Engineering & Permitting in Irving, TX

Engineering and permitting for Irving racking runs through one of two jurisdictional tracks depending on building location: Irving Development Services plus Irving Fire Department for off-airport buildings, or DFW Airport Board for buildings on airport property. The two tracks have different document requirements, review durations, and approval standards. Misrouting the permit — submitting to Irving CDS for a building on airport property, for example — can cost 3–6 weeks of schedule.

For off-airport buildings, the engineering package is standard Dallas County format: Texas-PE-stamped rack-stability, seismic (SDC-B), and anchorage calcs. Irving CDS reviews typically run 12–20 business days on clean first-round submittals. Irving Fire runs high-piled storage review concurrent. Clean parallel submittal is the schedule lever, same as other DFW AHJs.

FAA Part 77 clearance verification is an Irving-specific engineering line item that does not exist in other DFW submarkets. For buildings within DFW Airport approach paths with upper-bay rack above 30' clear, we calculate imaginary-surface clearances as part of the engineering package. Freeport property tax exemption compliance is a separate engineering consideration that applies to inventory management design but typically doesn't affect the structural engineering or permit package directly. Related engineering work in Dallas uses compatible SDC-B calcs and can share source PE packages on multi-site tenants.

DFW Pallet Racking provides complete engineering and permitting services for racking projects throughout Dallas–Fort Worth, TX and the broader DFW metroplex. Our engineering work — performed in partnership with licensed structural engineers — produces stamped drawings, seismic load calculations, and permit-ready documentation packages that meet Texas building code requirements. We then take that documentation directly to the appropriate building authority, manage the entire permit application process, respond to plan review comments, and track your permit through to issuance. From the first CAD drawing to final permit approval, we handle it all under one roof.