Administrative overview · FIPS 48043
Brewster 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
Brewster County Designated Representative / Commissioners Court
For a project in or near Brewster 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
432-294-3021 (County Designated Representative/OSSF); 432-837-6200 (County courthouse)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Brewster County Courthouse, 201 West Avenue E, Alpine, TX 79830
Operating hours
N/A; department-specific permitting hours were not published on the official county permit page.
Review expectation
N/A; the county publishes the application and required materials but no standard review timeline.
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 Brewster County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Brewster County Designated Representative / Commissioners Court 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 432-294-3021 (County Designated Representative/OSSF); 432-837-6200 (County courthouse) and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A; the county publishes the application and required materials but no standard review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
For septic permits, inspections, and questions, contact County Designated Representative Marshall McLean at 432-294-3021. Submit the OSSF application with the site evaluation, required planning materials, and fee; do not begin construction until the application is approved and an Authorization to Construct is issued. The permit-to-operate follows a successful county/TCEQ-compliance inspection.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Brewster County's published permitting framework covers county OSSF permitting and inspections, the September 1999 Brewster County Flood Damage Prevention Order, and county subdivision regulations governing subdivision approval, access, drainage, utilities, and safe building sites. The county site does not publish a general unincorporated building-code edition; incorporated municipalities may impose their own building and floodplain codes. No county-specific cosmetic or minor-work exemption list was published. The county OSSF application states that non-single-family facilities using conventional septic/drainfield systems require professional planning materials; any state-law OSSF exemption must be confirmed with the County Designated Representative before work begins.