Administrative overview · FIPS 48051
Burleson 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
Burleson County Environmental Department / Office of Floodplain Administration
For a project in or near Burleson 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
979-567-2360 (Environmental/OSSF); 979-567-2333 (county and floodplain office); 979-567-0076 (Road & Bridge utility permits)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Burleson County Environmental Office, 100 W. Buck St., Suite 303, Caldwell, TX 77836; Floodplain Office, 100 W. Buck St., Suite 306, Caldwell, TX 77836
Operating hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; Saturday-Sunday closed.
Review expectation
The Burleson County Designated Representative must approve or deny complete OSSF planning materials within 30 days. The county publishes no standard floodplain review timeline; its utility right-of-way permit materials state approval may take up to two weeks after a complete application.
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 Burleson County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Burleson County Environmental Department / Office of Floodplain Administration 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 979-567-2360 (Environmental/OSSF); 979-567-2333 (county and floodplain office); 979-567-0076 (Road & Bridge utility permits) and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
The Burleson County Designated Representative must approve or deny complete OSSF planning materials within 30 days. The county publishes no standard floodplain review timeline; its utility right-of-way permit materials state approval may take up to two weeks after a complete application.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the OSSF application, technical sheet, site/soil evaluation, system design, required affidavits or maintenance contract, 911 address verification, and fee to the Environmental Office; email submissions are not accepted. The Designated Representative reviews within 30 days and issues an Authorization to Construct. The licensed installer requests the construction inspection; after a successful inspection the county issues a License to Operate, which is required before use. Floodplain applications, plans, and specifications are submitted to the Floodplain Office before construction.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Burleson County states that it has no authority to create or enforce building codes or require building inspections in unincorporated areas; city limits are handled by the applicable city. The county does enforce subdivision regulations, county right-of-way permits, a 2008 Flood Damage Prevention Order/NFIP requirements for floodplain development, and a TCEQ-approved 2023 OSSF Order with more stringent county standards. No general cosmetic-work exemption list was published. Every septic system in Burleson County requires a permit regardless of acreage, including new, modified, and repaired systems. Floodplain development permits are required only for development within the floodplain; construction outside the floodplain does not require a county floodplain permit. County OSSF rules require at least one acre per single-family dwelling with public water and two acres with a private well under the current order, with limited grandfathered/subdivision provisions.