Schertz electrical-permit rules changed Sept. 1: applications filed that day or later for non-exempt electrical work must comply with the 2026 National Electrical Code.
Homeowners, contractors and businesses filing applications with non-exempt electrical work on or after Sept. 1 must design and install that work under the 2026 code.
The city’s notice places the rule within Schertz’s corporate limits. It makes the permit-application date the dividing line for covered work, rather than the date construction begins or the electrical work is installed.
That makes Sept. 1 the practical checkpoint for applicants: a covered application submitted before the effective date and one submitted on or after it fall on opposite sides of the city’s stated transition.
Comal.News previewed the transition before its effective date. Tuesday’s change is the implementation step documented in the official notice: covered applications submitted from Sept. 1 forward now fall under the new standard.
The notice directs applicants with project-specific questions to the Schertz Inspections Division. Guidance on revised applications and common exemptions would help property owners, contractors and designers apply the filing-date rule at the boundary.
Residents checking a project can use the city notice to verify the effective date, geographic scope and filing trigger before contacting inspections about how the rule applies to a particular permit.