Coppell reauthorizes building‑permit fees as required by state law; staff recommends no rate changes
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Summary
The council readopted the city's building‑permit fee schedule under Texas Local Government Code §214.908, with staffing and organization changes but no fee increases. Staff said the city remains comparable or slightly less expensive than peer cities.
City Building Official Steve Schubert presented the required readoption of building permit fees under Texas Local Government Code §214.908, which requires readoption every 10 years. Schubert said staff is not recommending any fee changes but reorganized the fee schedule to be more user friendly and removed obsolete fees and inspections no longer performed.
Schubert said the city’s permit fees are generally on par with comparison cities and often slightly lower; the city’s permitting software aggregates some line items that other cities itemize individually. Council moved to close the public hearing and adopted the readoption as presented.
Next steps: staff will maintain the reorganized fee schedule on the city website and continue to process permits through the customer self‑service portal and in person.
