Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 214.904
Time for Issuance of Municipal Building Permit

(a)

This section applies only to a permit required by a municipality to erect or improve a building or other structure in the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction.

(b)

Not later than the 45th day after the date an application for a permit is submitted, the municipality must:

(1)

grant or deny the permit;

(2)

provide written notice to the applicant stating the reasons why the municipality has been unable to grant or deny the permit application; or

(3)

reach a written agreement with the applicant providing for a deadline for granting or denying the permit.

(c)

For a permit application for which notice is provided under Subsection (b)(2), the municipality must grant or deny the permit not later than the 30th day after the date the notice is received.

(d)

If a municipality fails to grant or deny a permit application in the time required by Subsection (c) or by an agreement under Subsection (b)(3), the municipality:

(1)

may not collect any permit fees associated with the application; and

(2)

shall refund to the applicant any permit fees associated with the application that have been collected.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 917 (H.B. 265), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 214.904 — Time for Issuance of Municipal Building Permit, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­214.­htm#214.­904 (accessed May 26, 2025).

214.001
Authority Regarding Substandard Building 214.002
Requiring Repair, Removal, or Demolition of Building or Other Structure 214.003
Receiver 214.004
Seizure and Sale of Property to Recover Expenses 214.005
Property Bid Off to Municipality 214.011
Plumbing Inspector 214.0011
Additional Authority to Secure Substandard Building 214.012
Sewers and Plumbing 214.0012
Judicial Review 214.013
Sewer Connections 214.014
Drains, Sinks, and Privies 214.0015
Additional Authority Regarding Substandard Building 214.015
Seizure and Sale of Property to Recover Expenses 214.0031
Additional Authority to Appoint Receiver for Hazardous Properties 214.101
Authority Regarding Swimming Pool Enclosures 214.102
Seizure and Sale of Property to Recover Expenses 214.103
International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 214.00111
Additional Authority to Preserve Substandard Building as Historic Property 214.131
Definitions 214.132
Building Lines Authorized 214.133
Activity Prohibited Within Building Line 214.134
Resolution or Ordinance 214.135
Condemnation of Easements and Interests 214.136
Condemnation of Property 214.161
Municipality Covered by Subchapter 214.162
Definitions 214.163
Permit Application Requirements 214.164
Filing of Plat and Restrictions 214.165
Repairs 214.166
Injunction 214.167
Review of Refusal to Issue Permit 214.168
Void Permits 214.191
Definitions 214.192
Categories of Alarm Systems 214.193
Duration of Municipal Permit 214.194
Municipal Permit Fee Generally 214.195
Nonrenewal or Revocation of Permit and Termination of Municipal Response 214.196
On-site Inspection Required 214.197
Penalties for False Alarms 214.198
Verification 214.199
Exception of Municipality from Alarm System Response 214.200
Priority or Level of Response Not Affected 214.201
Definitions 214.202
Categories of Alarm Systems 214.203
Duration of Municipal Permit 214.204
Municipal Permit Fee Generally 214.205
Nonrenewal or Revocation of Permit 214.206
On-site Inspection Required 214.207
Penalties for False Alarms 214.208
Procedures for Reducing False Alarms 214.209
Exception of Municipality from Alarm System Response 214.210
Priority or Level of Response Not Affected 214.211
Definitions 214.212
International Residential Code 214.213
Exceptions 214.214
National Electrical Code 214.215
Adoption of Rehabilitation Codes or Provisions 214.216
International Building Code 214.217
Notice Regarding Model Code Adoption or Amendment in Certain Municipalities 214.218
Immediate Effect of Certain Codes or Provisions Delayed 214.219
Minimum Habitability Standards for Multi-family Rental Buildings in Certain Municipalities 214.220
Inspection During Declared Disaster 214.221
Regulation of Solar Pergolas 214.231
Definitions 214.232
Presumption of Vacancy 214.233
Registration 214.234
Form 214.901
Energy Conservation 214.902
Rent Control 214.903
Fair Housing Ordinances 214.904
Time for Issuance of Municipal Building Permit 214.905
Prohibition of Certain Municipal Requirements Regarding Sales of Housing Units or Residential Lots 214.906
Regulation of Manufactured Home Communities 214.907
Prohibition on Certain Value-based Building Permit and Inspection Fees 214.908
Reauthorization of Building Permit Fees 214.1915
Applicability 214.1955
Multiunit Housing Facilities 214.2015
Applicability 214.2055
Multiunit Housing Facilities 214.2105
Exclusion of Certain Alarm Systems by Owner
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