PERMIT FEES.
Fort Worth City Code ch. 29, § C05.2
in effectC05.2 PERMIT FEES.
(a) The fee for each permit shall be as set forth in Table 1-K in the Administrative Code.
(b) Any person obtaining a permit application required by this code shall, at the time of filing, pay a permit and a non-refundable application fee as required by this section for the installation, relocation or replacement of any of the listed items.
(c) Exceptions:
(1) Sign and sign structures owned and occupied by a federal, state, or county entity on property owned by the federal, state or county entity shall be exempt from the permit fees. This exception does not apply to public school districts or county community colleges;
(2) Work by non-city personnel on property under the control of the City of Fort Worth shall be exempt from the permit fees only if the work is for action under a contract approved by city council with notes in the contract packages stating the fee is waived; and
(3) When permitted by this code, work by city personnel on property under the control of the City of Fort Worth shall be exempt from the permit fees only if the application is accompanied by a copy of the work order for the project.
(d) Exemption or reduction of the permit fees under this section shall not waive the requirements to pay a full investigation fee for doing work without a permit as required under § C05.3.
Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-27669Fetched: 10/26/2026