Parker, TX Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

03, the City of Parker's Building Official is charged with conducting all inspections of building and structure construction, and of any refurbishing or remodeling, to confirm the work complies with the city's ordinances. If the Building Official determines the building code has been violated and, after reasonable notice, the owner has not corrected the problem, the Building Official issues a citation, which becomes a criminal complaint prosecuted in the Municipal Court of the City of Parker. 05. Anyone proposing to use a building or structure after the ordinance's effective date must file a certificate of occupancy application with the City Secretary, on the city's forms, at the same time the building permit application is filed.

Once the Building Official approves that the finished building and its proposed use match Chapters 151, 155, and 156, the certificate is issued within 10 days after the erection or structural alteration is completed in conformity with the applicable ordinances of the city. No vacant land or building may be occupied or used, except for agricultural purposes, until that certificate has been issued. The City Secretary keeps a permanent record of every certificate on file. Because the certificate cannot issue until the finished work conforms to the building, zoning, and subdivision chapters, the Building Official's field inspection functionally gatekeeps occupancy: builders who skip the inspection or occupy before the 10-day certificate issues are using the structure unlawfully.