Inspection Services

We work to provide the citizens of Waco with a safe and healthy environment in which to work and live through the enforcement of model construction codes, local code amendments, along with other City Ordinances facilitated through our Planning Division.

In order to fully understand the personnel and productivity of Inspection Services, it is necessary to first understand the organization of the department, and the function of the various personnel.

The City of Waco has adopted the following codes as of March 1, 2021:

• International Codes, 2018 Edition
• National Electrical Code (NEC), 2020 Edition

The Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act requires the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) to adopt the revised National Electrical Code (NEC) as the electrical code for the state of Texas. On June 30, 2020, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, which oversees TDLR, adopted amendments to Chapter 73.100 of the Electricians administrative rules and established the 2020 NEC as the "minimum standard" for all electrical work in Texas covered by the Act.

Any non-exempt electrical work started on or after November 1, 2020 must be installed in accordance with the 2020 NEC. For purposes of clarification, the “start” of electrical work is the day the electrician begins installing electrical materials or equipment within the residential or commercial building structure. Inside the corporate limits of a municipality, electricians must abide by city permitting requirements and adhere to any local code amendments.