Municipal Development

Director: Terry Capehart

201 East Nash
Terrell, TX 75160
972-551-6606
Metro:  972-524-3332
Fax:  972-551-6677
Voice Mail:  972-551-6600, #6682
E-mail: municipaldevelopment@cityofterrell.org

 Chief Building Official:David Denney
 Code Enforcement Officer: Scott Boyd

 Code Enforcement Officer: Sherry Foster
 Code Enforcement Officer: Jerry Persall

 Building Inspector: Vacant
 Administrative Assistant: Lucy York
 Administrative Assistant: Omaira Renteria

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday:  8 a.m. -5 p.m.

Municipal Development deals with all aspects of planning and development within the City of Terrell. The department's responsibilities include:

• Planning and zoning
• The Developer’s Corner
• Comprehensive Plan 2002 (pdf format 133 page file 4.3m download)
• The City of Terrell GIS Maps online
• Contractor regulations
• New water/sewer service connections
• Permits
• building permits
• driveway permit
• demolition permits
• moving permits
• electrical/mechanical/plumbing permits
• sign permits
• health/food permits
• Building inspections
• Building permit fees and charges
• Substandard housing
• Code Enforcement
•  high weeds/grass
•  junk & debris
•  junk vehicles
•  nuisances
• Historic Preservation Commission
• Tax Increment Finance Zone #1
  • Tax Increment Finance Zone Application (pdf)
    

You can now print many permit applications directly from this website.

Planning and Zoning

The Planning and Zoning Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 201 East Nash street. Deadline for item consideration is the first week of the month.

Agendas are posted on the City Calendar when they become available.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Meetings are held in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 201 East Nash street.

Zoning Ordinance document in pdf format (this is a 1.2m file) (Word format 6.7m file size) adopted May 2008. Both file formats are large and may take a few minutes to download, depending on the speed of your Internet connection.

 

Planning and zoning map

For more information regarding Sustainable Intergovernmental Agreements, click here. (this is a 680k pdf* file)

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Building Inspections

The Building Inspection hot line number is 972-551-6654.

Press #1 for Building Inspection

Press #2 for Fire Marshal

Press #3 for Code Enforcement Complaints

 

Leave your name and phone number, job address and type of inspection you are requesting

Forms, applications, and ordinances

• Technical Construction Standards and Specifications (pdf) 102 page file 2.6m download
• Zoning Ordinance document in pdf format (this is a 1.2m file) (Word format 6.7m file size) adopted May 2008. Both file formats are large and may take a few minutes to download, depending on the speed of your Internet connection.
• Subdivision Ordinance (pdf) 91 page file 475k download
• Certificate of Occupancy Application
• Building Permit Plan Review Notes
• Ordinance No. 1989 - Regulating, Installation and Maintenance of required landscaping for commercial and multi-family development within the City (pdf) 106k download
• Ordinance No. 2266 - Exterior construction requirements and standards of the Terrell City Code
• Ordinance No. 2400 - Impact Fees
• Contractor applications
  • Mechanical Contractor
  • Plumbing Contractor
  • Registration as an irrigator
  • Registration as an electrician
  • Registration as a backflow tester contractor
• Application for Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance - Information And Application (pdf)
• Application for sign permit
• Construction site regulation
• Authorization to pull permits form
• Health / Food permit application
• Construction Plat Submission Requirements
• Plat Application
• Line Locate Form
• Zoning Application (Word format)
• Waste water permit (pdf format, 3.9 m download)
• Application to apply for a position on a City Board or Commission. (Espanól) You can also use a printable an application (Word version)
• Tax Increment Finance Zone Application (pdf)

Municipal Development works closely with the Planning & Zoning Commission, the Zoning Board of Adjustments, Building Standards Commission, and the Construction Board of Adjustments.