SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES.
Dallas City Code § 49-18.7
in effectSEC. 49-18.7. SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES.
(a) Installation of large or commercial connections. In cases where the service connection involved is a water service connection larger than two inches or a wastewater service connection to a commercial, industrial, or other non-residential service establishment, the following rules apply:
(1) If the director does not require the applicant to construct and install the service connection pursuant to Section 49-24(c)(4), the applicant shall pay the city an amount equal to the department’s cost of constructing and installing the service connection. This amount is due prior to commencement of construction by the city.
(2) If the director requires the applicant to construct and install the service connection pursuant to Section 49-24(c)(4), the applicant shall pay a connection inspection fee of $465.50 and shall bear all costs of construction and installation and the cost of any materials or appurtenances supplied by the department for construction or installation purposes. The connection inspection fee and amounts payable to the city for the cost of materials and appurtenances must be paid at the time of permit issuance.
(3) Unpaid charges due and owed to the city and other unpaid costs of construction incurred by the applicant under this subsection must be paid before the department will activate water or wastewater service to the property connected.
(b) Standard affordable housing refund. Whenever affordable housing units are provided as a part of a project in accordance with Division 51A-4.900 of the Dallas Development Code, as amended, the director shall authorize a refund of a percentage of the total service connection fees paid by the permittee for the project equal to the percentage of standard affordable housing units provided in the project. (Ord. Nos. 19201; 19300; 20215; 21663; 23289; 25049; 25385; 25755; 26479; 27698; 28795; 29150; 29879 ; 30215 ; 30993 ; 31657 ; 32003 ; 32556; 33232)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-125260Fetched: 10/26/2026