Administrative overview · FIPS 48199
Hardin 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
Hardin County Floodplain Administration / Permit Office
For a project in or near Hardin 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
Floodplain/Permit Office: 409-246-5250 or 409-246-5251; county main: 409-246-5200
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Hardin County Floodplain Office, 225 Crocker Street, Kountze, TX 77625; Hardin County Courthouse, 300 W. Monroe Street, Kountze, TX 77625
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
N/A; the county publishes permit forms 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 Hardin County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Hardin County Floodplain Administration / Permit Office 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 Floodplain/Permit Office: 409-246-5250 or 409-246-5251; county main: 409-246-5200 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A; the county publishes permit forms and fees but no standard review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the appropriate county permit application to the Floodplain Office. Residential development, electrical, manufactured-home, subdivision, commercial/industrial, culvert, solar, and tower/pipeline applications have separate forms or fee procedures. No work may begin until a permit is issued; the applicant consents to reasonable compliance inspections. For OSSF/septic work, use the current TCEQ application and confirm Region 10 submission and inspection requirements.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Hardin County’s published permit program is administered by Floodplain Administration and covers electrical service, manufactured-home placement, residential/commercial/industrial development, subdivisions, culverts, solar installations, towers, and pipelines. Permit requests in Special Flood Hazard Areas must comply with the Hardin County Floodplain Ordinance. No countywide ICC building-code edition was verified. TCEQ Region 10 is the state OSSF permitting authority identified for Hardin County in the state program materials. Hardin County requires a permit before development, broadly defined to include buildings, grading, paving, excavation, drilling, storage, and other man-made changes. The county states that fees may be waived for non-residential outbuildings and some other development depending on intended use, but this is discretionary and not a permit exemption. The first roadside culvert installation is listed with no county installation charge, although a $50 permit applies to subsequent culverts. Septic exemptions must be checked with TCEQ Region 10.