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Which fact changed?
The official page lists first use, tenant change on an existing CO, changed use and changed floor area among new-Certificate-of-Occupancy triggers. Obtain the previous CO for the exact unit and describe the incoming company, work, equipment, storage and area.
Submit the application and Land Use Questionnaire through DallasNow with the appropriate fee. The city says changed-use requests go to Building Code and Zoning review and may need site, floor or parking information. For the same use, inspections can be scheduled after approval and payment. The CO is released after all required inspections pass; payment does not guarantee approval.
A name-only change has a published application route
For a trading-name change, the specific city FAQ says to submit a standalone Certificate of Occupancy application through DallasNow and describe the change clearly, for example “Updating DBA to XYZ Company”. DBA means “doing business as”. Staff then review whether supporting documents are needed; approval produces a new CO.
The city calls a pure DBA-only change a record change, and its currently linked fee schedule lists a $30 Record Change Fee, separately from the $375 general CO permit fee. For multifamily uses, this option requires no recorded code violations; otherwise the city calls for a new CO and building inspections.
A standalone application does not by itself establish which fee category applies. Final fees are assessed for the actual submission. A new legal tenant is a separate trigger, and the FAQ does not promise that every requested change avoids inspection.
Scope
- Dallas occupancy guidance and the currently linked fee schedule, effective July1,2025, are reviewed for the named routes and categories. The city determines the actual category, supporting documents, inspections, charges and opening permission. This is not a Texas-wide rule or a complete trade/employment/tax/franchise review.
Next step
Obtain the exact unit’s CO and confirm the incoming tenant’s applicable city process before relying on an opening date.
Sources & review notes
Dallas Building Inspection
Passage, dates and research notes
official-guidance · Main guidance
A change of tenant on an existing CO
Reviewed for the named tenant/use and DBA change routes only. The standalone application requirement describes the submission process; it does not assign the general CO fee to every name-only request. The DBA-only paragraph and currently linked fee schedule (r1-local-dallas-fees2025) both publish the $30 Record Change category. For multifamily uses, this option requires no recorded code violations; otherwise a new CO and building inspections apply. City staff assess the actual request, final charges and inspections. No complete municipal, county or sector survey is claimed.
City of Dallas, Planning and Development
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · FAQ: How do I make changes to an existing CO?; record-change paragraph
as a stand-alone CO application
Full main CO page reread. The specific FAQ supplies the standalone DallasNow application route and request description; the record-change paragraph gives the conditional DBA-only category. The currently linked original fee PDF (r1-local-dallas-fees2025) corroborates its $30 Record Change fee. A standalone application is not automatically the general CO category. The multifamily no-recorded-code-violations exception remains; the city determines actual fees, documents and inspections. No application submitted or universal inspection waiver inferred.
City of Dallas, Planning and Development
Passage, dates and research notes
official-guidance · Cover disclaimer; printed pages2 and6: general CO and Record Change fee rows
Record Change Fee
Original official PDF downloaded200 and locally extracted with pdftotext. Read the cover disclaimer and named CO/Record Change rows; $30 Record Change is a category, distinct from $375 general CO permit. The city assesses final fees at submission for the project. Do not use the fee table as universal eligibility or inspection permission. Other permit categories not represented as comprehensively reviewed.
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