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City of Balch Springs - Permits and Inspections Division

The Permits and Inspections Division, part of the Compliance department, handles building permits and inspections for houses in Balch Springs; the city's website lists 13503 Alexander Road as the city's contact address. Balch Springs sits in Dallas County, and the codes the city has adopted are cited below from the city's own pages. This listing covers the office's contact details, the city's adopted codes and the items cited below; it does not cover every local permit rule in Balch Springs.

Jurisdiction
City of Balch Springs, Texas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
13503 Alexander Road, Balch Springs, TX 75181
Contact
  • url: https://www.balchspringstx.gov/556/Permits-and-Inspections
  • phone: 972-286-4477
Adopted code
The City of Balch Springs' Business page links "2022 Building Codes" as Ordinance No. 3255-22, Chapter 14. That ordinance, passed and adopted by the City Council on September 26, 2022, amends Section 14-52 of the Code of Ordinances to adopt the International Residential Code, 2021 Edition, as it may be amended hereafter, and amends Section 14-53 to adopt the North Central Texas Council of Governments recommended local amendments to the 2021 International Residential Code (Exhibit B) together with additional amendments listed in Section 14-53(b).
Ice & water shield
Not required — Table R301.2(1), as filled in by Exhibit B of Ordinance No. 3255-22 (a scanned document read in full from an OCR text), enters "No" in the ice barrier underlayment column for Balch Springs. About ice & water barrier
Wind design criteria
Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, as filled in by Exhibit B (the NCTCOG recommended amendments to the 2021 International Residential Code) of Balch Springs Ordinance No. 3255-22, a scanned document read in full from an OCR text: wind design speed 115 mph (3 sec gust) / 76 fastest mile; topographic effects No; special wind region No; windborne debris zone No; ice barrier underlayment required No. Section 14-53(a) as amended by the ordinance states that the amendments listed in Section 14-53(b) of the Code of Ordinances control in a conflict, and those additional amendments are not reproduced in the ordinance.
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 2% City of Balch Springs), per the Comptroller's local sales tax rate file. Comptroller Publication 94-116, Real Property Repair and Remodeling, states that "Labor to repair, remodel, or restore residential real property is not taxable" and that under a lump-sum contract "you pay tax on all your supplies, materials, equipment, and taxable services when you buy them. You don't charge your customer tax." On a lump-sum residential re-roof the rate therefore falls on the roofer's material purchases, not on the homeowner's contract price.

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Roofing questions: Balch Springs, TX

Is ice & water shield required in Balch Springs, TX?

No. Table R301.2(1), as filled in by Exhibit B of Ordinance No. 3255-22 (a scanned document read in full from an OCR text), enters "No" in the ice barrier underlayment column for Balch Springs.

What building code does Balch Springs, TX use?

The City of Balch Springs' Business page links "2022 Building Codes" as Ordinance No. 3255-22, Chapter 14. That ordinance, passed and adopted by the City Council on September 26, 2022, amends Section 14-52 of the Code of Ordinances to adopt the International Residential Code, 2021 Edition, as it may be amended hereafter, and amends Section 14-53 to adopt the North Central Texas Council of Governments recommended local amendments to the 2021 International Residential Code (Exhibit B) together with additional amendments listed in Section 14-53(b).