Administrative overview · FIPS 48087
Collingsworth 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 1 (Amarillo) / Collingsworth County Judge and Floodplain Administration
For a project in or near Collingsworth 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
806-353-9251 (TCEQ Region 1, Amarillo); 806-447-5408 (Collingsworth County Judge/Floodplain contact)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
TCEQ Region 1, 5809 S. Western Street, Suite 260, Amarillo, TX 79110-3631; Collingsworth County Court, 800 W. Avenue, #13, Wellington, TX 79095-3039
Operating hours
N/A; the verified county and state sources publish contact numbers but no current Collingsworth County permitting office hours.
Review expectation
TCEQ requires a complete OSSF application to be approved or denied within 30 days of receipt of complete planning materials; no Collingsworth 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 Collingsworth 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 806-353-9251 (TCEQ Region 1, Amarillo); 806-447-5408 (Collingsworth County Judge/Floodplain contact).
How long might review take?
TCEQ requires a complete OSSF application to be approved or denied within 30 days of receipt of complete planning materials; no Collingsworth County building-permit review timeline is published.
How are inspections scheduled?
For OSSF work, use TCEQ’s permitting-authority guidance, submit the complete state application and required site-evaluation/planning materials to TCEQ Region 1 at 5809 S. Western Street, Suite 260, Amarillo, TX 79110-3631, and call 806-353-9251. For floodplain questions, contact the Collingsworth County Judge at 806-447-5408. No county building-inspection scheduling process was published.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
No Collingsworth County general unincorporated building-permit portal, county ICC-code edition, zoning ordinance, or local OSSF authorization was verified. TCEQ Region 1 is the documented state permitting authority fallback for OSSF work and administers Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. The County Judge is listed as the local floodplain contact; incorporated municipalities may enforce their own codes. No Collingsworth County minor-work exemption list was published. TCEQ’s conditional 10-acre single-family OSSF exemption, qualifying grandfathered-system provisions, and defined emergency-repair exception may apply only when all state and applicable local conditions are satisfied; emergency repairs generally must be reported in writing within 72 hours.