What are the building permit fees in North Richland Hills, TX?

Per the City of North Richland Hills Inspection Fee Schedule, new 1 and 2 family residential construction is charged $1.10 per square foot (including unfinished bonus areas), and townhomes are $1.10 per square foot with each unit permitted separately. Commercial building permits are valuation-based (Table 1a). A single-family minor remodel is $30.00 plus $0.50 per square foot, and a major remodel is $39.00 plus $0.80 per square foot.

What is the commercial plan review fee in North Richland Hills, TX?

Per the City of North Richland Hills Inspection Fee Schedule and Code of Ordinances Section 98-92(c), the commercial plan review fee equals 65 percent of the building permit fee. Re-inspection fees are $55.00.

Does North Richland Hills, TX charge impact fees?

Yes. North Richland Hills administers Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 water and wastewater impact fees. However, the City's published Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Study (corrected November 2018) reports the maximum allowable impact fee rather than the current adopted and collected rate, and the codified adopted rate is hosted on a bot-protected codification site that could not be cleanly retrieved. ZoneFee does not publish a maximum-allowable figure as the charged fee, so confirm the current adopted impact-fee rate directly with the City of North Richland Hills Public Works Department.

North Richland Hills, Texas - City Development Fees

North Richland Hills | City | Tarrant County | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

North Richland Hills is a home-rule city in northeast Tarrant County, a Mid-Cities suburb between Fort Worth and the HEB cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The City of North Richland Hills Building Inspection, Planning and Zoning, and Public Works departments administer building permit fees, zoning and subdivision fees, and impact fees. The City publishes its building and development permit fees in the Inspection Fee Schedule and administers a Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 water and wastewater impact-fee program. The City's published impact-fee study reports a maximum allowable rate rather than the adopted collected rate, so specific impact-fee amounts are disclosed as unavailable below. Verify current amounts with the City of North Richland Hills before relying on them.

Fee Summary

Fee Type	Status	Top-Line Figure	Effective Date
Building and Inspection Permit Fees	Confirmed	New 1 and 2 family residential and townhomes $1.10/sq ft; commercial valuation-based (Table 1a) + plan review 65% of permit fee; minor remodel $30 + $0.50/sq ft, major remodel $39 + $0.80/sq ft; re-inspection $55	Current schedule
Impact Fees (TLGC Chapter 395)	Administered; adopted rate not retrievable	NRH administers water and wastewater impact fees, but the published study reports the maximum allowable rate, not the adopted collected charge; the codified rate is hosted off-source and not machine-verifiable	-
Zoning-Case Application Fees (rezoning / plat / SUP)	Codified off-source	Discrete zoning-case application fees are codified in the Code of Ordinances on a bot-protected codification host and were not captured	-
Utility Tap Fees	Not administered	No standalone water/wastewater tap or connection capital fee schedule; system capacity is recovered via the Chapter 395 impact fees	-
Special District Fees (PID / MUD / TIF / TIRZ)	Not administered	No City-administered special-district developer application fee on the captured documents	-
Proffers	Not applicable	Texas jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers	-

Building and Inspection Permit Fees

Source: City of North Richland Hills Inspection Fee Schedule (Building Inspection; SHA-256 b16004a3...), 14 pages, captured verbatim. This schedule covers building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire permit fees.

Building Permit Fees

Permit Type	Fee
New 1 and 2 family residential (including unfinished bonus areas)	$1.10 per square foot
Townhomes (each unit permitted separately)	$1.10 per square foot
Commercial building permits	Valuation-based (Table 1a)
Commercial plan review	65% of the building permit fee (Code Sec. 98-92(c))

Remodel and Accessory Permits

Permit Type	Fee
Single-family remodel (minor)	$30.00 + $0.50 per square foot
Single-family remodel (major)	$39.00 + $0.80 per square foot
Residential temporary accessory building (up to 150 sq ft)	$69.00
Commercial masonry screening wall	$24.00
Commercial subdivision walls	$103.00

Trade Permits and Inspections

Item	Fee
Mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire permits	Per the permit-type tables in the Inspection Fee Schedule
Re-inspection	$55.00
Commercial plan review	65% of the building permit fee

Building and inspection fee authority: City of North Richland Hills Building Inspection. The published schedule carries no explicit revision-date stamp; it is the City's current schedule.

Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover

Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were not closed via confirmed standalone fee amounts on this page. They are disclosed here rather than estimated or omitted silently.

Impact Fees (Administered; Adopted Rate Not Retrievable)

North Richland Hills administers Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 water and wastewater impact fees (no separate roadway impact fee was found). However, the City's published Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Study (corrected November 2018) reports the maximum allowable impact fee rather than the current adopted and collected rate, and the study itself distinguishes the two. The codified adopted rate (Code of Ordinances Chapter 98) is hosted on a bot-protected codification site that returned a block to direct retrieval (three substitute paths probed, including the superseded 2017 study). ZoneFee does not publish a maximum-allowable figure as if it were the charged fee, so exact North Richland Hills impact-fee amounts are disclosed as unavailable via published sources. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is administered but its adopted rate is not machine-verifiable from the located official sources. Confirm the current adopted rate directly with the City Public Works Department.

Zoning-Case Application Fees

The discrete zoning-case application fees (rezoning, plat and subdivision, Special Use Permit, and site plan) are codified in the City Code of Ordinances on a bot-protected codification host and were not captured this pass; the City's platting packet defers to the NRH Fee Schedule. The building, inspection, and trade permit fees captured above are the meaningful published development fees confirmed for this page. Closed-search outcome: zoning-case application fees are not retrievable from the located official sources.

Utility Tap Fees

No standalone water or wastewater tap or connection capital fee schedule is published as a distinct development charge. The connection line items in the Inspection Fee Schedule are plumbing-permit fees; water and wastewater system capacity is recovered through the Chapter 395 impact fees. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is not administered as a distinct tap-fee schedule by this jurisdiction.

Special District Fees (PID / MUD / TIF / TIRZ)

No City-administered special-district (PID/MUD/TIF/TIRZ) developer application fee surfaced on the captured documents (two substitute paths probed, including the subdivision and platting application packet). Consistent with Texas peer precedent, special-district obligations, where they exist, are tax-roll assessments rather than standing City development application fees. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is not administered by this jurisdiction.

Proffers

Texas jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers (Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303 has no Texas counterpart). Developer-side contributions in North Richland Hills occur through the building permit, impact, and codified zoning-case fees described above. Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.

Fee Authorities

Authority	Fee Types	Official Website
City of North Richland Hills - Building Inspection, Planning & Zoning, and Public Works	Building and inspection permit fees; zoning and subdivision fees; impact fees (water, wastewater)	nrhtx.com

Sources

Document	Agency	Accessed
City of North Richland Hills Inspection Fee Schedule (building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire permit fees) (SHA-256 b16004a3...)	City of North Richland Hills, TX - Building Inspection	2026-06-20

Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-06-20. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of North Richland Hills Building Inspection and Public Works before relying on this data for any financial decision.

This page reflects fee data sourced from the City of North Richland Hills Inspection Fee Schedule (SHA-256 b16004a3...). ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. North Richland Hills administers Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 water and wastewater impact fees, but the published study reports a maximum allowable rate rather than the adopted collected rate, which is disclosed as unavailable. Texas jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers, and no City-administered special-district (PID/MUD/TIF/TIRZ) developer application fee surfaced in the located official sources. Verify all current rates directly with the City of North Richland Hills 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.