Administrative overview · FIPS 48229
Hudspeth 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
Hudspeth County Judge and Floodplain Administrator / Hudspeth County Appraisal District OSSF Program
For a project in or near Hudspeth 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
County Judge/Floodplain Administrator Joanna Mackenzie: 915-369-2321; Hudspeth County Appraisal District OSSF assistance: 915-369-4118 or 915-369-3621
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Hudspeth County Courthouse, 109 Millican Street, Sierra Blanca, TX 79851; Hudspeth County Appraisal District, 103 Millican Street, Sierra Blanca, TX 79851
Operating hours
County courthouse: N/A; Hudspeth County Appraisal District: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Review expectation
Complete Certificate of Compliance applications are reviewed by Commissioners Court on a monthly or biweekly basis. Current state rules allow the OSSF permitting authority 30 days to approve or deny a complete application and planning materials. No typical development/floodplain or subdivision review time 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 Hudspeth County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Hudspeth County Judge and Floodplain Administrator / Hudspeth County Appraisal District OSSF Program 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 County Judge/Floodplain Administrator Joanna Mackenzie: 915-369-2321; Hudspeth County Appraisal District OSSF assistance: 915-369-4118 or 915-369-3621 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
Complete Certificate of Compliance applications are reviewed by Commissioners Court on a monthly or biweekly basis. Current state rules allow the OSSF permitting authority 30 days to approve or deny a complete application and planning materials. No typical development/floodplain or subdivision review time is published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Mail the county development application to the County Judge Office, P.O. Box 68, Sierra Blanca, TX 79851, or email countyapplications@co.hudspeth.tx.us; call 915-369-2321 for floodplain review. Floodplain sites must provide scaled plans and the applicable residential elevation certificate, nonresidential floodproofing certificate, or floodway no-rise certification. For septic permitting, inspections, or records, contact the Hudspeth County Appraisal District at 915-369-4118; proof of inspection or authorization to operate is required for the county Certificate of Compliance.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Hudspeth County requires its development-permit review for proposed residential, commercial, manufactured-home, cell-tower, substantial-improvement, temporary-storage, and other development, with the County Floodplain Administrator applying FEMA flood data and elevation, floodproofing, and no-rise documentation where applicable. The county also administers Certificates of Plat Compliance, revised model subdivision rules, subdivision improvement-plan and plat review, road naming, and county road/right-of-way permits. The Hudspeth County Appraisal District administers the local OSSF program under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. No general countywide ICC structural-code edition is published. The development application allows the Floodplain Administrator to determine whether a site is outside the mapped floodplain and issue an exemption certificate; projects in a floodplain or floodway must supply the applicable scaled plans, elevation or floodproofing certificate, and no-rise engineering. No county cosmetic-work exemption list is published. State OSSF rules provide narrow exceptions for qualifying 10-acre single-family tracts, qualifying grandfathered systems, and defined emergency repairs reported in writing within 72 hours. Residential property outside incorporated municipalities must obtain a Certificate of Compliance before new, reconnected, or changed utility service.