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Effective July 1, 2008,
The Community Services Vital Statistics and Permitting Office
Located at the City Office Tower
At 101 S. Mesquite Street, 7th Floor, Suite 720
Arlington, Texas 76010
(NE Corner of E. Abram and S. Mesquite St.)
Click here for map & driving directions
(pdf)
City Office Tower
Parking Map (pdf)
Will not accept financial
transactions after 4:30 p.m.
The office will remain open
from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday (except holidays)
to answer questions and accept
non-financial transactions.
The Environmental Health Division of
Community Services provides services to citizens to reduce the
incidence of preventable illness and disease within the city.
Environmental Health issues permits for food handlers, food
establishments, child care centers, taxi drivers, cremation and burial
transit permits, issues birth and death certificates, and receives
taxi service complaints.
We also conduct food establishment and child care center inspections,
insect, rodent, and other vector related control activities.
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Mobile Food Truck and Catering Truck Permitting Effective
April 1, 2008, the City of Arlington Community Services Department
will perform inspections of mobile food truck and catering trucks
for mobile food establishment operating permits only during the
following days and times:
Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
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Taxi Driver Permitting
The City of Arlington Community Services Department accepts
applications for taxi driver permits only during the following days
and times:
Tuesday: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am - 10:30 am
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Birth & Death Certificates - Notice of Fee Increase
As mandated by the Texas Department of State Health
Services, fees for certified copies of vital records will increase
effective December 1, 2005 to the following:
Birth Certificate - $23.00/each
Death Certificate- $20.00; additional copies $4.00/each
 Texas Administrative Code Title 25, Chapter 181
If you have questions or require additional information concerning
the fee increases, please call the Texas Department of State Health
Services at 1-888-963-7111 or visit its website at
www.dshs.state.tx.us.
Request a copy of a birth or death certificate online
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The
Vital Statistics Division of Community Services Wins
Five-Star State Award
The City of Arlington, TX (pop. 332,969)
Vital Statistics Division has been recognized by the Texas
Department of State Health Services for its performance in
reporting births, deaths and other important information.
The Five-Star Award is distributed to local registrar
offices, including city secretaries, county clerks and
county health departments, according to Deputy Local
Registrar/Vital Statistic Coordinator Elbia Hernandez.
Judges critique and evaluate timeliness, customer service,
application of technology, training, and accuracy of filing,
Hernandez said. Arlington’s vital statistics
office issues birth and death certificates, amends
certificates, and records name changes and court-ordered
adoptions. The office is a division of the Community
Services Department.
 View
the Vital
Statistics web site
Frequently
Asked Questions about Vital Statistics
Request
a copy of a birth or death certificate online
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Beginning
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, a new fee schedule becomes effective for various
health, animal, transportation and code enforcement services provided in the
City of Arlington.
Many of the additions and adjustments provide incentives for increasing the
standards in Arlington to help make neighborhoods more safe and attractive.
View
the resolution (pdf)
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Defend Yourself Against West Nile Virus
by remembering the "Four D's". Increased rainfall this year means
increased chances of standing water. Drain flowerpots, bird baths
and more to help prevent growth of mosquito larvae.
Read
More About the "4 D's" (pdf)
Frequently
Asked Questions
What
City Services are Available?
Useful
Links
View
the Mosquito Samples Site Map (pdf)
Informacion
Del Control Del Mosquito/Virus Del Oeste Del Nilo
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Love Your Kids, Keep Them - Safe
Swimming Pool Safety Tips
Every year
over 300 children less than five years of age die in swimming pools.
Childhood drowning is almost always a silent death. A drowning child
does not splash or scream for help. The following tips could save
your child’s life.
Read
the Pool Safety Tips
Lea
las Extremidades de la Seguridad de la Piscina
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