Administrative overview · FIPS 48261
Kenedy 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
Kenedy County Judge/Floodplain Administrator and OSSF Authorized Agent
For a project in or near Kenedy 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
361-294-5224; fax 361-294-5244
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Kenedy County Judge, 151 N. Mallory Street, Sarita, TX 78385; Kenedy County Courthouse, 101 E. La Parra Avenue, Sarita, TX 78385
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; lunch 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
Review expectation
A Texas OSSF authorized agent must approve or deny a complete permit application and planning materials within 30 days. Kenedy County publishes no typical floodplain or other development-review time.
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 Kenedy County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Kenedy 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 361-294-5224; fax 361-294-5244 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 permit application and planning materials within 30 days. Kenedy County publishes no typical floodplain or other development-review time.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact the County Judge's office at 361-294-5224 before development to obtain the county's current floodplain and OSSF forms, fees, submission instructions, and inspection arrangements. An OSSF application ordinarily includes the owner and site information, legal description, licensed site evaluation, system design and planning materials, and any required maintenance affidavit or contract. Construction must await authorization, and the installation must remain uncovered until the county inspection and approval to operate. No online scheduler is published.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
The current Texas Floodplain Administrator directory identifies County Judge Charles Burns as Kenedy County's floodplain administrator, so development in mapped special flood hazard areas requires county floodplain review. TCEQ's official authorized-agent report lists Kenedy County as an OSSF authorized agent under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285, even though the report recorded no installations in the reporting year. The county website publishes no general structural building-permit program, adopted ICC code edition, zoning ordinance, building-inspection department, or certificate-of-occupancy procedure. County subdivision, coastal, drainage, groundwater, road, and state/federal environmental approvals may still apply to a project. No county cosmetic-work exemption list is published because no general structural building permit was found. Floodplain and OSSF approvals remain separate. Under minimum state OSSF rules, a permit exception is limited to a system meeting 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; as Kenedy County is an authorized agent, the County Judge's office must confirm any local exception before work.