Beaumont, Texas - City Development Fees
Beaumont | City | Jefferson County seat | Southeast Texas / Golden Triangle (I-10 corridor) | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
Beaumont is a home-rule city and the seat of Jefferson County, anchoring the Golden Triangle petrochemical market on the I-10 corridor between Houston and the Louisiana line. Unlike the fast-growth suburban markets in North and Central Texas, Beaumont does not levy a Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 impact fee. The City's development charges are consolidated into a single codified Fee Schedule at Chapter FS of the City Code, replaced in full by Ordinance 25-049 (adopted 9/16/2025) and amended through Ordinance 25-071 (adopted 12/2/2025). That chapter carries the planning and zoning application fees, the special district application fee, and the water and sewer tap fees below, while building permit fees are published as separate residential and commercial schedules by Building Codes. Verify current amounts with the City of Beaumont before relying on them.
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Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning and Zoning Application Fees (City Code Ch. FS, Sec. FS.006) and building permit fees | Confirmed | Specific use permit or rezoning $350.00 / $550.00 / $750.00 by acreage; annexation petition $1,000.00; final plat $600.00; subdivision infrastructure plan review $1,500.00; commercial variance $500.00. New commercial building permit from $100.00 on the first $1,000 of valuation | 2025-12-02 (application fees); building permit schedules undated |
| Utility Tap Fees (City Code Ch. FS, Sec. FS.019) | Confirmed | Water tap and meter $1,570.00 (1") to $2,790.00 (2"), 3" and larger by estimate; 4" sewer tap $1,820.00; construction cage meter $4,500.00 refundable deposit plus $500.00 application | 2025-12-02 |
| Special District Fees (City Code Ch. FS, Sec. FS.006(c)) | Confirmed | Special district application $2,500.00 | 2025-12-02 |
| Impact Fees (TLGC Ch. 395) | Not administered | The City levies no roadway, water, or wastewater impact fee; the codified Fee Schedule contains no impact fee section | - |
| Proffers | Not applicable | Texas has no cash proffer regime; exactions run through TLGC Ch. 212 | - |
Planning, Zoning, and Building Permit Fees
Source: City of Beaumont Code of Ordinances, Chapter FS (Fee Schedule), section FS.006 (Planning and zoning), effective December 2, 2025 per Ordinance 25-049-A and Ordinance 25-071; plus the City's separate Residential and Commercial and Multi-Family building permit fee schedules published by Building Codes.
Planning and Land Development Applications (Sec. FS.006)
| Application Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Specific use permit and rezoning - equal to or less than 1/2 acre | $350.00 |
| Specific use permit and rezoning - more than 1/2 but less than five acres | $550.00 |
| Specific use permit and rezoning - more than five acres | $750.00 |
| Annexation petition and ETJ release petition | $1,000.00 |
| Final plat, replat, and vacating plats | $600.00 |
| Minor and/or amending plat | $450.00 |
| Preliminary plat renewal with approved construction drawings | $500.00 plus $25.00 per lot |
| Subdivision infrastructure plan review fee | $1,500.00 |
| Third revision and beyond - subdivision infrastructure plan | $500.00 |
| Subdivision variance or waiver | $150.00 per waiver |
| Residential variance or special exception | $300.00 |
| Commercial variance or special exception | $500.00 |
| Ordinance appeal | $500.00 |
| Abandonment | $500.00 |
| Street renaming policy | $300.00 |
| Sidewalk waiver | $350.00 |
| Applications requiring advertisement and public notification per state law | $225.00 |
| Applications requiring property owner notices per state law | $25.00 |
| Certificate of appropriateness | $25.00 |
| Zoning verification letter | $50.00 |
| Withdrawal or postponement of a case | $25.00 |
| Other business | $400.00 |
Building Permit and Plan Review Fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Single family, duplex, townhouse, condominium building permit | $0.50 per sq ft |
| Additions, alterations, repairs, remodels (residential) | $0.25 per sq ft |
| Residential minimum permit | $55.00 |
| Residential plan review | $150.00 |
| New commercial and multi-family building permit | First $1,000 of valuation $100.00; each additional $1,000 to $50,000 $7.25; first $50,000 $410.00; each additional $1,000 to $100,000 $6.20; first $100,000 $700.00; each additional $1,000 to $500,000 $5.15; first $500,000 $2,800.00; each additional $1,000 $4.10 |
| New commercial, addition, alteration, and repair plan review | 65% of total permit fee |
| Third revision review (commercial) | $400.00 |
| Swimming pool, sign, and parking lot plan review | $50.00 |
| Certificate of Occupancy | $125.00 |
| Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (30 days) | $125.00 |
| Demolition (residential / commercial) | $150.00 / $300.00 |
| Grading | $60.00 for the first acre plus $25.00 each acre thereafter |
| Parking lots and paving (commercial) | $50.00 for the first 1,000 sq ft plus $3.00 each additional 100 sq ft |
| Re-inspection | $75.00 |
| Usage fee (residential and commercial) | $10.00 |
| Penalty for working without a permit | $500.00 |
Authority: City of Beaumont Planning and Community Development / Building Codes.
Water and Sewer Tap Fees
Source: City of Beaumont Code of Ordinances, Chapter FS (Fee Schedule), section FS.019 (Water), effective December 2, 2025 per Ordinance 25-049-A and Ordinance 25-071. Beaumont operates its own municipal water and sewer utility. Because the City levies no Chapter 395 water or wastewater impact fee, the tap and meter connection charge is the developer's principal one-time utility cost.
| Connection | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1" water tap and meter | $1,570.00 |
| 1.5" water tap and meter | $1,890.00 |
| 2" water tap and meter | $2,790.00 |
| 3" or larger water tap and meter | Call for estimate |
| 4" sewer tap | $1,820.00 |
| Meter relocation (5 feet or more) | $300.00 |
| Construction cage meter - security deposit (refundable) | $4,500.00 |
| Construction cage meter - application fee (non-refundable) | $500.00 |
Recurring monthly water and wastewater demand and volume charges (sections FS.019(c), FS.019(d), and FS.020) are utility billing rates rather than one-time development charges and are outside the scope of this page. Authority: City of Beaumont Water Utilities.
Special District Fees
Source: City of Beaumont Code of Ordinances, Chapter FS, section FS.006(c), effective December 2, 2025. The City levies a per-application Special District application fee of $2,500.00. This is Beaumont's own processing charge for a petition to create a special district within the city limits or its extraterritorial jurisdiction, such as a public improvement district under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 372 or a municipal utility district under Texas Water Code Chapter 54.
Beaumont is unusual among the Texas jurisdictions in ZoneFee's coverage in charging a flat city-level special district application fee at all. Most Texas cities recover district formation costs through the district itself or through a negotiated development agreement rather than a published per-application fee. Once formed, a district levies its own assessments, which are separate from and additional to the City charge above.
Impact Fees - Not Administered
The City of Beaumont does not levy a roadway, water, or wastewater impact fee under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395. The codified consolidated Fee Schedule at Chapter FS of the City Code, comprising sections FS.001 through FS.024 as replaced by Ordinance 25-049 (adopted 9/16/2025) and amended through Ordinance 25-071 (adopted 12/2/2025), contains no impact fee section and no impact fee line item. The phrase does not appear anywhere in the chapter.
This is a documented closed-search outcome rather than a coverage gap. Three official paths were checked: the codified Chapter FS Fee Schedule was read in full across all 24 fee sections; the City's published sitemap was searched and contains no impact fee or consolidated fee page; and the Planning and Zoning Commission page surfaced no impact fee links.
Underwriting note: this is consistent with older Texas home-rule cities in mature markets. Beaumont funds growth-related capital through Chapter 212 subdivision exactions - reflected on this page in the $1,500.00 subdivision infrastructure plan review fee and the platting schedule - and through the utility tap and connection charges above, rather than through a per-unit Chapter 395 fee. For a contrast within the same state, see the Chapter 395 programs on the Anna and Houston pages.
Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover
Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were not closed on this page with a fixed fee amount traceable to a dated or byte-stable official source document. They are disclosed here rather than estimated, paraphrased from a non-official source, or omitted silently. These items remain under limited-coverage review until these gaps are closed from official sources.
Building permit schedule effective date
The Residential and Commercial and Multi-Family fee schedules published by Building Codes carry the year 2024 in their document filenames but print no adoption date, effective date, or ordinance reference on the documents themselves. The building permit, plan review, and certificate of occupancy figures above are drawn from those schedules as currently published, and the effective date is left unstated rather than inferred. The planning and zoning application fees in Chapter FS section FS.006 do carry a firm effective date of December 2, 2025.
Large-diameter water taps
The codified schedule quotes water taps of three inches and larger by estimate rather than at a published rate. No figure is given here for those sizes. Contact City of Beaumont Water Utilities directly for a project-specific quote.
Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing trade permits
Trade permit fees beyond the building permit and plan review items listed above are not enumerated on this page. They are published within the same Building Codes fee schedules and should be read directly for a complete permit-cost build-up.
Adjacent jurisdictions
Beaumont's adjacency list within Jefferson County and the wider Golden Triangle has not been established against an official county GIS or Census place boundary source, so no neighboring-jurisdiction comparison is presented on this page. Beaumont is the only Jefferson County jurisdiction currently in ZoneFee's coverage.
Proffers
Cash proffers are a Virginia statutory instrument under Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303.4 with no Texas counterpart. Texas exactions run through Local Government Code Chapter 212 (subdivision and development) and Chapter 395 (impact fees), and Beaumont uses only the former. Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.
Fee Authorities
| Authority | Fee Types | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| City of Beaumont Planning and Community Development / Building Codes | Building permit fees, plan review fees, certificate of occupancy fees, and the planning and zoning application fees in Chapter FS section FS.006 | beaumonttexas.gov |
| City of Beaumont Water Utilities | Water and sewer tap and meter connection fees under Chapter FS section FS.019 | beaumonttexas.gov |
| City of Beaumont City Council | Adoption and amendment of the consolidated Fee Schedule (Ordinance 25-049, 25-049-A, and 25-071), including the special district application fee | beaumonttexas.gov |
Other Gulf Coast Texas jurisdictions covered by ZoneFee: Houston, Baytown, Pearland, League City. See also the impact fees guide.
Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter FS: Fee Schedule (planning and zoning, special district, water and sewer taps) | City of Beaumont, Code of Ordinances (eCode360) | 2026-07-23 |
| Residential Fee Schedule | City of Beaumont Building Codes (beaumonttexas.gov) | 2026-07-22 |
| Commercial and Multi-Family Fee Schedule | City of Beaumont Building Codes (beaumonttexas.gov) | 2026-07-22 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-07-23. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of Beaumont (Planning and Community Development, and Water Utilities) before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the City of Beaumont codified consolidated Fee Schedule at Chapter FS of the City Code (replaced by Ordinance 25-049 adopted September 16, 2025 and amended through Ordinance 25-071 adopted December 2, 2025) and the City's Residential and Commercial and Multi-Family building permit fee schedules published by Building Codes. ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. The City of Beaumont levies no Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 impact fee; that is a documented closed-search outcome across the full codified fee chapter, not an omission. Building permit schedules carry no printed effective date. Water taps of three inches and larger are quoted by estimate rather than published. Trade permit fees beyond the items listed are not enumerated here. Recurring monthly water and wastewater charges are utility billing rates, not development fees. Texas has no cash proffer regime. Verify all current rates directly with the City of Beaumont before relying on this data for land acquisition, project budgeting, or any financial decision. This page is for research and due-diligence reference only - it is not legal or financial advice.