Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Electra, Texas

Electra’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction work, additions, or repairs to structures inside Electra city limits, including work by property owners.

  • Permit must be secured in advance of work.
  • No permit is required if total construction cost is less than $500.
  • If the ordinance conflicts with a City franchise agreement, the franchise agreement controls.

  construction-cost exemption threshold: < 500 USD (No permit shall be required when total cost of construction is less than $500.)

  “Except as hereinafter provided, all persons, corporations, partnerships, or any other business entity doing construction work, including additions or repairs to any structure within the City of Electra, or any property owner doing such work themselves, shall be required to secure from the City of Electra, in advance of any work being done, a building permit (for new building construction or additions, or as indicated herein below), an electrical permit (for new buildings, additions, alterations, or repairs to the electrical system of a structure, as set out herein below), a plumbing permit (for plumbing lines or fixtures and gas appliances), and mechanical permits (as required by the Mechanical Code of the City of Electra).”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings and structures within Electra city limits.

  • The ordinance adopts the International Building Code (Latest Edition), except as amended in the ordinance.
  • Where the adopted building code conflicts with the City Code of Ordinances, the City Code controls.

  “It is hereby adopted by the City of Electra, Texas, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, areas, and maintenance of buildings and structures, that certain building code known as the International Building Code (Latest Edition), in the whole thereof, except as hereinafter amended, including all appendices thereto.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Plumbing work done on new houses or buildings before occupancy inside Electra city limits.

  • The requirement quoted is specifically for plumbing work done on new houses or buildings before occupancy.
  • A $20 inspection fee is stated.

  plumbing inspection fee: 20 USD (Applies to all plumbing work done on new houses or buildings constructed before occupancy.)

  “All plumbing work done on new houses or buildings constructed before occupancy must be inspected by the City Plumbing Inspector for which a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid.”

• Certificate of occupancyLimited

  HUD-code manufactured-home parks within Electra city limits.

  • A valid annually issued park license is required.
  • The certificate is issued by the Code Enforcement Officer upon compliance with applicable ordinances and laws.
  • The park license expires December 31 each year and is cancelled when the certificate is revoked.

  “The City of Electra shall not issue a license unless the applicant is a valid holder of a certificate of occupancy which shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer upon compliance with applicable ordinances and laws. At any time a certificate of occupancy is revoked, the license shall also be cancelled. Licenses issued shall expire on December 31st of each year.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  HUD-code manufactured homes placed on individual lots or tracts inside Electra city limits.

  • The lot or tract may not already be occupied by a residential dwelling or structure.
  • Applicable manufactured-home park provisions must be met as practicable.
  • The required plot or site plan must receive City Administrator pre-approval before installation is completed.

  “The provisions of this division shall not prohibit any person from placing and installing a HUD-code manufactured home on an individual lot or tract of land. However, no person shall place or install a HUD-code manufactured home on an individual tract or lot of land if the tract or lot is already occupied by a residential dwelling or structure. HUD-code manufactured homes that are placed on individual lots or tracts of land shall comply with the applicable provisions of Section 7-A and 7-B(2)(a) through (f), as may be practicable. The plot plan or site plan required by Section 7-A relating to the location of any HUD-code manufactured home on an individual residential lot shall be submitted to the City Administrator or his designated representative for pre-approval before the installation of any HUD-code manufactured home is completed.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Construction work, additions, or repairs to structures inside Electra city limits.

  • Required permits must be secured from the City in advance of work.
  • The detailed permit types differ by building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work.

  “Except as hereinafter provided, all persons, corporations, partnerships, or any other business entity doing construction work, including additions or repairs to any structure within the City of Electra, or any property owner doing such work themselves, shall be required to secure from the City of Electra, in advance of any work being done, a building permit (for new building construction or additions, or as indicated herein below), an electrical permit (for new buildings, additions, alterations, or repairs to the electrical system of a structure, as set out herein below), a plumbing permit (for plumbing lines or fixtures and gas appliances), and mechanical permits (as required by the Mechanical Code of the City of Electra).”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built construction inside Electra city limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Electra city limits.
• Zoning districts — Land inside Electra city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Electra city limits.
• Minimum lot size — Residential lots inside Electra 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.