Commercial Permit

The City of Bandera follows 2018 International Building Code. Refer to our 2040 Comprehensive Plan and Codes & Ordinances for Zoning information and Building Regulations.

ALL CONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF BANDERA.
Contractor registration forms are available on our website or can be picked up at City Hall. Permits will not be issued to unregistered contractors.

COMMERCIAL PLAN REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCEDURES:
New Construction, Additions, and Major Remodeling require a pre-application meeting. The request form is available on the permitting page of our website: www.banderatx.gov  Contact the Permitting Admin to schedule.

Permit applications, construction documents, and application fees are submitted to the City. Submittal documents should be complete to expedite plan review (if applicable) and permit issuance.

City staff will review the application, obtain any basic missing information & assign a permit number. The Code Enforcement Officer & City Administrator approve the application.

The application and plan documents will be sent to Plan Review, as necessary.

ALLOW AT LEAST 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOR PLAN REVIEWED PROJECTS TO BE APPROVED.  The City does not guarantee the turn-around time for approval.  

Contractors will be notified when a permit is ready to be issued. The permit must be signed for and the permit fee must be paid BEFORE the work can start. Work performed without a permit will incur a fine of 2x the initial permit fee. Permits will only be released to the contractor on record or their designee.  

Call the office at 830-522-3126 to schedule all inspections.