Administrative overview · FIPS 48009
Archer 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
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Archer County Commissioners Court, County Clerk, and Emergency Management Office; municipal permitting officers for incorporated cities
For a project in or near Archer 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
940-574-2868 (Emergency Management/floodplain and OSSF permits); 940-574-4811 (County Judge and Commissioners); 940-574-4302 (County Clerk)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Archer County Courthouse, 100 S Center St., Archer City, TX 76351; County Clerk mailing address PO Box 427, Archer City, TX 76351
Operating hours
County Clerk: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM, closed 12:00-1:00 PM; no separate Emergency Management permitting hours were published.
Review expectation
OSSF approval or denial within 5 business days; completed subdivision applications are approved, conditionally approved, or disapproved within 30 days, with a possible additional extension of up to 30 days; municipal building timelines vary.
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 Archer County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 940-574-2868 (Emergency Management/floodplain and OSSF permits); 940-574-4811 (County Judge and Commissioners); 940-574-4302 (County Clerk).
How long might review take?
OSSF approval or denial within 5 business days; completed subdivision applications are approved, conditionally approved, or disapproved within 30 days, with a possible additional extension of up to 30 days; municipal building timelines vary.
How are inspections scheduled?
For Archer County OSSF work, the permitting authority must approve or deny a complete application within 5 business days and conduct a construction inspection within 2 business days after an inspection request. The county requires a floodplain determination before new residential, commercial, or agricultural construction; obtain it through Emergency Management at 940-574-2868. Subdivision applicants must request a pre-application meeting with the precinct commissioner and county engineer at least 15 days before filing, and county/state agencies may inspect the property. Municipal building inspections are scheduled with the applicable city permitting officer.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Archer County’s official mitigation plan states that the county has no building or fire codes and does not enforce building codes except through floodplain permitting. The current May 11, 2026 subdivision regulations govern subdivision infrastructure, drainage, water, sewage, roads, and floodplain development. Incorporated municipalities may enforce their own building codes; Archer City’s code requires permits through the city secretary for building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and foundation work. The 2026 county subdivision regulations exempt qualifying agricultural divisions without public-use streets, family tracts of four or fewer parts transferred to relatives within the third degree, rural home tracts with all parts over 10 acres, veterans’ tracts meeting the stated conditions, certain public/floodplain/future-development/partitioned tracts, and similar state-law exemptions. The regulations also exclude routine lawn care, removal of naturally damaged vegetation, agricultural cultivation, and utility/drainage/street work that does not disturb land or increase impervious cover from their definition of development. These exemptions do not remove OSSF, floodplain, municipal, or other applicable approvals.