Administrative overview · FIPS 48241
Jasper 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
Jasper County Emergency Management/Floodplain Administration; TCEQ Region 10 and Angelina & Neches River Authority OSSF Programs
For a project in or near Jasper 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
Jasper County Floodplain Administrator Billy Ted Smith: 409-994-2543; Jasper office: 409-383-9067; TCEQ Region 10 Beaumont: 409-898-3838; ANRA OSSF Department: 936-632-7795
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Jasper County Emergency Management, P.O. Box 2030, Buna, TX 77612; TCEQ Region 10, 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, TX 77703-1830; ANRA OSSF Department, 2901 North John Redditt Drive, Lufkin, TX 75904
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
TCEQ and other OSSF permitting authorities must approve or deny a complete application and planning materials within 30 days. Jasper County publishes no typical floodplain review duration; FEMA map-change or engineering review can extend processing.
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 Jasper County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Jasper County Emergency Management/Floodplain Administration; TCEQ Region 10 and Angelina & Neches River Authority OSSF Programs 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?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Jasper County Floodplain Administrator Billy Ted Smith: 409-994-2543; Jasper office: 409-383-9067; TCEQ Region 10 Beaumont: 409-898-3838; ANRA OSSF Department: 936-632-7795.
How long might review take?
TCEQ and other OSSF permitting authorities must approve or deny a complete application and planning materials within 30 days. Jasper County publishes no typical floodplain review duration; FEMA map-change or engineering review can extend processing.
How are inspections scheduled?
Before any floodplain work, contact Floodplain Administrator Billy Ted Smith at 409-994-2543 or billy.smith@co.jasper.tx.us. The county may require an elevation certificate, flood study, topographic survey, CLOMR, LOMR, or LOMA, and reviews FEMA submissions before filing. For OSSF sites outside Control Zone Rayburn, submit the February 2026 TCEQ application, site evaluation, and planning materials to Region 10 and call 409-898-3838 to coordinate the required inspection before covering or operating the system. For sites in Control Zone Rayburn, apply through ANRA and call 936-632-7795 for inspections and licensing.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Jasper County's official County Judge page states that the county does not require building permits or perform building inspections in unincorporated areas and has no general zoning ordinance outside airport and floodplain areas. County Emergency Management administers NFIP floodplain permits: all work, including placement of fill, within a FEMA-designated floodplain requires prior approval, new-home floors must be at least two feet above base flood elevation, and proposed work must avoid adverse impacts and loss of watercourse capacity. County subdivision rules impose road, drainage, utility, floodplain, and no-negative-impact standards. TCEQ Region 10 administers OSSF permits under 30 TAC Chapter 285 in most of Jasper County; ANRA is the authorized OSSF agent within the Control Zone Rayburn, extending 2,000 feet outward from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 179-foot elevation line around Sam Rayburn Reservoir. No county cosmetic-work exemption list exists because Jasper County issues no general building permits in unincorporated territory. Floodplain work is not exempt: any work or fill in a FEMA-designated floodplain requires a county permit. State OSSF permitting may be avoided only by a system meeting every 10-acre-rule condition, a qualifying unaltered and non-failing grandfathered system, or defined emergency repairs reported in writing within 72 hours. ANRA's more specific requirements apply in Control Zone Rayburn, and municipal permits apply inside incorporated cities.