Administrative overview · FIPS 48247
Jim Hogg 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
Jim Hogg County Judge/Floodplain Administrator and OSSF Authorized Agent
For a project in or near Jim Hogg 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
Jim Hogg County Judge/Floodplain Administrator Juan Carlos Guerra: 361-527-3015; TCEQ Region 15 Harlingen: 956-425-6010
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Jim Hogg County Courthouse, 102 East Tilley Street, Hebbronville, TX 78361; mailing address P.O. Box 729, Hebbronville, TX 78361; TCEQ Region 15, 1804 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, TX 78550-5247
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
An OSSF authorized agent must approve or deny a complete permit application and planning materials within 30 days. Jim Hogg County publishes no typical floodplain, subdivision, 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 Jim Hogg County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Jim Hogg County Judge/Floodplain Administrator and OSSF Authorized Agent 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 Jim Hogg County Judge/Floodplain Administrator Juan Carlos Guerra: 361-527-3015; TCEQ Region 15 Harlingen: 956-425-6010 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
An OSSF authorized agent must approve or deny a complete permit application and planning materials within 30 days. Jim Hogg County publishes no typical floodplain, subdivision, or other development-review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact the County Judge's office at 361-527-3015 before construction to obtain the county floodplain determination and the current local OSSF application, fee, and inspection instructions. Submit the owner and site information, licensed site evaluation, system design and planning materials, legal description, and any maintenance affidavit or contract required for the selected system. Construction must await authorization, and the system must remain uncovered for the county's installation inspection before it may operate. TCEQ Region 15 at 956-425-6010 provides state-program assistance if county instructions are unavailable.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
The current Texas Floodplain Administrator directory lists County Judge Juan Carlos Guerra as Jim Hogg County's floodplain administrator, and the county participates in the NFIP, so regulated development in special flood hazard areas requires county floodplain review. TCEQ's 2024 authorized-agent activity report identifies Jim Hogg County as an OSSF authorized agent, administering Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. The county website does not publish a general unincorporated-area building-permit program, adopted ICC structural-code edition, zoning ordinance, or building-inspection department. County subdivision, drainage, utility, and road requirements may still apply to land development. No county cosmetic-work exemption list is published because no general county building permit was found. Floodplain and OSSF approvals are separate and must be confirmed before work. Under minimum state OSSF rules, a permit exception is limited to 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; because local authorized-agent rules may be more stringent, the County Judge's office should confirm any claimed exception.