Ingleside, Texas Building Permit Guide

Ingleside’s Development Services Department, at 2665 San Angelo Street (361-776-3815), issues building and trade permits and certificates of occupancy inside the city. Applications and plans are uploaded to CivicGov or emailed to building@inglesidetx.gov. A new house is charged $0.35 per gross square foot plus $0.07 per square foot for each trade, and exterior work needs a state windstorm (WPI-1) form.

What requires a permit in Ingleside?

The City’s permit applications cover these project types:

Excavations under 10 cubic yards need no permit. Moving 10 to 50 cubic yards takes a $75 administrative permit, and anything over 50 cubic yards needs Planning Commission and City Council approval.

Who handles permitting in Ingleside?

Development Services issues development-related permits and certificates of occupancy throughout the city, and the City’s building official enforces the adopted codes. Bernard Rodriguez is Director of Development Services. The City publishes a Development Submittal Calendar for planning and zoning cases. Property outside the city limits is in unincorporated San Patricio County.

Contractor registration and homeowner permits

Anyone doing permitted work must register with the City first, including subcontractors. The registration form covers general, repair and remodel, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, irrigation, water well and fire systems contractors, and asks for the licence holder’s state licence, a certificate of insurance naming the City as holder, and a driver’s licence emailed to the Building Department. Registrations run for the calendar year and expire on December 31. The annual fee is $135 for general contractors and $50 for repair and remodel contractors and subcontractors.

A homeowner may get a permit for work done with their own hands on a single-family home that is their homestead, as shown by the San Patricio County homestead exemption. The work must meet code, pass inspection and have its fees paid.

Ingleside permit fees

Fees are set in Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances, last amended for building permits in 2021.

Pools and signs use the valuation table, and multifamily and commercial plan review is included in the building permit (engineering review costs are added if plans go to a consultant). Water and wastewater impact fees for a home on a 3/4-inch meter total $2,000.82 ($468.50 water and $1,532.32 wastewater), and tap fees may also apply. Public schools, churches and other tax-exempt entities pay half the regular fee.

Starting work without a permit doubles the fee. The fee schedule adds $300: work in progress pays double the permit fee or $300, whichever is greater, and finished work pays double the fee plus $300.

Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits

Trade work uses the City’s MEP Permit Application, which covers mechanical, electrical, plumbing, irrigation and water well work on homes and businesses. Only a Texas-licensed master electrician or their authorized agent can obtain an electrical permit. On a new commercial building the trade permits are included in the building permit, though each registered trade contractor still pulls its own; other commercial trade work costs $35 plus $10 per $1,000 of valuation. Home trade permits include one inspection per phase.

No new meter can be connected to the AEP electric system until the City has inspected the work and the permit fees are paid, and the City authorizes AEP to connect temporary construction meter loops after inspection. Ingleside enforces the 2018 International Building, Residential, Plumbing and Energy Conservation Codes and the 2020 National Electrical Code, along with the Texas Department of Insurance windstorm revisions.

What to submit

How to get a permit in Ingleside

Inspections and closeout

Each home trade permit includes one inspection per phase, a phase being work finished to the point where it must be inspected before continuing. Electrical inspections cover temporary service, underground wiring under concrete, rough-in and final, and nothing can be energized until the inspector approves it. Re-inspections cost $25, and windstorm inspection requirements stay in force even when the City waives permit fees after a declared disaster.

The certificate of occupancy application costs $75 and may require a floor plan. Fire-damaged buildings must be inspected by the building official or fire marshal.

Local Ingleside rules

Elevation and drainage: outside a regulated flood zone, new homes and commercial buildings need a finished floor at least 12 inches above the crown of the road, measured at the center of the foundation (manufactured homes in T1-B and T1-C subdivisions are exempt). Any fill that raises the natural grade by 12 inches or more requires a drainage plan with existing and proposed grades, engineered by a Texas professional engineer for commercial sites.

Flood hazard areas: the City’s building code maps flood hazard areas from the San Patricio Drainage District flood study dated December 20, 2019.

Moved and preassembled buildings: movers must provide routes, state permits and at least $300,000 of liability insurance, and the building must sit on a foundation engineered by a Texas professional engineer.

Texas building code

Texas has no single statewide building code: state law makes the International Residential Code the base code for homes in cities and the International Building Code the base for commercial buildings, with each city choosing the edition and its own amendments, while the National Electrical Code and the energy code apply statewide. Outside city limits most counties issue no building permits for homes. Texas building code rules

Ingleside permit search and official resources

• Ingleside Development Services
• Ingleside registrations, permits and forms
• Ingleside residential building permit application
• Ingleside commercial building permit application
• Ingleside contractor registration application
• Ingleside MEP permit application
• Ingleside water and wastewater impact fees
• Ingleside Code Appendix A fee schedule
• Ingleside Code Chapter 18, buildings

Ingleside permit FAQ

Who issues building permits in Ingleside?

The City’s Development Services Department, 2665 San Angelo Street (361-776-3815, building@inglesidetx.gov).

How much is a building permit for a new house in Ingleside?

$0.35 per gross square foot, plus $0.07 per square foot for each of the plumbing, gas, mechanical and electrical permits and a $50 plan review fee. Impact fees are extra.

Do I need a windstorm certificate?

The City’s applications require the WPI-1 windstorm form for all exterior work.

Can a homeowner pull a permit?

Yes, for work they do themselves on their own homesteaded single-family home.

Do contractors have to register?

Yes, every contractor and subcontractor, each calendar year. General contractors pay $135 and subcontractors $50.

Do I need a permit to remove a tree?

Yes for protected oak, cedar, elm, hackberry and mesquite trees. The permit costs $35.

Which codes apply in Ingleside?

The 2018 International Building, Residential, Plumbing and Energy Conservation Codes, the 2020 National Electrical Code and the Texas Department of Insurance windstorm revisions.

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This guide is provided by Alliance Permitting for general information about Ingleside permitting. Requirements, fees, and procedures change; confirm details with the permitting authority before relying on them.