Farmersville, TX Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2023 National Electrical Code
- Governing sections
- § 14-118, § 14-124
- Unpermitted work penalty
- Double the permit fee
- Permit scope
- Separate permit per unit/business
- Enforcing official
- City-designated electrical inspector
- Interference penalty
- Separate offense, § 14-123
Summary
Farmersville has adopted the 2023 National Electrical Code and requires a separate permit for each building unit, storage space, or business needing an electrical inspection. Starting work without paying the permit fee first doubles the fee the property owner owes.
Permit fees. ... Any person granted a permit for electrical installation of conductors or equipment shall pay to the city an inspection fee in such amount as is determined from time to time by city council and set forth in the Master Fee Schedule attached as Appendix A to this Code. ... Separate permits. A separate permit shall be required for each separate building unit, storage space or business, whether such unit is metered separately or conjunctively ... Double fee when work commenced without permit. Any person who shall commence any work for which a permit is required without first having paid the required permit fee shall, if subsequently permitted to pay the permit fee, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work.
Full Breakdown
Farmersville Code of Ordinances § 14-118 adopts the 2023 Edition of the National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association as the city's electrical code, with local amendments from the North Central Texas Council of Governments on file with the city secretary under Section 14-119. Section 14-124 sets the permit mechanics: any person granted a permit for electrical installation of conductors or equipment must pay an inspection fee set in the Master Fee Schedule (Appendix A), and a separate permit is required for each separate building unit, storage space, or business, whether metered separately or conjunctively, except that individual trailer disconnect switches in trailer courts are not treated as a service entrance.
If work begins before the permit fee is paid, Section 14-124(c) doubles the fee owed, unless the electrical inspector is satisfied the work was emergency work that could not practically wait for a permit. Section 14-125 adds that if an inspection finds the installation does not comply with the article, the electrical inspector must notify the installer of the defects, and a reinspection fee applies, set by the Master Fee Schedule. The City Manager or their designee, the electrical inspector, enforces the article, may enter buildings during reasonable hours to inspect wiring, and keeps a full record of all permits and inspections under Section 14-122.
Violations & Fines
Interfering with the electrical inspector while performing official duties is a separate offense under Section 14-123. Commencing electrical work without first paying the required permit fee triggers a doubled fee under Section 14-124(c), and failed inspections carry a reinspection fee under Section 14-125(b), both set by the Master Fee Schedule in Appendix A.
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