Denison plan check and resubmittal guide

What we could verify about the City of Denison’s permit office from government and permit portal pages, what Texas law says about plan check there, and how to answer a correction letter. Each fact links to its source.

The City of Denison permit office

• Building Department (denisontx.gov, checked October 31, 2026): 903-465-2720 (denisontx.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Address: 500 W. Chestnut, Denison, TX 75020 (denisontx.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Building department page

Links and facts checked on October 30, 2026.

Codes its letters cite

Building code named on the city’s pages: 2024 International Building Code.

Source: denisontx.gov

Local amendments to the building code

Adopted local amendments.

Source: denisontx.gov

Sections the City of Denison changes from the state code (summaries in our words; read the ordinance for the exact text):

• CHAPTER28 28.49: Amends permitted zones for Data Centers; adds Telecommunications Facility as a permitted use.
• CHAPTER26 26-826: Provides a smaller minimum capacity for newly installed grease interceptors.
• CHAPTER25 25-154: Revises rules on parking of trailers on residential streets.
• CHAPTER13 13-162: Allows demolitions to proceed through the Municipal Court process.
• CHAPTER3 3-2: Revises license, permit, or certificate provisions regarding local fees.
• CHAPTER25 25-136.1: Adds stop signs at US Hwy 75 frontage at Loy Lake and Crawford Roads.
• CHAPTER26 26-114: Revises authority to require pretreatment and monitoring facilities.
• CHAPTER28 28.46: Amended; see the ordinance
• CITYOFDENISONCODEOFORDINANCES 25.22: Adds new Section 25.22, "Affirmative Defenses."
• CHAPTER25 25-202: Repeals Section 25-202, "Obstructing Crossings."
• ZONINGORDINANCE 28.51: Amends landscaping requirements contained in Section 28.51.
• ZONINGORDINANCE Appendix C: Amends landscaping requirements contained in Appendix C.

The amendments: denisontx.gov

Denison and Grayson County

Denison is in Grayson County.

Texas rules every plan check here follows

These come from Texas law and state agencies, so they apply in Denison as well. Each links to its source.

Code for homes

For houses, Texas cities start from the International Residential Code as it stood on May 1, 2012.

Source: Texas Local Government Code § 214.212, checked October 31, 2026

Code for commercial buildings

For commercial buildings, Texas cities start from the International Building Code as it stood on May 1, 2012.

Source: Texas Local Government Code § 214.216, checked October 31, 2026

Local amendments

Each city can set its own procedures to add to, change, or remove parts of the residential code, and to run its own enforcement.

Source: Texas Local Government Code § 214.212, checked October 31, 2026

Newer code editions

Cities may also consider later code changes published after May 1, 2012, so ask your building department which edition it enforces.

Source: Texas Local Government Code § 214.212, checked October 31, 2026

What a good response to plan check corrections has

General guidance, not the City of Denison’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

• Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
• Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
• Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
• Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
• Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

Other Texas city guides

• City of Sherman
• City of Van Alstyne
• City of Deer Park

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