Overview of Building Safety

The Building Safety Department ensures construction projects across the City of Edinburg adhere to state and local laws to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its residents through effective building code compliance.

The department is responsible for plan review, permit issuance, and the conduction of inspections for all new construction, alterations, repair, demolitions or other building operations.

The Building Safety Department also provides customers with access to Citizen Self- Service (CSS), an online permit portal, which enables a customer to remotely submit permit complete permit issuance, schedule and receive inspection results, and more, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Staff is committed to seamlessly connecting with the community and continues to delivery the highest quality development services in a transparent, cost effective, and timely manner to enhance the quality of habitability and the safe occupancy of structures in the City of Edinburg.