Administrative overview · FIPS 48253
Jones 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
Jones County Floodplain Administrator and OSSF Authorized Agent
For a project in or near Jones 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
Floodplain Administrator Ronald Young: 325-665-2317; County Judge Dale Spurgin: 325-823-3741; fax 325-823-4223
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Jones County Courthouse, 100 Courthouse Square, Anson, TX 79501; mailing address P.O. Box 148, Anson, TX 79501
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
A Texas OSSF authorized agent must approve or deny a complete application and planning materials within 30 days. Jones 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 Jones County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Jones County 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 Floodplain Administrator Ronald Young: 325-665-2317; County Judge Dale Spurgin: 325-823-3741; fax 325-823-4223 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A Texas OSSF authorized agent must approve or deny a complete application and planning materials within 30 days. Jones County publishes no typical floodplain or other development-review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact Floodplain Administrator Ronald Young at 325-665-2317 before development to obtain the current county floodplain and OSSF forms, fees, submittal instructions, and inspection arrangements. For an OSSF, provide the owner and property information, legal description, licensed site evaluation, system design/planning materials, and any required maintenance affidavit or contract; await authorization before construction and leave the installation uncovered until the county inspection and approval to operate. The county does not publish an online inspection scheduler or appointment lead time.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
The current Texas Floodplain Administrator directory identifies Jones County as an NFIP-participating county and lists Ronald Young as its floodplain administrator, so development in mapped special flood hazard areas is subject to county floodplain approval. TCEQ's authorized-agent reporting identifies Jones County as the local OSSF authority, responsible for implementing Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285 through application review, installation inspection, complaint investigation, and approval to operate. Commissioners Court also ratified FEMA building-code and floodplain-management administration and enforcement policy in 2021, but the county website publishes no current countywide ICC structural-code edition, general building-inspection program, zoning ordinance, or certificate-of-occupancy process. Incorporated municipalities administer their own requirements. The county publishes no general cosmetic-work exemption list or countywide structural building-permit program. Floodplain development and OSSF work remain separately regulated. Under minimum state OSSF rules, a permit exception is limited to a system satisfying every condition of the 10-acre rule, a qualifying unaltered and non-failing grandfathered system, or defined emergency repairs reported in writing within 72 hours; because Jones County is an authorized agent and may impose more-stringent local rules, any claimed exception must be confirmed with the county before work.