Administrative overview · FIPS 48063
Camp 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
State Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Region 5 (Tyler) / Camp County Commissioners’ Court
For a project in or near Camp 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
903-535-5100 (TCEQ Region 5, Tyler); 903-856-3845 (Camp County Judge)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
TCEQ Region 5, 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, TX 75701-3734; Camp County Courthouse, 126 Church Street, Pittsburg, TX 75686
Operating hours
TCEQ Region 5 OSSF contact: Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–5:00 PM; Camp County’s published courthouse office hours are N/A.
Review expectation
OSSF approval or denial within 30 days of receipt of a complete application under TCEQ rules; no county building-review timeline is published.
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 Camp County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 903-535-5100 (TCEQ Region 5, Tyler); 903-856-3845 (Camp County Judge).
How long might review take?
OSSF approval or denial within 30 days of receipt of a complete application under TCEQ rules; no county building-review timeline is published.
How are inspections scheduled?
For OSSF work in Camp County, use the TCEQ OARS county-contact search and submit the TCEQ OSSF application and approved planning materials to the permitting authority; TCEQ requires a permit and approved plan before construction, alteration, repair, extension, or operation. The permitting authority must approve or deny a complete application within 30 days. Camp County’s flood-prone-area restrictions should be confirmed with the County Judge at 903-856-3845 before site work.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Camp County’s official 2023 hazard-mitigation plan states that the county has no zoning, has not been FEMA-mapped and does not participate in the NFIP for its unincorporated area, but has adopted regulations prohibiting building in areas prone to flooding. No county building-code edition or general building-permit program is published. For septic work, TCEQ Region 5 administers the state OSSF program under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. No county cosmetic-work exemption list is published. Under current TCEQ rules, an OSSF may qualify for the 10-acre single-family exemption only if it meets the site-evaluation, setback, on-site discharge, single-dwelling, nuisance, and local-authority conditions; emergency repairs listed in 30 TAC 285.35 may proceed without advance permitting if reported in writing within 72 hours. These exemptions must be confirmed with TCEQ Region 5 because no local Camp County OSSF order was located.