Lubbock, TX Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Division 3 of Chapter 28.09 sets out the inspection sequence for building permits in Lubbock. Section 28.09.081 gives the Building Official the authority to make the inspections listed in Sections 28.09.082 through 28.09.093 once the permittee requests them. The footing and foundation inspection, Section 28.09.082, happens after excavation for footings is complete and any required reinforcing steel is in place, with materials on the job unless ready-mixed concrete is used. The concrete slab and under-floor inspection, Section 28.09.083, comes after in-slab or under-floor reinforcing steel and utilities are placed but before concrete is poured or the subfloor goes down.

In a special flood hazard area, Section 28.09.084 requires an elevation certificate for the finished floor, per UDC Section 39.05.009, before vertical construction continues past that point. The framing inspection, Section 28.09.085, happens after the roof deck, all framing, fire-blocking, and bracing are in place, and the rough electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work is approved. Later sections cover lath and gypsum board, connection protection for mass timber, fire- and smoke-resistant penetrations, and energy efficiency, before Section 28.09.091 lets the Building Official order any other inspection needed to confirm code compliance.

Section 28.09.093 requires the final inspection after all work required by the permit is complete, and that sign-off is what closes out the permit. Skipping a required stage, covering framing or slab work before its inspection, is treated as concealing work from the Building Official and can require exposing the covered work again for inspection.