Round Rock, TX Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code of Ordinances Sec. 8-102
- Adopted code
- International Building Code
- Enforcing agency
- Building Inspections Division
- File application with
- Chief Building Official, 301 W. Bagdad Ave
- Occupancy
- No CO until final inspection passes
Summary
Round Rock adopts the International Building Code, so no one may construct, alter, move, or demolish a structure without first obtaining a permit from the city's Building Inspections Division. Work that begins before the permit issues violates the adopted code and blocks your certificate of occupancy.
The 2015 edition of the International Building Code (including all appendices) as published by the International Code Council, one copy of which shall be placed on file in the office of the city clerk, is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Round Rock. Penalties, conditions and terms of said International Building Code are hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article, except as amended hereafter.
Full Breakdown
Section 8-102 of the Round Rock Code of Ordinances adopts the International Building Code and pulls in its 'penalties, conditions and terms... as if fully set out,' including the IBC's requirement that an owner obtain a permit before building. The Building Inspections Division (Planning and Development Services) enforces it and currently applies the 2024 IBC edition. Applications go to the Chief Building Official at 301 West Bagdad Avenue and expire 45 days after filing if incomplete (Sec. 8-112). No building may be occupied until the building official issues a certificate of occupancy after a passed final inspection (Sec. 8-113).
Violations & Fines
Building without a permit violates Round Rock's adopted building code. The building official can halt the work, and the city withholds the certificate of occupancy: making it unlawful to occupy the structure until a final inspection passes (Sec. 8-113).
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