Denton County
Denton County Fire Marshal's Office
In short
Denton County Fire Marshal's Office issues 3 permits we publish for Denton County, last verified 2026-09-29. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Code Operational Permit, including Repair Garages (unincorporated area)only if it applies to you | Denton County Fire Marshal's Office | $150 per year, per operational permit, unincorporated Denton County | annual | 2026-09-29 |
| Fire Code Construction Permit and Certificate of Compliance (unincorporated area) | Denton County Fire Marshal's Office | Certificate of Compliance (fire final inspection): $100. Commercial project, mixed use: $250 per 1,000 sq ft. Single-use building over 100,000 sq ft: $200 per 1,000 sq ft; under 100,000 sq ft: $150 per 1,000 sq ft. Building tenant finish-out: $200 per 1,000 sq ft (minimum $100). Change of occupancy is charged as tenant finish-out at $200 per 1,000 sq ft. Change of ownership only: $100 per business. Fire alarm, sprinkler and fire-extinguishing system permits are priced separately on the same schedule. | one-time per project; no occupancy before the Certificate of Compliance is issued | 2026-09-29 |
| Annual Fire Inspection of Commercial Occupancies (unincorporated area) | Denton County Fire Marshal's Office | By floor area: 1-6,000 sq ft $75; 6,001-12,000 sq ft $100; 12,001-25,000 sq ft $150; 25,001-50,000 sq ft $200; 50,001-100,000 sq ft $250; 100,001-250,000 sq ft $300; over 250,000 sq ft $300 plus $100 per additional 10,000 sq ft. Re-inspection: $150 for the third, $200 for the fourth and each later one. | annual (the schedule's heading is Annual Inspections) | 2026-09-29 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Fire Code Operational Permit, including Repair Garages (unincorporated area)
Operational permits are $150 per year each for Repair Garages and Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities, Places of Assembly, Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Hazardous Materials, Compressed Gases, Spraying or Dipping, Dry Cleaning, Refrigeration Equipment, Waste Handling, Cutting and Welding and similar hazards; Energy Storage Systems are $200 and Explosives $250. An auto-repair shop in the unincorporated area needs the repair-garage permit; a restaurant or fitness studio needs one only where a listed hazard such as a place of assembly applies. Separate one-time construction-permit lines on the same schedule carry different amounts. Applies only in unincorporated Denton County; a city fire department administers the equivalent inside city limits.
Fire Code Construction Permit and Certificate of Compliance (unincorporated area)
Applies only in the unincorporated area of Denton County, where the Fire Marshal's Office issues fire-code construction permits for commercial buildings, public-access buildings and multi-family of four units or more; the county describes enforcement as reaching ETJ structures as well. No occupancy is allowed before the Certificate of Compliance. The fee schedule was adopted with the 2021-edition Fire Code on 12 August 2025 (Court Order 25-0656) and took effect 1 September 2025; it replaced a schedule that had not been updated since 2017. Small tenant improvements under 5,000 sq ft may use a Small Tenant Improvement Application. A building inside a city is handled by that city's fire department and building office instead.
Annual Fire Inspection of Commercial Occupancies (unincorporated area)
The Fire Marshal's Office inspects commercial businesses, high-hazard operations and fire protection systems in the unincorporated areas of Denton County, and the fee schedule prices each annual inspection by the floor area of the occupancy, from $75 for a space up to 6,000 sq ft to $300 for one of 100,001 to 250,000 sq ft. The clean published schedule reads 1-6,000 sq ft for the first tier. Operating without the required permit is charged at twice the permit fee. A business inside an incorporated city is inspected by that city's fire department instead. Contact the Fire Marshal's Office on 940-349-2840 for the invoicing date of the annual inspection.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Denton County
- Phone
- 940-349-2840
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Commissioners Court minutes, 12 August 2025 (Court Order 25-0656, Fire Code and fee schedule)Denton County Commissioners Court · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- Denton County Cities & CommunitiesDenton County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- Denton County Fire CodeDenton County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- Denton County Fire Code Permit Fee Schedule, agenda attachment, 12 August 2025Denton County Commissioners Court · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- Denton County Fire Marshal's OfficeDenton County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- Texas Local Government Code Chapter 233, Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Other Matters in Unincorporated Areas (Subchapter C, county building-permit authority)Texas Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-28
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