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Home / Texas Permits / Fort Worth

Building Permits in Fort Worth, Texas

City in Tarrant County
Verified July 2026

Adopted Construction Codes

These are the state-level code editions for Texas. They apply in Fort Worthunless a verified local adoption or amendment is noted — in local-adoption states, confirm the city or county's own code editions with the building department.

CodeEditionAdoption
IRC — International Residential Code2012Tex. Loc. Gov't Code 214.212 (municipal default per statute) · source ↗
NEC — National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)2023Tex. Occ. Code ch. 1305; 16 TAC 73.100 (statewide) · source ↗

Permit Requirements

Permit-type details for Fort Worth (fees, required documents, inspection sequence) are being verified with the local building department. In the meantime, contact the city building department directly, or ask the BuildSpec Copilot about statewide requirements.

Building Department

Building department website ↗

Phone: 817-392-2222

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