Wylie, TX Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Wylie Code § 22-42 (IBC § 109.7)
- Fee set by
- City council resolution, not fixed in code
- Double red tag
- Same defect flagged twice triggers fee
- Payment rule
- Must pay before any further inspection
- Purpose
- Compensates inspector time, not a penalty
Summary
Wylie's building official can charge a re-inspection fee whenever a scheduled inspection cannot go forward. Code § 22-42 adopts IBC § 109.7, which lists seven triggers, from an unready site to a job double red-tagged for the same defect, and requires the fee paid before any further inspection happens.
109.7 Re-inspection Fee. A fee as established by city council resolution may be charged when: 1.The inspection called for is not ready when the inspector arrives;2.No building address or permit card is clearly posted;3.City approved plans are not on the job site available to the inspector;4.The building is locked or work otherwise not available for inspection when called;5.The job site is red-tagged twice for the same item;6.The original red tag has been removed from the job site.7.Failure to maintain erosion control, trash control or tree protection. Any re-inspection fees assessed shall be paid before any more inspections are made on that job site.
Full Breakdown
Section 22-42 amends the adopted International Building Code with § 109.7, giving the building official authority to charge a re-inspection fee, set by city council resolution rather than fixed in the code itself, whenever any of seven conditions occurs: the called inspection is not ready when the inspector arrives, no building address or permit card is posted, city-approved plans are not on site, the building is locked or work is otherwise unavailable, the job site is red-tagged twice for the same item, the original red tag has been removed, or erosion, trash, or tree protection has not been maintained.
Any re-inspection fee assessed must be paid before the building official's staff will conduct any further inspection on that job site, effectively pausing the project's progress toward a certificate of occupancy until the fee clears. The reason clause attached to § 109.7 states plainly that the fee compensates the city for inspector time and trips when an inspection is called but the site is not actually ready. Because the fee sits inside the adopted Building Code, unpaid fees that block progress feed into the same enforcement chain as other chapter 22 violations, which the building official cites under § 22-3 and which a court can punish under the safety-ordinance tier of § 1-13(c)(1), up to $2,000.00 per offense.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a § 109.7 re-inspection hold, such as proceeding with work after a job site is red-tagged twice for the same item or after removing an original red tag, keeps a project from clearing further inspections until the assessed fee is paid. Because inspection compliance sits inside chapter 22's building safety scheme, a related violation can be cited by the building official under § 22-3 and fined up to $2,000.00 per offense under Code § 1-13(c)(1).
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