Administrative overview · FIPS 48059
Callahan 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
Callahan County Commissioners’ Court / County Designated OSSF Representative
For a project in or near Callahan 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
325-854-5805 (County Judge/Commissioners’ Court)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Callahan County Temporary Operations Building, 1257 FM 2047, Baird, TX 79504; mailing address 100 W. 4th Street, Suite 200, Baird, TX 79504
Operating hours
Monday–Thursday 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (closed 12:00–12:30 PM); Friday 8:00 AM–2:00 PM for the County Judge’s office.
Review expectation
N/A for ordinary building permits. Published planning milestones are at least 30 days’ advance notice for a subdivision hearing and up to 45 days for written OSSF subdivision-planning approval; the preliminary plat fee is $500.
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 Callahan County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Callahan County Commissioners’ Court / County Designated OSSF Representative 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 325-854-5805 (County Judge/Commissioners’ Court) and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A for ordinary building permits. Published planning milestones are at least 30 days’ advance notice for a subdivision hearing and up to 45 days for written OSSF subdivision-planning approval; the preliminary plat fee is $500.
How are inspections scheduled?
Subdivision submissions go to the County Judge’s Office for Commissioners’ Court review on two readings; the applicant must meet with the precinct commissioner at least 30 days before the requested meeting. OSSF subdivision planning materials go to the County Designated OSSF Representative and Commissioners’ Court, which approve or deny them in writing within 45 days. County-road access construction requires county inspection and at least 24 hours’ notice before work begins.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Callahan County’s regulations adopted March 23, 2026 govern subdivision platting and construction standards outside incorporated cities, including roads, drainage, private sewage facilities, and development in the floodplain. They require Commissioners’ Court plat approval before filing and state that, as of adoption, the county had no FEMA-authorized floodplain boundary map; individual tracts require a floodplain determination. No specific county ICC building-code edition is published. The 2026 regulations exclude certain transactions from the county’s subdivision definition, including intra-family transfers, boundary-line transactions, court-ordered partitions, partitions between specified joint owners, transfers of rights-of-way or easements, and tracts over 15 acres. A division into two parcels within a two-year period is also excluded from the stated subdivision definition. These exclusions do not waive any separate OSSF, floodplain, road, or state requirements. No general cosmetic building-work exemption list is published.