Sheet: Services index
Jurisdiction: San Antonio area, TX
Reviewed: 2026-09-13
Sources: 5 primary sources

What gets built: metal buildings in San Antonio

Nine building types across Bexar, Medina, Wilson, Atascosa, Guadalupe, Karnes and Frio counties, each priced by an independent local contractor who works your county. Each type has its own sheet: what the building is, which office reviews it, and what to settle in writing.

Which building type should you start with?

Start with the use, because the use decides the paperwork. Whether the building is a private residence decides whether the Texas Accessibility Standards reach it, since the accessibility law and standards do not apply to a private residence. Whether the site is inside San Antonio or in unincorporated Bexar County decides whether Development Services or the county Fire Marshal looks at it first. Whether the land sits on the Edwards Aquifer zones in Bexar or Medina decides whether a protection plan comes before construction. And how much soil the pad disturbs decides whether stormwater coverage applies.

So pick the building type closest to how you will use it, and let the contractor who walks the site sort the rest. Not sure yet is a fine answer on the form. The order the whole job runs in is on building a metal building in San Antonio, and the permit path itself is on metal building permits in San Antonio and Bexar County.

Where the building goes decides the rest. Each county sheet is indexed on the seven counties, and which office takes the permit, whichever of these nine you build, is on the seven-county permit directory.

Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Architectural Barriers frequently asked questions, read 2026-09-13.

Source: City of San Antonio Development Services, business and commercial projects, read 2026-09-13.

Source: Bexar County, building permits and fire marshal code enforcement pages, read 2026-09-13.

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Edwards Aquifer Protection Program, read 2026-09-13.

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, construction stormwater general permit TXR150000, read 2026-09-13.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-13.