Inside Weatherford city limits, building permits come from the Building Division of Development Services at 548 Santa Fe Drive (817-598-4284 ext. 2), and applications are filed in the City’s GovBuilt portal at permits.weatherfordtx.gov. A new house costs $0.67 per square foot with every trade permit included, plus water, wastewater and roadway impact fees, and the City usually reviews residential plans in 2–3 business days against the 2021 building codes. Every development project starts with a pre-development meeting.
What requires a permit in Weatherford?
The City says most structural work, additions, new buildings, major renovations and electrical, plumbing and HVAC work need permits, while small repairs usually do not. Its residential list includes:
- New homes and room additions
- Accessory structures over 200 sq ft, such as sheds, carports and decks
- Structural changes, including removing or adding walls
- Electrical, plumbing and HVAC work
- Roof replacement or major roof repairs
- Fences and retaining walls
- Siding, window and door replacement
- Swimming pools, solar systems, irrigation, wells and septic systems
- Demolition
Commercial work needs permits for new buildings, remodels, trade work, fences, signs and demolition, and fire alarm, sprinkler, fireworks and underground fire line work need fire permits.
Who handles permitting in Weatherford?
Development Services, directed by Scott McDonald, covers planning, zoning, platting, site development and building permits. Its Building Division reviews plans, issues permits and inspects work. The Fire Marshal reviews site and building plans for fire access, hydrants and life safety (817-598-4280), and Public Works engineering and the City’s water and electric utilities take part in development reviews.
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Get a free quote →| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Office | 548 Santa Fe Drive, Weatherford, TX 76086 (mail: P.O. Box 255) |
| Phone | 817-598-4284 ext. 2 (the residential page also lists 817-598-4282 ext. 2) |
| Fax | 817-598-4487 |
| permitapplications@weatherfordtx.gov | |
| Portal | permits.weatherfordtx.gov (GovBuilt) |
| Planning | planning@weatherfordtx.gov; 817-598-4284 |
The City is also the state’s authorized agent for septic systems inside its limits, which is why septic permits ($500) appear on its fee list. Land outside the city limits is in Parker County; the City charges $500 to process a petition for release from its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Weatherford permit fees
| Project | Fee |
|---|---|
| New house (all trades included) | $0.67 per sq ft plus impact fees |
| Accessory dwelling unit (all trades included) | $0.67 per sq ft |
| Addition, remodel, accessory building or solar | $100 plus $0.30 per sq ft |
| Mechanical, plumbing or electrical permit | $75 each |
| Roof: up to 3,000 / 3,001–10,000 / over 10,000 sq ft | $125 / $375 / $750 |
| Fence or irrigation system | $75 |
| Siding, window and door replacement | $100 |
| Retaining wall | $375 |
| Swimming pool | $250 |
| Septic system / well | $500 / $275 |
| Demolition | $100 |
Not sure this scope needs a permit?
Get a free quote →A 2,000 sq ft house therefore carries a permit fee of $1,340 before impact fees. The City’s estimated water and wastewater impact fees for a 3/4-inch meter are $2,332 and $2,227 ($4,559 together; a 1-inch meter is $7,613), and its estimated roadway impact fees are listed as $3,186.43 in Service Area A, $1,814.50 in B and $1,781.30 in C. Final impact fees are calculated before the permit is issued.
| Project | Fee |
|---|---|
| New commercial building up to 10,000 sq ft | $0.67 per sq ft plus impact fees |
| New commercial building over 10,000 sq ft | $3.06 per sq ft plus impact fees |
| Commercial remodel: 1–1,000 / 1,001–3,000 / 3,001–10,000 sq ft | $525 / $1,680 / $4,800 |
| Mechanical / plumbing | $200 per unit / $75 per unit |
| Electrical | $200 |
| Fence | $125 plus $0.52 per additional foot |
| Demolition | $325 |
| Signs: temporary / permanent | $75 / $170–$800 by size |
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Call 1-855-478-4290 →Contractors and trade permits in Weatherford
Every contractor working inside city limits must register through the GovBuilt portal, with proof of at least $300,000 of general liability insurance and a current photo ID. Electrical, mechanical and plumbing contractors also upload their state licence.
On a new house or accessory dwelling unit the trades are included in the $0.67 per square foot fee. For other residential jobs, mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits are $75 each; commercial mechanical and plumbing permits are priced per unit and a commercial electrical permit is $200.
Documents and review
For a residential permit, gather proof of ownership such as the deed, a site plan showing property lines and where the work will be, construction drawings, product specifications for the materials, and the contractor’s licence information. All departments review the plans; the Building Division says residential review usually takes 2–3 business days, though reviews can run from a few days to several weeks and may bring requests for revisions.
Review comments and approved documents come back as a “Deliverables Packet”: log in to the portal, open My Profile, choose Permit and Project Cases, select View on the case and download the packet from Attached Docs.
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Required for all development projects, including every subdivision; request it through the portal.
For commercial projects, building permits are issued only after the final plat is recorded, or after the site plan is issued where no plat is needed.
Upload insurance, ID and any state trade licence in GovBuilt.
Choose Apply for Residential Permit or Apply for Commercial Permit and attach the documents.
Pay once approved, post the permit where it can be seen and keep the approved plans on site.
Book foundation, framing, rough-in and final inspections in the portal, and keep work moving: most permits expire after 6 months of inactivity.
Inspections in Weatherford
Inspections can only be scheduled once the case in GovBuilt has reached Issued status, when an Inspections tab appears. Choose Request Inspection, enter the inspection type, proposed date, preferred time and any notes, and save. A Weatherford permit technician reviews the request, and you get an email when it is confirmed, denied or changed.
Typical stages are foundation, framing, rough-ins and final. Do not cover work before it is inspected. After the final inspection passes, the City issues a certificate of occupancy or completion.
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
Want this handled start to finish?
Get a free quote →Weatherford official permit resources
- Weatherford GovBuilt permit portal
- Weatherford residential permits
- Weatherford residential permit fees
- Weatherford commercial permit fees
- Weatherford residential permit process
- Weatherford pre-development meeting
- Weatherford development process charts
- Weatherford development contacts
- How to request an inspection in GovBuilt
Frequently asked questions
How much is a building permit for a new house in Weatherford?
$0.67 per square foot, which includes all the trade permits, plus impact fees. A 2,000 sq ft house pays $1,340 in permit fees before impact fees.
Inspections are where schedules slip.
Get a free quote →How long does residential plan review take?
The Building Division says usually 2–3 business days.
Do I need a permit for a shed in Weatherford?
The City lists accessory structures over 200 sq ft, such as sheds, carports and decks, among the projects that typically need a permit. The fee is $100 plus $0.30 per square foot.
Do I need a permit to replace my roof?
Yes. A roof of up to 3,000 sq ft costs $125, 3,001–10,000 sq ft $375 and larger roofs $750.
When can I request an inspection?
Once the permit case shows Issued status in GovBuilt; requests go to a permit technician, who confirms by email.
Do contractors have to register?
Yes. All contractors working in the city register with proof of $300,000 general liability insurance and photo ID, and trade contractors add their state licence.
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