Administrative overview · FIPS 01103
Morgan County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Morgan County Engineer's Office (county floodplain permitting)
For a project in or near Morgan County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
256-773-5297
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Morgan County Engineer's Office, 580 Shull Road, Hartselle, AL 35640; Morgan County Courthouse, 302 Lee Street NE, Decatur, AL 35601
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM.
Review expectation
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Morgan County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Morgan County Engineer's Office (county floodplain permitting) is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 256-773-5297 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
How are inspections scheduled?
For floodplain projects, the Floodplain Administrator conducts periodic construction inspections in Special Flood Hazard Areas. Applications require plot plans, flood-zone/elevation information and, where applicable, professional-engineer or architect certifications; an as-built elevation or floodproofing certification is required before the Certificate of Compliance/Occupancy. Contact the Engineer's Office at 256-773-5297.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A for a general county building-code edition. The official Engineer's Office administers the Morgan County flood ordinance; its published flood-development ordinance requires prior approval for development in Special Flood Hazard Areas and other designated floodplains, including buildings, grading, filling, paving, excavation and storage of materials. N/A. The published flood-development ordinance requires a floodplain development permit before development in the county's designated flood-prone areas and does not provide a general minor/cosmetic exemption list in the reviewed material.