Administrative overview · FIPS 48243
Jeff Davis 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
Jeff Davis County Judge/Floodplain Administrator; TCEQ Region 6 El Paso OSSF Program
For a project in or near Jeff Davis 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
Jeff Davis County Judge/Floodplain Administrator Curtis Evans: 432-426-3968; TCEQ Region 6 El Paso: 915-834-4949
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Jeff Davis County Courthouse, 100 Court Avenue, Fort Davis, TX 79734; TCEQ Region 6, 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, TX 79901-1212
Operating hours
County Judge: Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Friday afternoon by appointment; TCEQ: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Review expectation
An OSSF permitting authority must approve or deny a complete application and planning materials within 30 days. Jeff Davis County publishes no typical floodplain or other development-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 Jeff Davis County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Jeff Davis County Judge/Floodplain Administrator; TCEQ Region 6 El Paso 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?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Jeff Davis County Judge/Floodplain Administrator Curtis Evans: 432-426-3968; TCEQ Region 6 El Paso: 915-834-4949.
How long might review take?
An OSSF permitting authority must approve or deny a complete application and planning materials within 30 days. Jeff Davis County publishes no typical floodplain or other development-review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact County Judge/Floodplain Administrator Curtis Evans at 432-426-3968 before development in or near a mapped flood hazard area and to confirm whether the county's funded septic-inspection service applies to the site. If TCEQ has OSSF jurisdiction, submit the February 2026 TCEQ application, licensed site evaluation, planning materials, and fee to Region 6, then call 915-834-4949 to arrange the required inspection before the system is covered or operated. Use the state license lookup for evaluators, designers, installers, and maintenance providers.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
The current Texas Floodplain Administrator directory lists County Judge Curtis Evans as Jeff Davis County's floodplain administrator, so development in mapped special flood hazard areas is subject to the county's NFIP floodplain review. The county website does not publish a general unincorporated-area building-permit program, zoning ordinance, adopted ICC structural-code edition, or building-inspection department. The county's FY 2026 budget continues to fund septic-tank inspections, but no current local OSSF application or adopted local order is posted; applicants should confirm jurisdiction with the County Judge. Where no locally authorized OSSF program applies, TCEQ Region 6 administers Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. No county cosmetic-work exemption list is published because no general county building-permit program was found. Floodplain development and OSSF work are separate regulated activities and should be cleared before construction. Under state OSSF rules, a system may be permit-exempt only if every 10-acre-rule condition is met, if it is a qualifying unaltered and non-failing grandfathered system, or for defined emergency repairs reported in writing within 72 hours. Private deed restrictions and Fort Davis-area utility or subdivision requirements may apply independently.