Avila Solar Drafting produces permit-ready solar plan sets for installers working in Dallas and across the Metroplex — Fort Worth, Irving, Plano, Garland and the surrounding AHJs. Standard turnaround is 2–3 business days from a complete intake, with free revisions for 6 months. Every set is drawn to the code cycle the reviewing jurisdiction has actually adopted and to Oncor’s interconnection requirements.
Key takeaways
- 2–3 business days standard, 1–2 for Fast Roof, 1 business day when Fast Roof is paired with a Roof Order or EagleView XML.
- Free revisions for 6 months from the order date.
- Five DFW cities, at least three different electrical code adoption dates — Fort Worth March 1, 2024; Irving March 21, 2024; Plano August 1, 2025.
- Every Metroplex set is drawn to Oncor’s AC disconnect requirements, which reject a fixture most installers assume is acceptable.
- Sets ship as a coordinated PDF package plus source files, ready to submit without redrawing.
What’s included in a Dallas solar plan set
Every residential set we deliver for a Dallas-area submittal contains six coordinated sheets:
- Cover sheet and code summary — the adopted NEC and I-code editions for the reviewing jurisdiction, project data, and the sheet index a plan reviewer works from.
- Site plan — property lines, structures, setbacks, equipment locations, and the utility service point.
- Roof plan — array layout by plane, module count and orientation, attachment spacing, and fire access pathways.
- Electrical single-line diagram — conductor and OCPD sizing, grounding, the interconnection method, and the AC disconnect in its required location.
- Structural details — attachment type, spacing, and the load path, with calculations where the jurisdiction requires them.
- Placard and labeling schedule — drawn to the cycle the AHJ has adopted, not a generic label set.
What’s in a plan set breaks down each sheet in more detail. For the submittal mechanics — which review path Dallas uses and what a complete package has to contain — see our Dallas permit design page.
Turnaround, and what actually starts the clock
Standard Dallas plan sets ship in 2–3 business days. Fast Roof runs 1–2 business days, and 1 business day when paired with a Roof Order or EagleView XML.
The clock starts at a complete intake, and that qualifier is where most schedules slip. A complete intake means the site survey data, the equipment list with model numbers, the existing service and panel information, and roof measurements. Missing panel photos and unconfirmed module or inverter models are the two most common reasons a set sits waiting rather than moving. Our site survey checklist is what our own designers work from, and installers are welcome to use it as a field template.
Revisions and how we handle plan review comments
Revisions are free for 6 months from the order date. That covers comment responses from the AHJ, equipment substitutions, and layout changes after a site condition turns out differently than surveyed.
Every set goes through an independent senior-designer review before it reaches you — a second set of eyes that didn’t draw it, checking code citations, sizing, and sheet-to-sheet consistency. We guarantee accurate solar plan sets, drawn to the electrical and building code requirements of your specific jurisdiction and designed to pass first-time review. What we don’t do is promise you an approval, because the AHJ makes that decision, not us. What we control is whether the set gives them a reason to say no. Our pre-submittal checks are worth running on any set, ours or anyone’s.
Which code cycle your Dallas set is drawn to
The Metroplex does not run on one code cycle, and this is the detail that costs installers resubmittals.
Three neighbouring cities carry three separate electrical adoption dates — Plano’s landed in August 2025, more than a year after Fort Worth’s and Irving’s, both of which took effect in March 2024. Irving also moved to the 2024 IBC and IRC in March 2026. Dallas enforces the 2021 IBC and IRC with Dallas amendments, effective May 12, 2023, and its electrical cycle is worth confirming at submittal, since the city’s own published sources have disagreed on it.
Statewide, Texas moves to the 2026 NEC on September 1, 2026, so any set drawn this month should account for which side of that date it will be reviewed on. We confirm the reviewing jurisdiction’s adopted cycle and amendments before drafting, on every order. Our Texas solar plan sets page covers the statewide picture.
Oncor interconnection, drawn correctly the first time
Most of the Metroplex is Oncor territory, and Oncor’s AC disconnect requirements are specific enough to fail a set that ignores them. Under Oncor’s residential requirements, revised May 1, 2025, the visible, lockable, labeled AC disconnect belongs on an accessible exterior wall within 10 feet of the Oncor meter, with an external handle and a lock. Beyond 10 feet or out of line of sight, a placard is required. Oncor also rules out one device type that looks perfectly reasonable on a single-line diagram — the reason is on our Dallas design and drafting page.
We draw the disconnect in a compliant location on both the site plan and the single-line diagram, with an acceptable device type called out, so the question never reaches a field crew.
What drives the cost of a Dallas plan set
Price moves with roof complexity and the number of roof planes, whether a main panel upgrade or line-side tap is involved, whether energy storage is part of the scope, whether the array is roof or ground mount, whether a PE stamp is triggered, and how complete the site data is at intake. Supplying a Roof Order or EagleView XML is the single biggest lever on both cost and speed. Current figures for each product line are on the solar plan sets page.
Dallas Solar Plan Sets FAQs
How fast can I get a Dallas solar plan set?
2–3 business days for a standard set from a complete intake, 1–2 business days for Fast Roof, and 1 business day when Fast Roof is paired with a Roof Order or EagleView XML. The clock starts when the intake is complete, not when the order is placed.
What’s included in the set?
Six coordinated sheets: cover and code summary, site plan, roof plan with array layout and fire pathways, electrical single-line diagram, structural details, and the placard and labeling schedule for the adopted cycle.
What file formats do I get?
A submittal-ready PDF package plus source files, so your team can resubmit or revise without redrawing from scratch.
How long do I have to request revisions?
Free revisions for 6 months from the order date, covering AHJ comment responses, equipment substitutions and site-condition changes.
Do you cover Fort Worth, Irving and Plano?
Yes, along with Garland, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Mesquite and the surrounding AHJs. Each city adopts its own code cycle and amendments — Fort Worth, Irving and Plano are on three different adoption dates — so we confirm the reviewing jurisdiction’s requirements per order.
Do you draw the Oncor disconnect requirements into the set?
Yes. The visible, lockable, labeled AC disconnect is drawn within 10 feet of the meter on an accessible exterior wall, with an acceptable device type called out — Oncor does not accept molded-case breakers as the disconnect.
Order a Dallas plan set
Design capacity is what sits between a signed Dallas contract and a scheduled install. We draw to the reviewing AHJ’s adopted cycle and Oncor’s interconnection requirements, ship in 2–3 business days, and revise free for six months.
Or call 971-410-0655 if you want a jurisdiction checked before you order.