Odessa, Texas - City Development Fees
Odessa | City | West Texas / Permian Basin | Odessa, TX MSA | County seat: Ector County | FIPS 4853388
Odessa is the Ector County seat and, with neighboring Midland, anchors the Permian Basin in West Texas. The City of Odessa Inspection Division administers developer-side building and trade permit fees through a consolidated Master Permit Fee Schedule covering building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, sign, and miscellaneous permits. The schedule is published as a PDF linked from the City Building Inspection / Permits page, which cites it as the current schedule effective January 16, 2018. City Hall is at 411 W 8th St, Odessa TX 79761; the Inspection Division line is 432-335-4655.
Current Schedule and Currency Note
City of Odessa Master Permit Fee Schedule - current schedule effective January 16, 2018. The Building Inspection / Permits page cites the Master Permit Fee Schedule PDF as the operative schedule ("New City of Odessa permit fees start January 16, 2018"). Captured line items include the Residential Building Permit ($50.00 plus $0.12 per sq ft), Commercial Building Permit ($1,000.00 plus $0.12 per sq ft), Additions/Remodels/Finish Outs ($50.00 plus $0.10 per sq ft), Plan Review (25 percent of permit fee), trade permits for plumbing/electrical/mechanical, fire protection permits, and a tiered reinspection schedule. Because the posted schedule carries a 2018 effective date, ZoneFee surfaces a currency caveat below: the underlying fee figures may have been amended by a later Council ordinance not relinked from the canonical permits page. Verify current amounts with the Inspection Division before relying on them.
Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Trade, and Development Permit Fees | Confirmed | Residential building $50.00 + $0.12/sq ft; Commercial building $1,000.00 + $0.12/sq ft; Plan review 25% of permit fee | 2018-01-16 |
| Impact Fees | Not administered by this jurisdiction | Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 capital recovery fees are opt-in; Odessa has not adopted a Chapter 395 program | - |
| Utility Tap / Connection Fees | Unavailable via published sources | No developer-facing water or sewer tap-fee schedule is published on the City development surface; 8 substitute paths probed | - |
| Proffers | Not applicable | Texas jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers | - |
| Special District Fees (TIRZ / MUD / PID) | Not administered by this city | No City-administered special-district development fee schedule surfaced across the 264-URL City sitemap | - |
Building, Trade, and Permit Fees - Current Operative Schedule
Source: City of Odessa Inspection Division Master Permit Fee Schedule (effective January 16, 2018; 2-page PDF; SHA-256 ca7d1602...), captured verbatim from the City Building Inspection / Permits page. The schedule covers building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, sign, and miscellaneous permits in a single consolidated document.
Building, Site, and Miscellaneous Permits
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Residential Building Permit | $50.00 + $0.12 per sq ft |
| Residential Carports and Storage Buildings | $50.00 |
| Residential Enclosed Garages | $50.00 |
| Mobile Home Location Permit | $100.00 |
| Commercial Building Permit | $1,000.00 + $0.12 per sq ft |
| Additions, Remodels and Finish Outs | $50.00 + $0.10 per sq ft |
| Plan Review | 25% of Permit Fee Applied At Pick Up |
| Towers and Satellite Dishes | $250.00 |
| Temporary Certificate of Occupancy | $50.00 |
| Temporary Certificate of Occupancy Extension | $25.00 |
| Certificate of Occupancy - Change of use/owner/name | $100.00 |
| Certificate of Occupancy - Re-issue | $15.00 |
| Temporary Buildings | $200.00 |
| Foundation Only | $100.00 |
| Address Change | $50.00 |
| Fences | $50.00 |
| Fire Places | $25.00 |
| Grading Permit | $100.00 |
| Site Work Permit | $50.00 |
| Moving and/or Demolition Permit (each) | $100.00 |
| Sign Permit | $50.00 |
| Plan Reprints | $1.00 per page |
| Miscellaneous Permit Fee | $50.00 |
| Stop Work Order Release | $100.00 (inspector's discretion) |
Plumbing, Electrical, and Mechanical Permits
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Plumbing - complete plumbing | $50.00 + $0.05 per sq ft |
| Plumbing - finish out only | $50.00 + $0.025 per sq ft |
| Plumbing - rough in only | $50.00 + $0.025 per sq ft |
| Irrigation Permit | $50.00 |
| Swimming Pool Permit | $50.00 |
| Water Well Permit | $50.00 |
| Electrical - complete electrical | $50.00 + $0.05 per sq ft |
| Electrical - finish out only | $50.00 + $0.025 per sq ft |
| Electrical - rough in only | $50.00 + $0.025 per sq ft |
| Electrical - New Service/Replacement | $30.00 + $0.10 per sq ft |
| Solar Panel Installation | $0.10 per amp |
| Temporary Power Pole | $50.00 |
| Move, Change, or Alter Service | $50.00 |
| Light Pole base + 1-10 (each) | $50.00 + $7.50 each |
| Light Pole base + 11 and over (each) | $50.00 + $5.00 each |
| Mechanical - complete mechanical | $50.00 + $10.00 per unit + $0.05 per sq ft |
| Mechanical - finish out only | $50.00 + $0.025 per sq ft |
| Mechanical - rough in only | $50.00 + $0.025 per sq ft |
Fire Protection and Reinspection Fees
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fire Sprinkler | $0.03 per sq ft |
| Fire Alarm | $0.03 per sq ft |
| Fire Suppression | $100.00 |
| Reinspection Fee - First/Second | $50.00 |
| Reinspection Fee - Third/Fourth | $75.00 |
| Reinspection Fee - Fifth and Above | $100.00 |
Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover
Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were not closed via confirmed fee amounts on this page. They are disclosed here rather than estimated or omitted silently.
Effective Date Currency (2018 Schedule)
The Master Permit Fee Schedule posted on the City Building Inspection / Permits page carries an effective date of January 16, 2018, and the page text cites it as the current schedule. A raw enumeration of the City DocumentCenter assets surfaced no newer Master Permit Fee Schedule, but an eight-year-old effective date means a later City Council ordinance may have amended individual line items without the canonical permits page being relinked. ZoneFee flags this for periodic recheck against City Council agenda documents. Closed-search outcome: current schedule confirmed as presented; later-amendment currency not independently confirmed.
Impact Fees
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 capital recovery (impact) fees are opt-in for Texas municipalities. The City of Odessa has not adopted a Chapter 395 impact-fee program. Eight substitute-source paths were exhausted across two research passes, including a 264-URL sitemap enumeration that surfaced no impact-fee, capital-recovery, MUD, PID, or TIRZ URLs, plus the Utilities department landing and capital improvement project pages. Closed-search outcome: not administered by this jurisdiction.
Utility Tap / Connection Fees
The City Utilities department surface publishes only consumer-facing material (water quality reports, public notifications, billing portal). No developer-facing water or sewer tap-fee schedule or capital connection-charge schedule is published on the canonical Building Inspection / Permits page, the Master Permit Fee Schedule PDF, the Utilities landing, Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection, or the utility billing portal. Tap or connection charges may exist inside the City Code or utility service regulations not published as a discoverable schedule on the development-services surface. Closed-search outcome: unavailable via published sources after eight substitute paths.
Proffers
Texas jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers (Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303 has no Texas counterpart). Odessa's developer-side contributions occur through building and trade permit fees captured above; impact fees under Chapter 395 are not adopted. Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.
Special District Fees (TIRZ / MUD / PID)
The City of Odessa does not publish a developer-facing PID, TIRZ, MUD, or CDA special-district fee schedule on its development surface. A sitemap search across the 264-URL City enumeration for "tirz", "pid", "reinvest", "mud", "special", and "district" surfaced only police-department pages; no Odessa Development Corporation, Ector County PID or MUD registry, or TIRZ administration page surfaced. Closed-search outcome: not administered by this city.
Fee Authorities
| Authority | Fee Types | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| City of Odessa - Inspection Division (Building Inspection / Permits) | Building permits, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, sign, and miscellaneous permits, plan review, certificate of occupancy, reinspection | odessa-tx.gov/1222/Building-Inspection-Permits |
Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| Master Permit Fee Schedule (effective January 16, 2018; SHA-256 ca7d1602...) | City of Odessa, TX - Inspection Division | 2026-05-29 |
| Building Inspection / Permits landing (cites the Master Permit Fee Schedule as the current schedule) | City of Odessa, TX - Inspection Division | 2026-05-29 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-05-30. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of Odessa Inspection Division before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the City of Odessa Inspection Division Master Permit Fee Schedule (current schedule effective January 16, 2018; 2-page PDF; SHA-256 ca7d1602...) and the City Building Inspection / Permits page that cites it. ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page; the posted schedule carries a 2018 effective date and may have been amended by a later City Council ordinance. The City of Odessa has not adopted a Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 impact-fee program, publishes no developer-facing utility tap-fee schedule on its development surface, and administers no special-district development fee schedule. Texas jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers. Verify all current rates directly with the City of Odessa Inspection Division before relying on this data for land acquisition, project budgeting, or any financial decision. This page is for research and due-diligence reference only - it is not legal or financial advice.