Garland, TX Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

301(R)(2) of the Fee Schedule article of the Building Code, the City defines the inspection sequence by name: the "first inspection" is any building foundation inspection, pool steel inspection, or plumbing rough-in inspection, and the "second inspection" is any building framing inspection, plumbing top-out inspection, electrical rough-in inspection, or mechanical system duct inspection. Those definitions control how much of the permit fee is refundable if work is abandoned. 301(R)(1)(a), an owner who abandons a residential, apartment, or commercial building permit before any first inspection gets back 75 percent of the fee; abandoning after the first inspection but before the second recovers 50 percent; abandoning after the second inspection but before the final inspection recovers 25 percent; and once the final inspection has occurred, there is no refund at all.

A refund request must reach the Building Official's office in writing, with the original fee receipt, within 60 days of the date work stopped. 301(R)(2)(c): 75 percent back before any inspection, 50 percent after one inspection by any department, and none after two. 03 stops the City from granting final approval for occupancy on any newly subdivided lot until every requirement of Chapter 31 and the Garland Development Code, including accepted waterworks, sewer, and paving improvements, has been satisfied.