Parker, TX Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2000 International Plumbing Code, § 151.02(B)(4)
- Permit required
- Before any construction, § 151.04(B)
- Issued by
- City Secretary, Building Official approval
- Building Official
- Established at § 151.03
- Application
- Scaled site plan required, § 151.04(A)
- Adopted
- Ord. 477 (1999), amended 2001/2002
Summary
Parker adopted the 2000-edition International Plumbing Code with regional amendments as its plumbing standard under § 151.02(B)(4). Any plumbing installation, replacement, or alteration counts as construction under chapter 151, so § 151.04(B) requires a building permit issued by the City Secretary, on the Building Official's approval, before the work can begin.
(A) The standards and requirements set forth in the following codes shall hereafter be required by this section in the city, and these codes are adopted regulating the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment use, height, area, and maintenance of all buildings or structures within the corporate limits of the city. ... (4) The International Plumbing Code, 2000 edition with regional amendments; ... (B) Issuance of building permits. Building permits are to be issued by the City Secretary upon the approval of the City Building Official. ... No placement, construction, remodeling, refurbishment, or construction of any kind of any building or structure may be commenced prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Full Breakdown
02(B), alongside the International Building, Residential, Fire, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, and Energy Conservation Codes and the 1999 National Electrical Code. 04: no placement, construction, remodeling, refurbishment, or construction of any kind on any building or structure may begin before a building permit is issued, and the City Secretary issues that permit only after the City Building Official approves the application. Applications must be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale showing the lot's dimensions, existing and proposed structures, and enough detail to confirm conformance with the zoning and subdivision rules in chapters 155 and 156.
03, inspects the work for code compliance and, if a violation is found and not corrected after reasonable notice, issues a citation prosecuted in the municipal court. The codes were adopted by Ordinance 477 on November 16, 1999, and amended by Ordinance 516 in 2001 and Ordinance 524 in 2002.
Violations & Fines
Starting plumbing work covered by chapter 151 without a permit violates § 151.04(B)'s bar on beginning construction before a building permit issues. The Building Official can cite the violation under § 151.03 for prosecution in Parker's municipal court, and any conviction under the chapter carries the penalty set out at § 151.99.
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