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Contractor Registration
All contractors are required to register with the City of Allen for $50 annually. Registration forms may be emailed to permits@cityofallen.org or submitted in person at the Building Services window at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway.
State Registration
Permit Requirements
To receive a permit, contractors must submit all required documents and fees.
Commercial Permits
Commercial permit applications are accepted online using Citizen Self Service (CSS). For tutorials, visit our CSS information page.
Residential Permits
Contractors may use Citizen Self Service (CSS) to apply for certain residential permits. For tutorials, visit our CSS information page.
You can find a list of the required inspections and inspection codes for your project on the final page(s) of your permit.
Schedule an inspection
- By Phone: 24-hour IVR Hotline
- Online: Citizen Self Service (CSS)
Cancel an inspection
- For same-day cancellations made before 8:30 a.m. on day of inspection, call 214.509.4130.
- For all other cancellations, use CSS or call the 24-hour IVR Hotline
General Forms
- Building Permit Application
- Certificate of Occupancy
- Commercial Construction Packet
- Commercial Plan Review Guideline (includes Multi-Family)
- Commercial Trash and Recycling Guidelines - CWD
- Guide to Permit Submittals
- Plan Revision Form
- Special Inspections Forms
- Temporary Open Top Order Sheet
Forms for Miscellaneous Commercial Permits
- Drainage & Grading Affidavit
- Residential Fence Guideline
- Irrigation Guideline
- Irrigation Audit Inspection Form
- Swimming Pool and Spa Guideline
- Sign Review Checklist (See Sign Regulations page)
- Smoking Ordinance Compliance Form
- Special Event / Temporary Use Permit Application
- SWPP (Storm Water Mgmt.) Form
- Temporary Open Top Order Sheet (See CWD for further details.)
Restaurant Construction and Remodeling
Health Permit (Food/Childcare/Pools)
*If you are selling food at an event which received a temporary use permit, you must apply for an receive a health permit. If you are giving away free samples or donating food for an event, your are not required to obtain a health permit. Mobile food vendors with a health permit to operate as a mobile food vendor are not required to obtain a separate health permit to operate at a special event. However, they are required to notify Health Department staff of their intention to operate at the event.