Heating and cooling in Arlington
Arlington's Planning and Development Services fee schedule, effective September 1, 2025 (Resolution No. 25-213), prints a base permit fee of $100.00 for mechanical permits not associated with building permits. A DX system component (air handling unit, condensing unit, indoor coil, etc.) is $25.00 for the first component, "Plus per additional component per address $7.50." Cooling or heating coils other than DX coils are $50.00 for the first unit, and a boiler is $40.00 per unit.
That schedule sets the penalty for work without a permit "in addition to the permit fee charged" at an amount equal to the permit fee. Same-day inspection is $200.00 on that schedule. Arlington's One Start Center, on the second floor of City Hall, 101 W. Abram Street, is the office, reached at 817-459-6502 or 817-459-6504, with permits online at arlingtonpermits.com. A city roofing bulletin says Arlington has adopted the 2021 I-Codes and the 2020 National Electrical Code.
The permitting page says to call 817-459-6502 for construction that includes new work, repairs, alterations, remodels, additions or renovations. Homes in Arlington have a median year built of 1986 (ACS, 2020 to 2024). Whether a same-day inspection's worth $200.00 to you is the one line to settle with your contractor before the permit is bought.
What heating and cooling work costs near Arlington
Nobody's given us a quote for work in Arlington yet, so this page can't show a city price. The Texas page lists the estimates with what technicians earn (the Texas mean in May 2025 BLS wage data is $28.43 an hour, which is their pay, not your price) and some city permit fees. How we estimate costs.
Permits for heating and cooling work in Arlington
Texas cities issue the permit for replacing a furnace, air conditioner or heat pump, and each city sets its own fee; the ones cited on our Texas page all require one. TDLR licenses the air conditioning and refrigeration contractor, so ask for that license number as well as what your city's permit office needs.
Heating and cooling jobs in Arlington
Sources for Arlington
- City of Arlington: Fee Schedule effective 9-1-25 Read Oct 23, 2026.
- City of Arlington: Do I Need a Permit? permitting guide Read Oct 23, 2026.
- City of Arlington: Permitting & Inspections Read Oct 23, 2026.
- City of Arlington: Roofing replacement permits and inspections (technical bulletin) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built