Administrative overview · FIPS 48221
Hood 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
Hood County Development Department / Hood County Environmental Health
For a project in or near Hood 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
Development: 817-579-3304; Environmental Health/OSSF and floodplain: 817-579-3288; 911 Addressing: 817-579-3286
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Hood County Development, 1402 W. Pearl Street, Suite 2, Granbury, TX 76048; Environmental Health, 5417 Acton Highway, Granbury, TX 76049
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
Development must return an incomplete concept-plan or site-permit application with a written deficiency explanation within 10 business days. The regulations publish a 30-day review/decision period for a complete temporary-rental-community or RV-park infrastructure development plan. A complete OSSF application can be decided within 30 days when no problems exist; problem resolution can take up to 30 days. Other concept and site-development plans require the applicable public-review and Commissioners Court process, with no single typical timeline 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 Hood County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Hood County Development Department / Hood County Environmental Health 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 Development: 817-579-3304; Environmental Health/OSSF and floodplain: 817-579-3288; 911 Addressing: 817-579-3286 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
Development must return an incomplete concept-plan or site-permit application with a written deficiency explanation within 10 business days. The regulations publish a 30-day review/decision period for a complete temporary-rental-community or RV-park infrastructure development plan. A complete OSSF application can be decided within 30 days when no problems exist; problem resolution can take up to 30 days. Other concept and site-development plans require the applicable public-review and Commissioners Court process, with no single typical timeline published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Begin with a pre-application conference with the Director of Development, then submit two hard copies and one flattened PDF of the applicable concept or site-development plan. The On-Site Permit placard must be posted visibly for the full construction period. Contact Environmental Health at 817-579-3288 or Environmental@hoodcounty.texas.gov for OSSF and floodplain permitting and inspections; the office inspects new and existing septic systems, and an in-ground pool receives an Environmental Health inspection after installation. For county-road work, notify Road Operations at least 48 hours before major construction items and call 817-579-3304 at least 24 hours before covering an approved driveway pipe.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
The Hood County Development Permit Regulations amended March 10, 2026 apply to every new development in unincorporated Hood County, including municipal ETJs, and regulate concept plans, site development plans, land-use districts, population density, setbacks/building lines, drainage, public facilities, site permits, pools, and specified industrial uses under Texas Local Government Code Chapters 231, 232, and 233. Hood County also enforces its Flood Damage Prevention Order, OSSF Order under 30 TAC Chapter 285, subdivision and manufactured-home-rental-community rules, and road construction standards using the current NCTCOG Standard Specifications where county standards are silent. The county does not publish a general structural ICC building-code edition for ordinary construction. The March 2026 regulations exempt legacy subdivision applications filed before September 27, 1999 and approved before March 31, 2000; certain legacy OSSF applications filed before the stated 1999/2000 dates; projects released from the 1999 moratorium and approved before March 31, 2000; and land divisions exempt under the subdivision rules. Exempt land divisions remain subject to density, minimum well/OSSF acreage, and site-development-plan requirements when use changes to commercial, and remedial provisions apply to all new and existing development. No blanket cosmetic-work exemption is published: required site approval and an On-Site Permit must precede building construction or earth disturbance.