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§ 7 — BUILDING PERMITS

Dallas City Code (7/2026 Code (S-33): Vols. I-II current through Ordinance 33447, passed June 10, 2026; Vol. III through Ordinance 33484, passed June 24, 2026) · Dallas City Charter ch. XXIV, § 7

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SEC. 7. BUILDING PERMITS.

The city shall have power to prohibit the erection, construction or repair of any building or structure of any kind within the city without a permit first having been issued by the city for the construction, erection or repair of such building or structure, and may authorize a fee to be charged for such permit, and in pursuance of said authority, may authorize the inspection by the city of all buildings or structures during the progress of their construction and may require that all buildings shall be constructed or repaired in conformity with the building regulations which exist in the city or which shall hereafter be passed.