Paving (sidewalks & drive approaches) permit – Dallas, TX

The Paving Permit Application is the City of Dallas form used to obtain a permit to install paving on city property, meaning a drive approach, a sidewalk, or curb & gutter. The permit is issued to a bonded paving contractor only.

The form is headed with the Planning & Development Department, 320 E Jefferson Blvd, Dallas TX 75203, and carries a checklist titled "Checklist for Sidewalk/Driver Approach Requirements or Special Provisions." The checklist has two items:

• Item 1: site plans drawn to scale and dimensioned, with a North arrow. They show property lines, the location of all paving work, the drive approach radius, median cuts (if applicable), utilities, meters and other approaches, the thickness of paving, the type of material, and the size and spacing of reinforcement.
• Item 2: a tree removal permit and mitigation under Article X of the Landscape and Tree Preservation Regulations of the Dallas Development Code, for protected trees that must be removed in the process of moving structures.

The form closes with a warning that staff cannot accept incomplete or illegible documents. It covers paving on city property only and does not describe any other kind of construction permit.

The permit is issued only to a bonded paving contractor, so the contractor who will install the paving on city property is the party this application serves. The work it covers is a drive approach, a sidewalk, or curb & gutter on city property.

Conditions printed on the checklist:

• A site plan is required with the application. The only exception is installing sidewalks only, and then only when the sidewalk is a replacement.
• Applicants whose work requires removing protected trees in the process of moving structures need a tree removal permit and mitigation under Article X of the Landscape and Tree Preservation Regulations of the Dallas Development Code.

The form does not say that a property owner who is not a bonded paving contractor can receive this permit. It does not describe who may sign or file on someone else's behalf.

Submit the application when you plan to install paving on city property (a drive approach, sidewalk, or curb & gutter), because the permit is what authorizes that work. The form prints no deadline, validity period or processing time of its own.

Prepare the site plan first: the application is not accepted without it, except for a sidewalk-only job that is a replacement. If protected trees must be removed in the process of moving structures, the tree removal permit and mitigation under Article X of the Landscape and Tree Preservation Regulations also apply to the job. The form is dated 3/29/2024.

The form itself names no mailing address, portal or appointment rule for returning the application. It lists the Planning & Development Department at 320 E Jefferson Blvd, Dallas TX 75203, telephone (214) 948-4480, in its header.

• Contact the department: call (214) 948-4480 or contact the department at the address above to confirm how the City of Dallas accepts paving permit applications.
• What to bring: the completed application and the site plan described in checklist item 1, unless your job is a sidewalk-only replacement. Staff cannot accept incomplete or illegible documents, so check that every page can be read.
• Tree removal: if protected trees must be removed, the tree removal permit and mitigation under Article X are handled as the checklist directs.

The City of Dallas page for the form is the PDF at the official link on this page. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the City of Dallas channels.