Odessa
City of Odessa Inspection Division
In short
City of Odessa Inspection Division issues 8 permits we publish for Odessa, last verified 2026-10-09. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Plumbing Permit | City of Odessa Inspection Division | $50 base plus $0.05 per square foot for complete plumbing, or $0.025 for finish-out or rough-in only | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-10-09 |
| Commercial Building Permit | City of Odessa Inspection Division | $1,000 plus $0.12 per square foot | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-10-09 |
| Commercial Remodel and Finish-Out Permit | City of Odessa Inspection Division | $50 plus $0.10 per square foot | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-10-09 |
| Certificate of Occupancy | City of Odessa Inspection Division | $100 change of use, owner or name | the fee schedule charges for a new certificate on a change of use, owner or business name | 2026-10-09 |
| Commercial Electrical Permit | City of Odessa Inspection Division | $50 base plus $0.05 per square foot for complete electrical; a new or replacement service is $30 plus $0.10 per square foot | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-10-09 |
| Moving and Demolition Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Odessa Inspection Division | $100 each | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-10-09 |
| Re-inspection Feeonly if it applies to you | City of Odessa Inspection Division | $50–$100 escalating by attempt | per inspection | 2026-10-09 |
| Right-of-Way Construction Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Odessa Inspection Division | Banded on estimated construction cost: $25 to $2,000; $25 plus $0.90 per $100 above $2,000; $52 plus $0.80 per $100 above $5,000; $92 plus $0.70 per $100 above $10,000; $162 plus $0.60 per $100 above $20,000. Where the city must establish lines or grades the fee is 5% of construction cost, minimum $25 | per permit | 2026-10-09 |
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
Commercial Plumbing Permit
$50 plus five cents a square foot for complete plumbing, halving to $0.025 where the work is finish-out or rough-in only. An irrigation permit, a swimming pool permit and a water well permit are $50 each. Electrical and mechanical follow the same $50-plus-per-square-foot pattern, with mechanical adding $10 per unit.
Commercial Building Permit
A $1,000 base plus twelve cents a square foot for new commercial construction, as published on the city's Master Permit Fee Schedule dated 16 January 2018, which the Building Inspection page links as its current schedule. On a small building the base dominates: a 3,000 sq ft unit computes to $1,360. Plan review is 25% of the permit fee, applied at pick-up. Additions, remodels and finish-outs are cheaper at $50 plus $0.10 a square foot.
Commercial Remodel and Finish-Out Permit
$50 plus ten cents a square foot for additions, remodels and finish-outs, as published on the 16 January 2018 Master Permit Fee Schedule, against a $1,000 base on new commercial construction. A 2,000 sq ft restaurant fit-out computes to $250 in building permit before the trade permits. Plan review is 25% of the permit fee.
Certificate of Occupancy
$100 on a change of use, change of owner or change of business name, as published on the 16 January 2018 Master Permit Fee Schedule, so a rebrand alone triggers the fee. Re-issuing a certificate is $15. A temporary certificate of occupancy is $50, with a $25 extension.
Commercial Electrical Permit
$50 base, then five cents a square foot complete or $0.025 for finish-out or rough-in only. A new or replacement service is $30 plus ten cents a square foot, a temporary power pole $50, and moving or altering a service $50. Solar panel installation is priced by amperage at $0.10 per amp. Light poles are $50 plus $7.50 each for the first ten and $5 each thereafter.
Moving and Demolition Permit
$100 for a moving or demolition permit. Alongside it the schedule sets a grading permit at $100, a site work permit at $50, temporary buildings at $200, foundation-only at $100, an address change at $50 and towers or satellite dishes at $250.
Re-inspection Fee
$50 for the first and second re-inspection, $75 for the third and fourth, and $100 for the fifth and above, as published on the 16 January 2018 Master Permit Fee Schedule. Releasing a stop work order is $100, at the inspector's discretion, and any miscellaneous permit is $50.
Right-of-Way Construction Permit
Any construction in the public right-of-way needs this — a driveway approach, a recessed parking area, a curb cut, a sidewalk, or any excavation in the street. It is separate from and additional to the building permit. Repair work between the property line and the kerb is a flat $10. The line that catches contractors out is the street lease: where construction requires extended use of the right-of-way, that is $100 per 1,000 square feet of leased street, charged on top of the permit. A licensed plumber working under a city building inspection permit is exempt from the permit requirement but not from the rest of the division, and a homeowner is exempt from the bond and insurance but may not trench for utilities at all.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Odessa
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
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.
- City of Odessa Code of Ordinances § 3-15-133, Fees (Article 3-15, Division 3, Right-of-Way Construction), code current to 11 August 2026City of Odessa (eCode360) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Master Permit Fee Schedule, 16 January 2018City of Odessa Inspection Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-24
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