit assistant shows “what permits are needed, estimated cost, and if zoning allows for your project.” Open the City’s permit assistant
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Apply online
Apply through the City’s online permitting, linked from its Residential Building Permit page. Quick questions go to the City at 817-392-2222.
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Pay in Accela
In Accela, open the permit’s record, choose Payments, then Fees, and pay by check or card. The City’s card limit is $25,000.
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Questions
Fort Worth permit fee questions
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How much is a building permit in Fort Worth?
It depends on the job. The City’s fee schedule, in effect October 1, 2026, prices a new house or an addition by its new square footage, from $102.00 for the first 65 square feet ($61.01 when a house adds no more than 500 square feet), and a remodel by how many trades it takes, from a $119.00 minimum for one. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are priced item by item. The schedule also lists a $33.08 permit application fee and a $16.87 technology fee. For your project, the City’s permit assistant gives an estimated cost.
How does Fort Worth figure the permit fee for a new house or an addition?
By the new square feet, on the City’s Table 1-C-3. Each row is a base fee plus a rate for each square foot past it: $570.00 for the first 700 square feet and $0.53 for each one after, up to 1,400; $937.00 for the first 1,400 and $0.39 after, up to 2,700; $1,446.00 for the first 2,700 and $0.35 after, up to 11,800. On a house (the City’s Group R-3), up to 500 new square feet is charged less: $61.01 for the first 65 square feet and $0.45 for each one after.
What does a remodel permit cost in Fort Worth?
The City sets a minimum by the number of trades the remodel needs: $119.00 for one, $238.00 for two, $357.00 for three, $476.00 for four and $595.00 for five. The City’s Table IA-1 calls these minimums.
How are electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits priced in Fort Worth?
Item by item, on each trade’s own permit. On the plumbing schedule, the first fixture is $10.34 and each one after is $4.22. On the electrical schedule, each light fixture, outlet or switch is $0.54, for each of the first 100. On the mechanical schedule, a furnace up to 100,000 BTU is $6.10.
What does a failed inspection or a change to my plans cost?
The schedule’s reinspection fee is $66.15. A change to plans already in review is billed by the hour for each revision, with a half-hour minimum: $66.15 an hour for the first, $119.00 for the second, $237.00 for the third and fourth, and $375.00 from the fifth on. Work that needed an inspection and was covered first is $400.00 for each item.
Is there a plan review deposit on an addition or a remodel?
Not on a house. The City’s schedule says the deposit “is not required for additions and remodels to existing Group R-3 Occupancies and additions, remodels or new construction of their accessory structures.”
Every City figure on this page is quoted from the City of Fort Worth’s fee schedule, Ordinance 26-28781, in effect October 1, 2026, and its Residential Permitting, Residential Building Permit and Inspections pages and its Paying Fees Online guide, read November 8, 2026.
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