How to respond to Fort Worth’s comments report

What the City of Fort Worth calls its correction letter, how to resubmit, and what to include, from the city’s own pages. Each fact links to its source.

What the City of Fort Worth calls it

The City of Fort Worth calls its correction letter “comments report”. It expects a written response letter that answers each comment.

Source: fortworthtexas.gov

How to resubmit after Fort Worth plan check corrections

1. Revisions can be submitted only after every department has reviewed and the permit is in Awaiting Client Reply status.
2. Download the comments report from the permit record; it lists each department's comments (conditions, or holds) and the plans examiner to contact.
3. Resubmit all drawings combined into one PDF through Accela Citizen Access, using the Resubmit link in the Attachments section, not by email to the plans examiners.
4. A partial submittal of individual sheets is not accepted; resubmit a complete set in the same format and scale as the original.
5. Cloud and delta all revisions, with a response letter from the professional that addresses every hold.

From the city’s instructions: fortworthtexas.gov

What to include

• Resubmittals, if necessary, must be submitted in the same format and scale as the original submission.

From Fort Worth’s own page, read October 31, 2026: fortworthtexas.gov

Codes its letters cite

Building code named on the city’s pages: 2021 International Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Fire, and Existing Building Codes.

Source: fortworthtexas.gov

Local amendments to the building code

Adopted local amendments.

Source: fortworthtexas.gov

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

• IBC 307.4: Adds aircraft paint hangars as a new use under Section 307.4.
• IBC 308.2: Adds orphanage and foster home uses under Group I-1.
• IBC 308.3: Adds orphanage and foster home uses under Group I-2.
• IBC 310.2: Adds Bed and Breakfast Inn as a new Group R use.
• IBC 310.4: Amended; see the ordinance
• IBC 310.5: Adds Community Home as a new Group R use.
• IBC 406.5.2.2: Outside horizontal clear space equals one half the height of the highest required opening.
• IBC 424.5: Deletes this section.
• IBC 509.4.2: Adds two sentences on sprinkler head requirements for reduced incidental use areas and existing single-story tenant spaces.
• IBC 903.4: Amended; see the ordinance
• IBC 905.8.1: Amended; see the ordinance
• IBC 907.2: Replaces last sentence requiring manual pull station at sprinkler riser room exit and FACP.

The ordinance amends more sections than these.

The amendments: fortworthtexas.gov

Official links

• Resubmittal instructions
• Accela Citizen Access (ACA)
• Building department page
• Permit open data
• Development Services: 817-392-2222 (fortworthtexas.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Address: 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, TX 76102 (fortworthtexas.gov, checked October 31, 2026)

Links and facts checked on October 30, 2026.

Texas rules every plan check here follows

These come from Texas law and state agencies, so they apply in Fort Worth 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 comments report has

General guidance, not the City of Fort Worth’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.

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