Building permits in Plano, TX
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Plano (Collin County) adopts its own code editions on top of Texas's statewide baselines and runs its own contractor registration, permit intake, fees, and inspections. Here's what we've verified and where to confirm the specifics.
Plano's Building Inspections Department takes permit applications online through eTRAKiT and enforces the 2024 International Codes and 2023 NEC, effective August 1, 2025. The City's permit handout lists installing or replacing an air conditioning system or furnace, replacing or adding a water heater, replacing water or sewer lines, and replacing a roof as work that needs a permit, and its fee schedule has a flat-fee Simple Trade Permit category for residential mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. Residential re-roof permits need only a single application copy, with no construction plans.
Verified local data — Plano
Every fact below is sourced from a public City of Plano document or portal page. Each carries the source URL and the date we last verified it. Full dataset last re-verified .
- Permit portal
- eTRAKiT
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source · Used to apply for permits, search contractors and projects, and schedule inspections
- Submission methods
Online
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source
- Adopted code edition
2024 IBC, IRC, IMC, IPC, IFGC, IECC, IEBC, IPMC, and ISPSC, and the 2023 NEC, effective August 1, 2025
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source · Building code adopted by Ordinance No. 2025-6-14 (June 9, 2025), per Plano Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-17 — https://library.municode.com/tx/plano/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6BUBURE_ARTIIBUCO_DIV1GE_S6-17AD
- Fee schedule
- Building Inspections Department Fee Schedule (Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 2025-11-4), effective January 2, 2026
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source
Other local notes
Installing or replacing an air conditioning system or a furnace, replacing or adding a water heater, replacing water or sewer lines, replacing a roof, and electrical and plumbing work all require permits; replacing fixtures on existing wiring or plumbing doesn't.
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source · "When is a Permit Required?" handout, rev. September 28, 2016 — the City's current posted version
The fee schedule includes a flat-fee Simple Trade Permit category for residential mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work.
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source
Residential photovoltaic systems require a permit, listed separately in the fee schedule.
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source
Residential re-roof permits need only a single application copy with no construction plans, and re-roofing 25% or less of the roof area is exempt.
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source · Handout rev. September 16, 2016, which cites the 2015 IRC — three code cycles behind the City's current 2024 adoption, so confirm current roofing requirements with the City
Electrical contractors complete a Fault Current Calculation Form and return it to Building Inspections before installing service equipment.
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source
Electrical, mechanical, irrigation, and general contractors register with the City annually; plumbing and fire contractors register without a City fee.
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source
Inspections are scheduled online through eTRAKiT, by text through SelecTXT, or by phone through the IVR system.
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source
Permits are deemed abandoned after 180 days of inactivity, and equipment permit cards are posted next to the equipment.
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source
The City publishes its Top 10 Incorrect Plan Review Items, including documents that reference the wrong code year.
verified Sep 13, 2026 · source
Official building department
City of Plano Building Inspections DepartmentVerified Plano specifics are shown above. For project-specific fees, timelines, and counter staff, this department is the authority.
Common jobs in Plano
The general Texas guide for each job. Plano's verified local data, including job-by-job permit notes, is shown above.
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