Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Ganado, Texas

Ganado’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New construction, additions, repairs and alterations inside Ganado city limits

  • Interior remodeling, repair or alteration of an existing structure is excepted where no new electrical or new plumbing service is connected or installed.
  • A detailed plot plan with electrical and plumbing specifications must be submitted to the city secretary before the permit issues.

  “the only exclusion or exception for the requirement of a building permit to be issued shall be on interior remodeling, repair or alteration of an existing structure or building where there is no new electrical or new plumbing service to be connected or installed.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Lots inside Ganado city limits where no building line is set by an approved plat or other ordinance (general building-line article, not tied to a zoning district)

  • Applies only where the building line has not been established by an approved plat or by another ordinance or code section.
  • The front line is determined by the building official before the building permit issues.
  • The quoted passage ends mid-sentence at the side setback; the side setback figure was not read.

  minimum front setback: >= 30 feet (where a plat or other ordinance sets a building line) · minimum rear setback: >= 10 feet (where a plat or other ordinance sets a building line)

  “the minimum building setback lines shall be thirty feet (30') in front, ten feet (10') in rear, and five feet (5') on each side.”

• Permit feesPublished

  Building permit fees inside Ganado city limits

  • Fee schedule comes from the 2009 ordinance book; later amendments were not checked.
  • Moving and demolition permits are $75 each (Sec. 3.209a, amended by Ordinance No. 302 of November 9, 1999).
  • The fee schedule covers new construction and additions, repairs or alterations.

  building permit fee, first $1,000 of construction cost: 10 USD · building permit fee, each additional $1,000 of construction cost: per 3 USD

  “(i) one dollar ($1.00) to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the cost of construction $10.00 (ii) every one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the cost of construction thereafter will be at the rate of three dollars ($3.00) per thousand dollars of the cost of construction.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Ganado or Jackson County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Ganado city limits
• Inspections — Inspections inside Ganado city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Ganado city limits
• Local zoning — Zoning inside Ganado city limits
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Ganado city limits

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.