Parker, TX Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 1999 National Electrical Code, § 151.02(B)(7)
- Permit required
- Before any construction, § 151.04(B)
- Issued by
- City Secretary, Building Official approval
- Sign cross-reference
- Illuminated signs, § 153.09(A)
- Building Official
- Established at § 151.03
- Adopted
- Ord. 477 (1999), amended 2001/2002
Summary
Parker adopted the 1999 National Electrical Code with regional amendments as its electrical standard under § 151.02(B)(7). Electrical work falls within chapter 151's definition of building activity, so § 151.04(B) requires a building permit, issued by the City Secretary on the Building Official's approval, before any electrical installation or alteration can start.
(A) The standards and requirements set forth in the following codes shall hereafter be required by this section in the city, and these codes are adopted regulating the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment use, height, area, and maintenance of all buildings or structures within the corporate limits of the city. ... (7) The National Electrical Code, 1999 edition with regional amendments; and ... (B) Issuance of building permits. Building permits are to be issued by the City Secretary upon the approval of the City Building Official. ... No placement, construction, remodeling, refurbishment, or construction of any kind of any building or structure may be commenced prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Full Breakdown
02(B)(7) specifically adopts the National Electrical Code, 1999 edition, with regional amendments, alongside the International Building, Residential, Fire, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, and Energy Conservation Codes. 04(B) applies to it directly: no placement, construction, remodeling, refurbishment, or construction of any kind on a building or structure, fixed or movable, may begin before the City Secretary issues a building permit approved by the City Building Official. 09(A) of the sign ordinance separately provides that all illuminated signs shall be subject to the provisions of the electrical code and its requisite permit fees, meaning even a sign permit does not substitute for electrical-code compliance and its own fee.
03, inspects electrical and other covered work for code compliance and can issue a citation prosecuted in municipal court if a violation isn't corrected after reasonable notice. The National Electrical Code adoption, like the rest of chapter 151, traces to Ordinance 477, passed November 16, 1999, and was carried forward through the 2001 and 2002 amendments.
Violations & Fines
Beginning electrical work covered by chapter 151 without a building permit violates § 151.04(B), and an illuminated sign's electrical work that skips the electrical code's own permit fee separately violates § 153.09(A). The Building Official can cite either violation under § 151.03 for prosecution in Parker's municipal court under the chapter's penalty at § 151.99.
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