BUILDING INSPECTIONS: Contact the Building Department at 903-567-1841 or 201 N. Buffalo, Canton, Texas, for permits or inspections on building/construction within the city limits.
Building Permit Fees
Fees double if work started without permit | |
New Commercial & Institutional | $ 0.25 per s.f., Minimum $100.00 |
New Residential | $ 0.20 per s.f., Minimum $75.00 |
Commercial Remodel or Alterations | $ 0.20 per s.f., Minimum $75.00 |
Commercial Roof Permit | $ 75.00 |
Residential Remodel or Alterations | $ 0.15 per s.f., Minimum $50.00 |
Demolition | $ 50.00 |
House Moving | $ 100 plus police and utility costs |
Dirt Moving Permit | $ 25.00 |
Storage Shed (built offsite, delivered on skids (all sizes)) | $ 50.00 |
Accessory Building | $ 0.10 per sq. ft., MIn. $50 |
Accessory Building Trade | $ 0.06 per sq. ft., Minimum $25, per trade . |
Plan Review (new commercial) | $ 150.00 |
Plan Review (commercial remodel) | $ 75.00 (lease space up to 1500 sq. ft.) |
Plan Review (commercial remodel) | $ 100.00 (over 1500 sq. ft.) |
Plan Review (residential remodel) | $ 37.50 |
Plan Review (New Residential) | $ 50.00 |
Plan Review (Commercial updates after plans issued) | $ 10.00 per page |
Plan Review (Commercial Roof) | $ 75.00 |
Engineer's Review | Cost plus 10% |
Foundation Repairs | $ 50.00 with Engineer Design |
Certificate of Occupancy Fee (Commercial) | $ 125.00 (includes the Fire CO fee) |
Certificate of Occupancy Fee (Residential) | $ 5.00 |
Re-inspection Fee | $ 50.00 |
Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical Permit Fees
Fees double if work started without permit | |
New Single Family Residential | $ 0.08 per s.f., Minimum $50 |
Residential Remodel | $ 0.06 per s.f., Minimum $40 |
New or Remodel Commercial or Institutional | $ 0.08 per s.f., Minimum $50 |