Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
OSSF authorization normally within 3 working days after complete submission; subdivision review timeline N/A; municipal building review timeline N/A.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 432-524-1401 (County Judge); 432-524-1434 (Health/OSSF); City of Andrews permit contact should be confirmed through City Hall if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 432-524-1401 (County Judge); 432-524-1434 (Health/OSSF); City of Andrews permit contact should be confirmed through City Hall.
OSSF authorization normally within 3 working days after complete submission; subdivision review timeline N/A; municipal building review timeline N/A.
For county OSSF work, the owner or installer must notify the Andrews County OSSF Inspector at 432-524-1434 and schedule at least 24 hours in advance; the system must remain uncovered. The county’s designated representative normally issues authorization to construct within 3 working days after a complete review. General building inspections are arranged through the applicable municipal building official; City of Andrews municipal construction is the principal fallback.
Andrews County’s accessible official materials establish county subdivision/development and TCEQ-authorized OSSF regulation but do not identify a countywide building-code enforcement department. The City of Andrews municipal code contains building, plumbing, gas, mechanical, electrical, property-maintenance, and pool-code chapters; other municipalities or jurisdictions may have separate rules. No countywide general building-permit exemption list was located. County subdivision and OSSF approvals can still apply outside municipal limits. For City of Andrews, municipal rules govern the scope of required building and trade permits; verify accessory structures, agricultural work, repairs, pools, and manufactured homes with the applicable city or county office.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.