Building Permits Inside the Kerrville City Limits

There's a real line on the map in Kerr County: cross into the Kerrville city limits and a project that would've been nobody's business out on raw acreage now needs a permit. The city requires one for most work, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, concrete, the things that actually change a building, and only waves off the very minor stuff. Out past the city limits, the rules are different and lighter, which is exactly why confirming whether your address is inside or outside town is the first question, not the last.

Applications run through MyGovernmentOnline, the city's permit portal, and plan review takes up to about ten business days. There's a plan-review fee up front and the rest of the permit fee once the departments sign off, paid before you can print the permit.

Here's the trap to watch: make sure the permit is issued to the contractor doing the work, not to you. If it's in the homeowner's name, you're the one on the hook for code compliance. The Building Inspection Division will answer a question at 830-258-1514, and a five-minute call beats a red tag on a half-poured foundation.