Administrative overview · FIPS 48079
Cochran 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 2 (Lubbock) / Cochran County Commissioners Court and County Judge
For a project in or near Cochran 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
806-796-7092 (TCEQ Region 2, Lubbock); 806-266-5508 (Cochran County Judge/Floodplain contact)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
TCEQ Region 2, 5012 50th Street, Suite 100, Lubbock, TX 79414-3426; Cochran County Courthouse, 100 N. Main Street, Room 105, Morton, TX 79346
Operating hours
Cochran County Judge’s published page does not state office hours; TCEQ Region 2 hours are N/A on the county site.
Review expectation
TCEQ OSSF approval or denial within 30 days of receipt of a complete application; no Cochran County building-permit 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 Cochran 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 806-796-7092 (TCEQ Region 2, Lubbock); 806-266-5508 (Cochran County Judge/Floodplain contact).
How long might review take?
TCEQ OSSF approval or denial within 30 days of receipt of a complete application; no Cochran County building-permit review timeline is published.
How are inspections scheduled?
For OSSF work in Cochran County, use TCEQ’s county permitting-authority search, submit the state application and complete site-evaluation/planning materials to the authorized authority, and contact TCEQ Region 2 at 806-796-7092. TCEQ requires approval or denial within 30 days of receipt of complete materials. For local floodplain questions, contact the Cochran County Judge at 806-266-5508. No county building inspection schedule was published.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Cochran County’s official county site publishes no general unincorporated building-permit program, county building-code edition, zoning ordinance, or local OSSF order. TCEQ Region 2 is the state OSSF permitting fallback and applies Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. The state floodplain directory lists the County Judge as the local floodplain contact; municipal codes apply inside incorporated cities. No Cochran County minor-work exemption list was published. For OSSF permitting, TCEQ recognizes the conditional 10-acre single-family exemption, qualifying grandfathered systems, and defined emergency repairs reported in writing within 72 hours, but only when all applicable state and local conditions are met.