Administrative overview · FIPS 48035
Bosque 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
Bosque County Floodplain Office / Environmental OSSF Office
For a project in or near Bosque 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
254-435-2382 (Floodplain Office); 254-233-9868 (Environmental/OSSF Office)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Floodplain Office, 110 South Main Street, Meridian, TX 76665; Environmental/OSSF Office, 110 South Main, Suite 106, Meridian, TX 76665
Operating hours
N/A; department-specific public hours were not published on the official permitting pages.
Review expectation
N/A for the county floodplain review; TCEQ's OSSF program states that the permitting authority must approve or deny complete OSSF planning materials and an application within 30 days of receipt.
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 Bosque County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Bosque County Floodplain Office / Environmental OSSF Office 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 254-435-2382 (Floodplain Office); 254-233-9868 (Environmental/OSSF Office) and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A for the county floodplain review; TCEQ's OSSF program states that the permitting authority must approve or deny complete OSSF planning materials and an application within 30 days of receipt.
How are inspections scheduled?
For rural floodplain development, complete the county Floodplain Development Permit Application and email it to BosqueOEM@bosquecounty.gov; the county reviews and approves or disapproves it. A base-flood-elevation survey or elevation certificate may be required. For septic work, contact Environmental/OSSF at 254-233-9868. Non-standard OSSF systems require a current maintenance contract on file, and inspection reports are due every four months within 10 days after inspection.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Bosque County administers the Bosque County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance for special flood hazard areas in unincorporated county areas, using FEMA flood maps and requiring floodplain development permits. County Environmental administers the 2021 OSSF order and requires permits and inspections for all septic construction, alteration, extension, or repair regardless of tract size. Rural development rules also require state and county sewage standards and approved systems for habitable structures. Municipal permits apply inside cities. Bosque County states that all OSSF construction, alteration, extension, and repair must be permitted and inspected; the only locally stated exception is a grandfathered system installed before September 1, 1989. The county does not publish a general cosmetic-work exemption list. Floodplain rules include limited variance procedures, including certain historic structures and qualifying small lots surrounded by below-base-flood structures, subject to the ordinance's findings.