Administrative overview · FIPS 48053
Burnet 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
Burnet County Development Services Department / Environmental Services and OSSF Permitting
For a project in or near Burnet 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
512-756-5445 (permit/flood-hazard verification); 512-715-5260 (Development Services flood assistance); 512-756-5420 (county courthouse)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Burnet County Development Services, 220 S. Pierce St., Burnet, TX 78611; Development Services flood office, 133 E. Jackson St., Room 107, Burnet, TX 78611
Operating hours
N/A; the county publishes the courthouse and department addresses but no dedicated permit-counter hours.
Review expectation
N/A; Burnet County publishes application requirements and fees 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 Burnet County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Burnet County Development Services Department / Environmental Services and OSSF Permitting 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 512-756-5445 (permit/flood-hazard verification); 512-715-5260 (Development Services flood assistance); 512-756-5420 (county courthouse) and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A; Burnet County publishes application requirements and fees but no standard review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the building application and supporting flood-zone documentation to Development Services; floodplain work requires pre-pour and finished-construction inspections. For OSSF, submit the county septic application with a licensed site evaluation, soil test, design, and any required affidavits or maintenance contracts; construction cannot start until the Designated Representative approves and issues the permit to construct. The permitting authority may enter the property during daylight for inspection.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Burnet County requires a building/development permit for county projects, with Class A for work outside a designated flood hazard boundary and Class B for work in a flood zone. All floodplain development, including new construction, filling, grading, paving, and substantial improvements at 50% or more of market value, requires a permit and inspections. The county flood order uses FEMA FIS/FIRM data dated November 1, 2019 and requires one-foot freeboard for new and substantially improved structures, with a two-foot recommendation in A zones. Burnet County adopts 30 TAC Chapters 30 and 285 for OSSF and applies more stringent local rules. Class A permits require no structural inspections; Class B flood-zone permits require elevation or engineer/site-plan documentation. No broad cosmetic-work exemption list was published. Burnet County's OSSF order expressly requires permitting and inspection of all on-site systems regardless of tract size, so the usual state 10-acre exemption is not available within the county's jurisdiction unless the county confirms otherwise. Development outside the designated flood hazard area does not require a floodplain permit, but the county's building permit may still be required.