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Building Safety in Wichita Falls, TX (2026)

1 verified building safety rules for Wichita Falls, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Building Permits

Wichita Falls requires a building permit before you construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, or demolish a structure. City Code adopts the 2015 International Building Code, whose permit provisions apply citywide and make the permit mandatory before any work begins.

Wichita Falls Building Permit Required Before Construction

Some Restrictions

Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances § 22-26 (Building Codes — Adopted; amendments)

The following portions of the 2015 International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, are adopted by reference as though they were copied fully in this section: Chapters 2-35, and Appendices F, I, and J. The following is hereby adopted as Chapter 1 of the Building Code and is intended to apply to all of the technical codes.