Plano, TX Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Sec. 6-37 amends Section 103 of the adopted 2024 International Building Code and creates 'SECTION 103 BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT,' with Sec. ' The same section adds Sec. 10 to govern the inspection process itself. Sec. 7 lets the city charge a re-inspection fee, set by council resolution, in seven listed circumstances including when 'the inspection called for is not ready when the inspector arrives,' when 'no building address or permit card is clearly posted,' when the site is locked or work is unavailable, when a site is 'red-tagged twice for the same item,' or when there is 'a failure to maintain erosion control, trash control, or tree protection'; any assessed re-inspection fee must be paid before further inspections proceed.

Sec. 8 requires 'a special investigation' whenever work needing a permit 'has been commenced without first obtaining a permit,' before a permit can later be issued for that work, and Sec. 9 adds an investigation fee equal to the normal permit fee, collected whether or not a permit is ultimately issued. Sec. 10 layers on an 'unauthorized cover up fee,' set by the city fee schedule, for work concealed without the inspection Section 110 requires. Sec. 1 separately conditions an active building permit on keeping at least one toilet facility on site, backed by the threat of a stop work order.