Pallet racking in Fulshear, TX.

For commercial work inside Fulshear city limits, the City of Fulshear issues the building permit, and its commercial permit requirements include a Fort Bend County Fire Marshal letter. The fire code side is handled by the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office. For parcels outside the city in unincorporated Fort Bend County, the Fire Marshal’s Office handles the commercial permit directly, and the county fire code requires an operational permit for more than 500 square feet of high-piled storage, renewed every year. We confirm the parcel and put together the drawings and load information both offices need.

The parts are the same, but the plan is different. Flex buildings have lower clear heights and smaller bays, so the goal is to fit useful storage around doors, offices and columns without blocking sprinklers or exits. Large distribution buildings are about height, aisle width and throughput. In a small building, a well-planned mix of pallet racking and shelving often doubles usable storage without any change to the building.

Fort Bend County. Outside the city, the county’s fire code applies directly, and it calls for an operational permit above 500 square feet of high-piled storage, including aisles, renewed every year. Inside the city, the City of Fulshear issues the building permit and relies on the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal for the fire code. We confirm which side of the line your parcel is on before drawings go out.