Arlington, Texas Building Permit Cost Calculator
Estimates permit cost in Arlington from the city's own published fee schedule — not a national average. Every figure is computed from a rule quoted verbatim from that document, and rules that cannot be computed honestly are shown as the published text instead of a number.
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Building Permit
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○Table 2 Residential - 0 to 500 sq. ft. $1.00 x 2,000 = $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
○Table 2 Residential - second bracket, printed in the schedule as "Effective June 1, 2026" (size range omitted in the published document) $500.00 base plus $0.75 x 2,000 = $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
○Table 2 Residential - 1001 - 2,000 sq. ft. $875.00 base plus $0.50 x 2,000 = $1,875.00 | $1,875.00 |
○Table 2 Residential - 2,001 sq. ft. and Up $1,375.00 base plus $0.40 x 2,000 = $2,175.00 | $2,175.00 |
Residential Addition, Alteration, Remodel & Repairs Based on square feet - Table 2; with a minimum charge of $325.00 | see rule |
○Table 1 Commercial - $0 and up to $2,000 Flat fee $325.00 | $325.00 |
○Table 1 Commercial - $2,001 and up to $25,000 $325.00 for the first $2,000.00, plus 248 x $9.00 for $248,000.00 over (rounded up per "or fraction thereof") = $2,557.00 | $2,557.00 |
○Table 1 Commercial - $25,001 and up to $50,000 $532.00 for the first $25,000.00, plus 225 x $8.50 for $225,000.00 over (rounded up per "or fraction thereof") = $2,444.50 | $2,444.50 |
○Table 1 Commercial - $50,001 and up to $100,000 $744.50 for the first $50,000.00, plus 200 x $7.50 for $200,000.00 over (rounded up per "or fraction thereof") = $2,244.50 | $2,244.50 |
○Table 1 Commercial - $100,001 and up to $500,000 $1,119.50 for the first $100,000.00, plus 150 x $6.50 for $150,000.00 over (rounded up per "or fraction thereof") = $2,094.50 | $2,094.50 |
○Table 1 Commercial - $500,001 and up to $1,000,000 $250,000.00 is within the first $500,000.00, so the base $3,719.50 applies | $3,719.50 |
○Table 1 Commercial - $1,000,001 and up to $2,500,000 $250,000.00 is within the first $1,000,000.00, so the base $6,219.50 applies | $6,219.50 |
○Table 1 Commercial - $2,500,001 and up to $5,000,000 $250,000.00 is within the first $2,500,000.00, so the base $12,594.50 applies | $12,594.50 |
Table 1 Commercial - $5,000,001 and up $22,594.50 for the $5,000,000 plus $3.00 for each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof | see rule |
Plan review fee (non-refundable, due at submittal) · add-on 35% of the building permit fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○Per Trade - Commercial and Residential New Construction Permits (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, each) Flat fee $100.00 | $100.00 |
○Reinspection fee Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Revisions to Issued Permits Flat fee $75.00 | $75.00 |
Penalty for Work Without a Permit (in addition to the permit fee charged) Equal to the permit fee. | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Commercial and multi-family building permit fees are based on the declared valuation of the proposed work under Table 1, and the declared valuation includes the fair market value of the improvements together with the architectural, structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical work, paving, parking, drive approach and the contractor profit. For detached houses and duplexes, permit fees for new construction, additions, alterations, garage conversions, remodels and repairs are computed from floor area under Table 2. A non-refundable plan review fee of 35 percent of the building permit fee is assessed at submittal and the application is not considered received until it is paid. The published Table 2 carries a defect: the second bracket, which by sequence should cover 501 to 1,000 square feet, is printed with the label Effective June 1, 2026 in place of a size range. Fees took effect June 1, 2026 under Resolution No. 26-151. | 2026-09-30 (lane B run 1822, pipeline run 100) CITED DOCUMENT GONE, SUCCESSOR FOUND AND READ, NO FIGURE CHANGED. This row was NOT in the 80-row batch; it was caught by re-selecting every Arlington row after the batch rows were repaired, per the Little Rock and Fort Lauderdale lesson. The previously cited .../v/4/.../planning-and-development-services-fee-schedule.pdf returns a clean HTTP 404 to a real browser at every /v/N/ from 1 to 9 (plain curl gets an Akamai 403 there, which proves nothing). Arlington renamed the asset: the Permit Fees & Calculator page now links planning-development-services-fee-schedule_10.1.2026_1.pdf (20 pages, 552,287 bytes, PDF ModDate 2026-09-24), first page "Effective October 1, 2026". EVERY STORED AMOUNT ON THIS ROW RE-READS VERBATIM IN THE SUCCESSOR. Both URLs repointed. RE-CHECK ARLINGTON AFTER 2026-10-01. CARRYOVER CLOSED 2026-10-01: the successor schedule this row was repointed to on 2026-09-30 is now in force. The cited PDF returns HTTP 200, is byte-identical to what was recorded then (552,287 bytes, PDF CreationDate 2026-09-18, ModDate 2026-09-24), and its first page reads "Fee Schedule / Effective October 1, 2026 / Resolution No. 26 - 288". Every stored figure on this row was re-read in it today and none changed. The department page was also re-read in a real browser context: the Permit Fees & Calculator page has MOVED from /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permit-Applications-Forms/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which now returns a clean 404, to /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permitting-Inspections/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which returns 200 and links exactly this asset as "Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule (PDF, 539KB)". The Work-Exempt-From-Permitting page remains at its original path and still returns 200, so no source_url needed repair in this pass. Note for future passes: arlingtontx.gov Akamai-403s a scripted client on these department pages for real and bogus paths alike, so page-level checks here must use a browser context.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/1/2026
Deck Permit
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○Patio Cover, Screened Porch, Gazebo & Decks Flat fee $300.00 | $300.00 |
Plan review fee (non-refundable, due at submittal) · add-on 35% of the building permit fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○Revisions to Issued Permits Flat fee $75.00 | $75.00 |
○Reinspection fee Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Same Day Inspection Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
Penalty for Work Without a Permit (in addition to the permit fee charged) Equal to the permit fee. | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Decks are charged a flat residential construction permit fee, and a non-refundable plan review fee assessed at 35% of the building permit fee is added to Single and Two-Family Residential building permit applications at the time of submittal. | 2026-09-30 (lane B run 1822, pipeline run 100) CITED DOCUMENT GONE, SUCCESSOR FOUND AND READ, NO FIGURE CHANGED. The previously cited .../v/4/.../planning-and-development-services-fee-schedule.pdf now returns a clean HTTP 404 to a real browser (plain curl gets an Akamai 403 at every /v/N/ from 1 to 9, which proves nothing, so the 404 was taken only from headless Chromium, twice). Arlington renamed the asset: the Permit Fees & Calculator page now links planning-development-services-fee-schedule_10.1.2026_1.pdf (20 pages, 552,287 bytes, PDF ModDate 2026-09-24), whose first page reads "Effective October 1, 2026". EVERY STORED AMOUNT ON THIS ROW RE-READS VERBATIM IN THE SUCCESSOR, so the figures are correct both today and after the turnover; only the citation was dead. Both URLs repointed. RE-CHECK ARLINGTON AFTER 2026-10-01 to confirm the schedule is then in force as published. CARRYOVER CLOSED 2026-10-01: the successor schedule this row was repointed to on 2026-09-30 is now in force. The cited PDF returns HTTP 200, is byte-identical to what was recorded then (552,287 bytes, PDF CreationDate 2026-09-18, ModDate 2026-09-24), and its first page reads "Fee Schedule / Effective October 1, 2026 / Resolution No. 26 - 288". Every stored figure on this row was re-read in it today and none changed. The department page was also re-read in a real browser context: the Permit Fees & Calculator page has MOVED from /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permit-Applications-Forms/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which now returns a clean 404, to /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permitting-Inspections/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which returns 200 and links exactly this asset as "Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule (PDF, 539KB)". The Work-Exempt-From-Permitting page remains at its original path and still returns 200, so no source_url needed repair in this pass. Note for future passes: arlingtontx.gov Akamai-403s a scripted client on these department pages for real and bogus paths alike, so page-level checks here must use a browser context.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/1/2026
Electrical Permit
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○Per Trade - Commercial and Residential New Construction Permits Flat fee $100.00 | $100.00 |
○Base permit fee (electrical work not associated with a building permit) Flat fee $100.00 | $100.00 |
○Electrical Vehicle Charging Station 120 - 480 Volt Flat fee $30.00 | $30.00 |
○Services and sub panels; new, repair, replace (each) - up to and including 200 amps Flat fee $35.00 | $35.00 |
○Services and sub panels; new, repair, replace (each) - over 200 amps and up to and including 400 amps Flat fee $60.00 | $60.00 |
○Services and sub panels; new, repair, replace (each) - over 400 amps Flat fee $75.00 | $75.00 |
○Lights, outlets, fixtures, switches, receptacles (openings) (each) - up to and including 100 Flat fee $0.50 | $0.50 |
○Lights, outlets, fixtures, switches, receptacles (openings) (each) - over 100 Flat fee $0.45 | $0.45 |
○Equipment rated in HP (Motors) (each) - up to and including 3 HP Flat fee $3.00 | $3.00 |
○Equipment rated in HP (Motors) (each) - over 3 HP and up to and including 10 HP Flat fee $5.00 | $5.00 |
○Equipment rated in HP (Motors) (each) - over 10 HP Flat fee $7.50 | $7.50 |
○Equipment rated in KW (each) - up to and including 15 KW Flat fee $5.00 | $5.00 |
○Equipment rated in KW (each) - over 15 KW and up to and including 50 KW Flat fee $7.50 | $7.50 |
○Equipment rated in KW (each) - over 50 KW Flat fee $15.00 | $15.00 |
○Equipment rated in tons (each) - up to and including 5 tons Flat fee $5.00 | $5.00 |
○Equipment rated in tons (each) - over 5 tons up to and including 7-1/2 tons Flat fee $7.50 | $7.50 |
○Equipment rated in tons (each) - over 7-1/2 tons Flat fee $15.00 | $15.00 |
○Hot-tubs, Spas, and Swimming Pools (above and below ground) - No Charge Flat fee $0.00 | $0.00 |
○Sign Branch circuit (each) Flat fee $25.00 | $25.00 |
○Temporary pole Flat fee $25.00 | $25.00 |
Fee for Any Permit Required by the Electrical Chapter But Not Elsewhere Specified in this Fee Schedule $100.00 Minimum, and Building Official may set appropriate fee based on scope of work and/or investigation/plan review to recover the cost of review and inspection | see rule |
○Reinspection fee Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Emergency Inspection (occupied structure) Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Same Day Inspection Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○After-Hours Inspections (minimum fee is $200; this covers the first two hours) Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Each additional 30 minute increment beyond the initial 2 hours Flat fee $42.50 | $42.50 |
Penalty for Work Without a Permit (in addition to the permit fee charged) Equal to the permit fee. | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Electrical work associated with a building permit for new construction is charged a per-trade fee. For electrical work that is not associated with a building permit for the construction of a new building, an addition to an existing building, or for the remodeling or alteration of an existing building, a base permit fee applies plus the associated item fees below. | 2026-09-30 (lane B run 1822, pipeline run 100) CITED DOCUMENT GONE, SUCCESSOR FOUND AND READ, NO FIGURE CHANGED. The previously cited .../v/4/.../planning-and-development-services-fee-schedule.pdf now returns a clean HTTP 404 to a real browser (plain curl gets an Akamai 403 at every /v/N/ from 1 to 9, which proves nothing, so the 404 was taken only from headless Chromium, twice). Arlington renamed the asset: the Permit Fees & Calculator page now links planning-development-services-fee-schedule_10.1.2026_1.pdf (20 pages, 552,287 bytes, PDF ModDate 2026-09-24), whose first page reads "Effective October 1, 2026". EVERY STORED AMOUNT ON THIS ROW RE-READS VERBATIM IN THE SUCCESSOR, so the figures are correct both today and after the turnover; only the citation was dead. Both URLs repointed. RE-CHECK ARLINGTON AFTER 2026-10-01 to confirm the schedule is then in force as published. CARRYOVER CLOSED 2026-10-01: the successor schedule this row was repointed to on 2026-09-30 is now in force. The cited PDF returns HTTP 200, is byte-identical to what was recorded then (552,287 bytes, PDF CreationDate 2026-09-18, ModDate 2026-09-24), and its first page reads "Fee Schedule / Effective October 1, 2026 / Resolution No. 26 - 288". Every stored figure on this row was re-read in it today and none changed. The department page was also re-read in a real browser context: the Permit Fees & Calculator page has MOVED from /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permit-Applications-Forms/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which now returns a clean 404, to /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permitting-Inspections/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which returns 200 and links exactly this asset as "Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule (PDF, 539KB)". The Work-Exempt-From-Permitting page remains at its original path and still returns 200, so no source_url needed repair in this pass. Note for future passes: arlingtontx.gov Akamai-403s a scripted client on these department pages for real and bogus paths alike, so page-level checks here must use a browser context.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/1/2026
Fence Permit
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○Fence, Residential Lot Flat fee $50.00 | $50.00 |
Fence, Perimeter Screening Fence (residential) $150.00 - Plus $10.00 per lot of location | see rule |
Fence, Subdivision Screening Wall $150.00 - Plus $10.00 per lot of location | see rule |
○Fence, Swimming Pool Barrier (residential) Flat fee $50.00 | $50.00 |
○Fence, Commercial Lot, privacy or security Flat fee $100.00 | $100.00 |
○Fence, Commercial Lot, screening for outside storage Flat fee $100.00 | $100.00 |
Fence, Perimeter Screening Fence (commercial) $125.00 - Plus $10.00 per lot of location | see rule |
○Fence, Swimming Pool Barrier (commercial) Flat fee $50.00 | $50.00 |
Plan review fee (non-refundable, due at submittal) · add-on 35% of the building permit fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○Reinspection fee Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Revisions to Issued Permits Flat fee $75.00 | $75.00 |
Penalty for Work Without a Permit (in addition to the permit fee charged) Equal to the permit fee. | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Fence permit fees are flat amounts that vary by fence type and by whether the lot is residential or commercial. Screening fences carry a base fee plus a charge for each lot of location. A non-refundable plan review fee of 35 percent of the building permit fee is assessed on single and two-family residential building permit applications at submittal. Fees took effect June 1, 2026 under Resolution No. 26-151. | 2026-09-30 (lane B run 1822, pipeline run 100) CITED DOCUMENT GONE, SUCCESSOR FOUND AND READ, NO FIGURE CHANGED. The previously cited .../v/4/.../planning-and-development-services-fee-schedule.pdf now returns a clean HTTP 404 to a real browser (plain curl gets an Akamai 403 at every /v/N/ from 1 to 9, which proves nothing, so the 404 was taken only from headless Chromium, twice). Arlington renamed the asset: the Permit Fees & Calculator page now links planning-development-services-fee-schedule_10.1.2026_1.pdf (20 pages, 552,287 bytes, PDF ModDate 2026-09-24), whose first page reads "Effective October 1, 2026". EVERY STORED AMOUNT ON THIS ROW RE-READS VERBATIM IN THE SUCCESSOR, so the figures are correct both today and after the turnover; only the citation was dead. Both URLs repointed. RE-CHECK ARLINGTON AFTER 2026-10-01 to confirm the schedule is then in force as published. CARRYOVER CLOSED 2026-10-01: the successor schedule this row was repointed to on 2026-09-30 is now in force. The cited PDF returns HTTP 200, is byte-identical to what was recorded then (552,287 bytes, PDF CreationDate 2026-09-18, ModDate 2026-09-24), and its first page reads "Fee Schedule / Effective October 1, 2026 / Resolution No. 26 - 288". Every stored figure on this row was re-read in it today and none changed. The department page was also re-read in a real browser context: the Permit Fees & Calculator page has MOVED from /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permit-Applications-Forms/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which now returns a clean 404, to /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permitting-Inspections/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which returns 200 and links exactly this asset as "Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule (PDF, 539KB)". The Work-Exempt-From-Permitting page remains at its original path and still returns 200, so no source_url needed repair in this pass. Note for future passes: arlingtontx.gov Akamai-403s a scripted client on these department pages for real and bogus paths alike, so page-level checks here must use a browser context.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/1/2026
Reroof Permit
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○Reroof (residential) Flat fee $325.00 | $325.00 |
Reroof (commercial) Based on Valuation - Table 1 | see rule |
○Solar Panel (residential) Flat fee $325.00 | $325.00 |
Plan review fee (non-refundable, due at submittal) · add-on 35% of the building permit fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○Reinspection fee Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Same Day Inspection Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Emergency Inspection (occupied structure) Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Revisions to Issued Permits Flat fee $75.00 | $75.00 |
Penalty for Work Without a Permit (in addition to the permit fee charged) Equal to the permit fee. | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Residential reroofing carries a flat permit fee. Commercial reroofing is priced instead from the declared valuation of the work through Table 1 of the fee schedule. A non-refundable plan review fee of 35 percent of the building permit fee is assessed on single and two-family residential building permit applications at submittal. Fees took effect June 1, 2026 under Resolution No. 26-151. | 2026-09-30 (lane B run 1822, pipeline run 100) CITED DOCUMENT GONE, SUCCESSOR FOUND AND READ, NO FIGURE CHANGED. The previously cited .../v/4/.../planning-and-development-services-fee-schedule.pdf now returns a clean HTTP 404 to a real browser (plain curl gets an Akamai 403 at every /v/N/ from 1 to 9, which proves nothing, so the 404 was taken only from headless Chromium, twice). Arlington renamed the asset: the Permit Fees & Calculator page now links planning-development-services-fee-schedule_10.1.2026_1.pdf (20 pages, 552,287 bytes, PDF ModDate 2026-09-24), whose first page reads "Effective October 1, 2026". EVERY STORED AMOUNT ON THIS ROW RE-READS VERBATIM IN THE SUCCESSOR, so the figures are correct both today and after the turnover; only the citation was dead. Both URLs repointed. RE-CHECK ARLINGTON AFTER 2026-10-01 to confirm the schedule is then in force as published. CARRYOVER CLOSED 2026-10-01: the successor schedule this row was repointed to on 2026-09-30 is now in force. The cited PDF returns HTTP 200, is byte-identical to what was recorded then (552,287 bytes, PDF CreationDate 2026-09-18, ModDate 2026-09-24), and its first page reads "Fee Schedule / Effective October 1, 2026 / Resolution No. 26 - 288". Every stored figure on this row was re-read in it today and none changed. The department page was also re-read in a real browser context: the Permit Fees & Calculator page has MOVED from /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permit-Applications-Forms/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which now returns a clean 404, to /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permitting-Inspections/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which returns 200 and links exactly this asset as "Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule (PDF, 539KB)". The Work-Exempt-From-Permitting page remains at its original path and still returns 200, so no source_url needed repair in this pass. Note for future passes: arlingtontx.gov Akamai-403s a scripted client on these department pages for real and bogus paths alike, so page-level checks here must use a browser context.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/1/2026
Retaining Wall Permit
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Retaining Wall (residential and commercial) Based on Valuation - Table 1 | see rule |
○Valuation basis used for residential retaining walls $75.00 x 2,000 = $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
○Table 1 - $0 and up to $2,000 valuation Flat fee $325.00 | $325.00 |
○Table 1 - $2,001 and up to $25,000 valuation $325.00 for the first $2,000.00, plus 248 x $9.00 for $248,000.00 over (rounded up per "or fraction thereof") = $2,557.00 | $2,557.00 |
○Table 1 - $25,001 and up to $50,000 valuation $532.00 for the first $25,000.00, plus 225 x $8.50 for $225,000.00 over (rounded up per "or fraction thereof") = $2,444.50 | $2,444.50 |
Flowage Easement Encroachment Review Fee, properties in the Fort Worth city limits abutting Lake Arlington (Retaining Walls) Based on Valuation - Table 1 | see rule |
Plan review fee (non-refundable, due at submittal) · add-on 35% of the building permit fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○Reinspection fee Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Revisions to Issued Permits Flat fee $75.00 | $75.00 |
Penalty for Work Without a Permit (in addition to the permit fee charged) Equal to the permit fee. | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Retaining wall permits are priced through Table 1, the commercial valuation table. On residential permits the valuation is not declared by the applicant: the fee schedule fixes the value at 75 dollars per square foot of area for retaining walls and that figure is then run through Table 1. A separate flowage easement encroachment review fee, also computed through Table 1, applies to retaining walls on property inside the Fort Worth city limits abutting Lake Arlington. Fees took effect June 1, 2026 under Resolution No. 26-151. | 2026-09-30 (lane B run 1822, pipeline run 100) CITED DOCUMENT GONE, SUCCESSOR FOUND AND READ, NO FIGURE CHANGED. This row was NOT in the 80-row batch; it was caught by re-selecting every Arlington row after the batch rows were repaired, per the Little Rock and Fort Lauderdale lesson. The previously cited .../v/4/.../planning-and-development-services-fee-schedule.pdf returns a clean HTTP 404 to a real browser at every /v/N/ from 1 to 9 (plain curl gets an Akamai 403 there, which proves nothing). Arlington renamed the asset: the Permit Fees & Calculator page now links planning-development-services-fee-schedule_10.1.2026_1.pdf (20 pages, 552,287 bytes, PDF ModDate 2026-09-24), first page "Effective October 1, 2026". EVERY STORED AMOUNT ON THIS ROW RE-READS VERBATIM IN THE SUCCESSOR. Both URLs repointed. RE-CHECK ARLINGTON AFTER 2026-10-01. CARRYOVER CLOSED 2026-10-01: the successor schedule this row was repointed to on 2026-09-30 is now in force. The cited PDF returns HTTP 200, is byte-identical to what was recorded then (552,287 bytes, PDF CreationDate 2026-09-18, ModDate 2026-09-24), and its first page reads "Fee Schedule / Effective October 1, 2026 / Resolution No. 26 - 288". Every stored figure on this row was re-read in it today and none changed. The department page was also re-read in a real browser context: the Permit Fees & Calculator page has MOVED from /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permit-Applications-Forms/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which now returns a clean 404, to /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permitting-Inspections/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which returns 200 and links exactly this asset as "Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule (PDF, 539KB)". The Work-Exempt-From-Permitting page remains at its original path and still returns 200, so no source_url needed repair in this pass. Note for future passes: arlingtontx.gov Akamai-403s a scripted client on these department pages for real and bogus paths alike, so page-level checks here must use a browser context.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/1/2026
Shed Permit
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○Portable Storage/Accessory Building 320 sq.ft. and under Flat fee $50.00 | $50.00 |
Permanent Storage/Accessory Building over 320 sq.ft. Based on Valuation - Table 1 | see rule |
○Valuation basis used for permanent storage/accessory buildings over 320 sq. ft. $75.00 x 2,000 = $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
○Table 1 - $0 and up to $2,000 valuation Flat fee $325.00 | $325.00 |
○Table 1 - $2,001 and up to $25,000 valuation $325.00 for the first $2,000.00, plus 248 x $9.00 for $248,000.00 over (rounded up per "or fraction thereof") = $2,557.00 | $2,557.00 |
Detached Garage Based on Valuation - Table 1 | see rule |
Plan review fee (non-refundable, due at submittal) · add-on 35% of the building permit fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○Reinspection fee Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
Penalty for Work Without a Permit (in addition to the permit fee charged) Equal to the permit fee. | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Accessory building permit fees split at 320 square feet. A portable storage or accessory building of 320 square feet or under carries a flat fee for each building. A permanent storage or accessory building larger than 320 square feet is priced through Table 1, with the valuation fixed by the fee schedule at 75 dollars per square foot of area rather than declared by the applicant. Fees took effect June 1, 2026 under Resolution No. 26-151. | 2026-09-30 (lane B run 1822, pipeline run 100) CITED DOCUMENT GONE, SUCCESSOR FOUND AND READ, NO FIGURE CHANGED. This row was NOT in the 80-row batch; it was caught by re-selecting every Arlington row after the batch rows were repaired, per the Little Rock and Fort Lauderdale lesson. The previously cited .../v/4/.../planning-and-development-services-fee-schedule.pdf returns a clean HTTP 404 to a real browser at every /v/N/ from 1 to 9 (plain curl gets an Akamai 403 there, which proves nothing). Arlington renamed the asset: the Permit Fees & Calculator page now links planning-development-services-fee-schedule_10.1.2026_1.pdf (20 pages, 552,287 bytes, PDF ModDate 2026-09-24), first page "Effective October 1, 2026". EVERY STORED AMOUNT ON THIS ROW RE-READS VERBATIM IN THE SUCCESSOR. Both URLs repointed. RE-CHECK ARLINGTON AFTER 2026-10-01. CARRYOVER CLOSED 2026-10-01: the successor schedule this row was repointed to on 2026-09-30 is now in force. The cited PDF returns HTTP 200, is byte-identical to what was recorded then (552,287 bytes, PDF CreationDate 2026-09-18, ModDate 2026-09-24), and its first page reads "Fee Schedule / Effective October 1, 2026 / Resolution No. 26 - 288". Every stored figure on this row was re-read in it today and none changed. The department page was also re-read in a real browser context: the Permit Fees & Calculator page has MOVED from /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permit-Applications-Forms/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which now returns a clean 404, to /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permitting-Inspections/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which returns 200 and links exactly this asset as "Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule (PDF, 539KB)". The Work-Exempt-From-Permitting page remains at its original path and still returns 200, so no source_url needed repair in this pass. Note for future passes: arlingtontx.gov Akamai-403s a scripted client on these department pages for real and bogus paths alike, so page-level checks here must use a browser context.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/1/2026
Water Heater Permit
These lines are alternatives, not a running bill. Pick the one that describes your project and any percentage-based add-ons will be calculated from it.
○Base permit fee (plumbing work not associated with a building permit) Flat fee $100.00 | $100.00 |
○Water heater, first water heater Flat fee $20.00 | $20.00 |
○Plus per additional water heater Flat fee $7.50 | $7.50 |
○Per Trade - Commercial and Residential New Construction Permits Flat fee $100.00 | $100.00 |
○Install new gas line Flat fee $30.00 | $30.00 |
Repair/Replace gas line $30.00, plus $4.00 per each outlet | see rule |
○Water line Flat fee $15.00 | $15.00 |
○Replace fixtures (lavatory, sink, water closet, tub, etc.) for the first five Flat fee $30.00 | $30.00 |
○Plus for each additional fixture at building address Flat fee $7.50 | $7.50 |
Fee for Any Permit Required by the Plumbing Chapter But Not Elsewhere Specified in this Fee Schedule $100.00 Minimum, and Building Official may set appropriate fee based on scope of work and/or investigation/plan review to recover the cost of review and inspection | see rule |
○Reinspection fee Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
○Same Day Inspection Flat fee $200.00 | $200.00 |
Penalty for Work Without a Permit (in addition to the permit fee charged) Equal to the permit fee. | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
A water heater replacement that is not tied to a building permit for new construction, an addition, or a remodel or alteration is charged a plumbing base permit fee plus a unit fee for each water heater. Where the work is part of a new construction building permit, a single per-trade plumbing fee applies instead. Replacement fixture charges are capped per building address. Fees took effect June 1, 2026 under Resolution No. 26-151. | 2026-09-30 (lane B run 1822, pipeline run 100) CITED DOCUMENT GONE, SUCCESSOR FOUND AND READ, NO FIGURE CHANGED. This row was NOT in the 80-row batch; it was caught by re-selecting every Arlington row after the batch rows were repaired, per the Little Rock and Fort Lauderdale lesson. The previously cited .../v/4/.../planning-and-development-services-fee-schedule.pdf returns a clean HTTP 404 to a real browser at every /v/N/ from 1 to 9 (plain curl gets an Akamai 403 there, which proves nothing). Arlington renamed the asset: the Permit Fees & Calculator page now links planning-development-services-fee-schedule_10.1.2026_1.pdf (20 pages, 552,287 bytes, PDF ModDate 2026-09-24), first page "Effective October 1, 2026". EVERY STORED AMOUNT ON THIS ROW RE-READS VERBATIM IN THE SUCCESSOR. Both URLs repointed. RE-CHECK ARLINGTON AFTER 2026-10-01. CARRYOVER CLOSED 2026-10-01: the successor schedule this row was repointed to on 2026-09-30 is now in force. The cited PDF returns HTTP 200, is byte-identical to what was recorded then (552,287 bytes, PDF CreationDate 2026-09-18, ModDate 2026-09-24), and its first page reads "Fee Schedule / Effective October 1, 2026 / Resolution No. 26 - 288". Every stored figure on this row was re-read in it today and none changed. The department page was also re-read in a real browser context: the Permit Fees & Calculator page has MOVED from /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permit-Applications-Forms/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which now returns a clean 404, to /Business/Planning-Development/Planning-Development/Permitting-Inspections/Permit-Fees-Calculator, which returns 200 and links exactly this asset as "Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule (PDF, 539KB)". The Work-Exempt-From-Permitting page remains at its original path and still returns 200, so no source_url needed repair in this pass. Note for future passes: arlingtontx.gov Akamai-403s a scripted client on these department pages for real and bogus paths alike, so page-level checks here must use a browser context.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/1/2026
See the full write-up: Arlington building permit cost
Estimate only.Fee schedules change, and building departments set the final valuation and decide which fees apply to your scope. Confirm with the jurisdiction before budgeting. Lines marked “see rule” could not be computed from the published wording and are shown verbatim rather than guessed.