Mission, TX Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2000 International Building Code
- Base permit fee
- $30 plus $0.15/sq ft
- Start-work-early penalty
- All fees doubled (Sec. 18-34(d))
- Enforcing body
- City of Mission Building Division
- Extra local standards
- Framing, insulation, foundation (18-38 to 18-41)
Summary
Mission requires a building permit before any construction, alteration, or repair. Chapter 18, Article II of the City Code adopts the 2000 International Building Code, and the city's own fee schedule sets a $30 base permit fee that doubles if you start work before the permit issues.
Sec. 18-31. - Adopted. The 2000 International Building Code is hereby adopted in its entirety, exclusive of fee related portions. ... Sec. 18-34(d) Double fee if work started before permit obtained. Where work for which a permit is required by this chapter is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining such permit, the fees in this section shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee will not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this chapter in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed in this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
The City of Mission's Building Division issues permits under Chapter 18, Article II of the Code of Ordinances, which adopts the 2000 International Building Code (Sec. 18-31) and the 2000 International Residential Code (Sec. 18-32). Section 18-34 sets the fee schedule: a $30 base building-permit fee plus $0.15 per square foot and a $5 technology fee, with commercial plan review at half the permit fee. Start work before pulling the permit and Section 18-34(d) doubles every fee. Mission also layers local framing, insulation, and foundation standards (Secs. 18-38 through 18-41) on top of the IBC, reflecting Rio Grande Valley wind and flood exposure.
Violations & Fines
Building without a required permit doubles all permit fees under Sec. 18-34(d). Violating an adopted code provision is an offense under Sec. 18-37, fined per Sec. 1-14, and a code failure triggers a red-tag stop plus a $35 reinspection fee.
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