San Angelo, TX Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2021 International Building Code
- Fee authority
- Appendix A fee schedule
- Building official
- Inspections and permits administrator
- Occupancy rule
- No occupancy without certificate (Sec. 111.1)
- Violation class
- Class C misdemeanor
Summary
San Angelo requires a permit and fee for any building, structure or alteration governed by its adopted construction codes. The city has adopted the 2021 International Building Code with local amendments, and code violations are Class C misdemeanors.
Sec. 4.02.003 - Schedule of permit fees. On all buildings, structures or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required at the time of filing application, in accordance with the schedule found in appendix A of this code, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. ... International Building Code, 2021 edition, in its entirety, save and except chapters 13, 27, 28, 29 and 32, and appendices A, B, D, E, I, J, and section 101.4.4
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 10).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 003 requires that on all buildings, structures or alterations requiring a permit, a fee be paid at the time of application, set by the fee schedule in appendix A. Sec. 004 backs that up by barring the city from issuing a new curb cut, plumbing, building or other permit until any fees owed on previous permits or inspections are fully paid. The substantive commercial construction standard is the 2021 International Building Code, adopted in its entirety by sec. 1 barring occupancy of any building or change of occupancy until the building official issues a certificate of occupancy.
The administrator of the inspections and permits department serves as the city's building official under sec. 091. Sec. 001 makes clear that these local amendments prevail over any conflicting language in the adopted IBC text itself, and sec. 002 defines the fee schedule referenced throughout the adopted codes as appendix A of the Code of Ordinances.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of the adopted construction codes, including building without a required permit, is a Class C misdemeanor under sec. 4.04.003, fined per the general penalty in sec. 1.01.009: up to $500, or up to $2,000 for a violation touching fire safety, zoning or public health and sanitation. The city will not issue further permits to an applicant with unpaid fees from a prior permit or inspection under sec. 4.02.004.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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