Administrative overview · FIPS 48231
Hunt 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
Hunt County Health Department Environmental Services / Hunt County Development Office
For a project in or near Hunt 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
Health Department Environmental Services/OSSF and floodplain: 903-408-4140; County Development: 903-408-4204
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Hunt County Health Department Environmental Services, 2701 Johnson Street, Greenville, TX 75401; County Development, Hunt County Courthouse, 2507 Lee Street, First Floor, Room 107, Greenville, TX 75401
Operating hours
Environmental Services: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Friday, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., closed 12:00-1:00 p.m.; County Development: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Review expectation
The OSSF Designated Representative must approve or deny a complete permit application within 30 days; the county checklist likewise says Authorization to Construct is issued within 30 days when all paperwork is in order. Development applications are valid for one year from purchase. No general building review applies, and no typical floodplain 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 Hunt County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Hunt County Health Department Environmental Services / Hunt County Development 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 Health Department Environmental Services/OSSF and floodplain: 903-408-4140; County Development: 903-408-4204 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
The OSSF Designated Representative must approve or deny a complete permit application within 30 days; the county checklist likewise says Authorization to Construct is issued within 30 days when all paperwork is in order. Development applications are valid for one year from purchase. No general building review applies, and no typical floodplain review time is published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the November 1, 2025 development application and $40 fee to Hunt County Environmental Services at 2701 Johnson Street; applications expire one year after purchase if not processed. For an OSSF, submit the county application, ownership and survey documents, site evaluation, design, technical sheet, and aerobic-system documents where applicable. Obtain Authorization to Construct before installation. The installer must notify the county at least five days before the system is ready and leave every component complete and available for inspection; call 903-408-4140. County Development handles plats, Lake Tawakoni permits, and related development questions at 903-408-4204.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Hunt County expressly states that it does not issue Certificates of Occupancy or require general building inspections. It administers floodplain development permits under its Floodplain Damage Prevention Regulations, requiring residential and nonresidential construction in special-flood-hazard areas to be elevated or protected to two feet above base flood elevation. It locally administers OSSF permits under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366, 30 TAC Chapter 285, and its TCEQ-approved county order; subdivision and engineering standards apply countywide in unincorporated areas. Lake Tawakoni zoning applies within 5,000 feet of Sabine River Authority property, while unincorporated territory beyond that area has no zoning. Culvert permits are required for new driveways. The county does not regulate ordinary cosmetic construction through a general building-permit or inspection program. A $40 development permit is required when a property contains any amount of mapped floodplain before issuance of a 911 address or septic permit; the Floodplain Administrator may issue an exemption certificate when the proposed development is outside the identified special-flood-hazard area. Hunt County's public permitting notice says all septic systems must be permitted through Environmental Services, so applicants should not assume a state 10-acre exception without written county confirmation. Floodplain variances are narrowly available for qualifying historic structures, hardship cases, certain small lots, and functionally dependent uses, but never when they would increase flood levels in a regulatory floodway.