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New single-family and duplex permit fees multiply the floor area in square feet by a factor set for the applicable size range and add a fixed amount, while alterations and repairs of single-family and duplex structures are charged a base fee per dwelling unit plus a charge for additional trades.

Dallas publishes no flat deck permit fee. Under Dallas City Code Chapter 52, section 303.2.1.1, work on a single-family or duplex structure is charged as a master permit computed from the total square footage of the area worked on: new work and additions use the New Single-Family and Duplex Construction table (Table A-I), and alterations or repairs use the flat per-dwelling-unit table (Table B-II). A minimum inspection fee scaled to the number of trades applies, along with the residential plan review fee and a per-document technology fee. Amounts are the adopted figures in the Planning and Development Permit Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025 (Ordinance 33080).

Standalone trade permits are charged under the alterations or repairs table, which multiplies the value of the work by a factor set for the applicable value range and then by 1.33, subject to a minimum permit fee.

Dallas publishes no flat fence permit fee. Dallas City Code Chapter 52, section 303.2.2.1, makes a fence a separate trade permit, and section 303.5 sets no separate fence fee, so the charge falls to the alterations or repairs schedule that the fee schedule states includes standalone trade permits (Table B-I): the value of the work is multiplied by a bracket factor and then by 1.33, subject to a minimum permit fee. Where the fence is part of a larger single-family or duplex project, section 303.2.1.1 instead folds it into the square-footage-based master permit. A per-document technology fee applies. Amounts are the adopted figures in the Planning and Development Permit Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025 (Ordinance 33080).

Dallas publishes no flat reroofing fee. A reroof is an alteration or repair: on a single-family or duplex structure Dallas City Code Chapter 52 section 303.2.1.1 charges the flat per-dwelling-unit alterations table (Table B-II), while on all other structures section 303.2.1.2 charges the valuation-based alterations table (Table B-I), which multiplies the value of the work by a bracket factor and then by 1.33 subject to a minimum permit fee. A per-document technology fee applies. Amounts are the adopted figures in the Planning and Development Permit Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025 (Ordinance 33080).

Dallas publishes no flat retaining wall fee. Dallas City Code Chapter 52 section 303.2.1.1 charges work on a single-family or duplex structure from the square footage of the area worked on (Tables A-I and B-II), while section 303.2.1.2 charges all other structures from the valuation of the work (Tables A-II, A-III and B-I); the New Commercial Construction table (A-III) is a flat amount in its lowest valuation bracket and a bracket factor plus an added amount above that. A minimum inspection fee scaled to trade count and a per-document technology fee apply. Amounts are the adopted figures in the Planning and Development Permit Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025 (Ordinance 33080).

Dallas publishes no flat shed or accessory-structure fee. On a single-family or duplex premises Dallas City Code Chapter 52 section 303.2.1.1 charges the master permit from the square footage of the area worked on using the New Single-Family and Duplex Construction table (Table A-I). On a multi-family site the fee schedule expressly directs accessory structures away from the per-dwelling-unit multi-family table and to the valuation-based New Commercial Construction table (Table A-III). A minimum inspection fee scaled to trade count, the residential plan review fee and a per-document technology fee apply. Amounts are the adopted figures in the Planning and Development Permit Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025 (Ordinance 33080).

Standalone trade permits are charged under the alterations or repairs table, which multiplies the value of the work by a factor set for the applicable value range and then by 1.33, subject to a minimum permit fee.