Administrative overview · FIPS 48267
Kimble 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
Kimble County Floodplain Administration and OSSF Permitting Authority
For a project in or near Kimble 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
Septic permits/inspections, Mike McDougal: 830-591-6970; Floodplain Administrator Alex Gonzales: 325-215-9145; County Judge/subdivisions: 325-446-2724
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Kimble County Courthouse, 501 Main Street, Junction, TX 76849
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
The OSSF permitting authority must approve or deny a complete application and planning materials within 30 days. Kimble County publishes no typical floodplain review timeline. Its engineering-review arrangement provides a recommendation on a complete subdivision application within 25 days, but that is not a promise of final approval.
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 Kimble County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Kimble County Floodplain Administration and OSSF Permitting Authority 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 Septic permits/inspections, Mike McDougal: 830-591-6970; Floodplain Administrator Alex Gonzales: 325-215-9145; County Judge/subdivisions: 325-446-2724 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
The OSSF permitting authority must approve or deny a complete application and planning materials within 30 days. Kimble County publishes no typical floodplain review timeline. Its engineering-review arrangement provides a recommendation on a complete subdivision application within 25 days, but that is not a promise of final approval.
How are inspections scheduled?
Call Mike McDougal at 830-591-6970 for the current Kimble County OSSF application, fee, submission requirements, authorization-to-construct, and inspection appointment. Do not begin OSSF work before authorization or cover the system before the required inspection and approval to operate. Contact contract Floodplain Administrator Alex Gonzales at 325-215-9145 before development in or near a flood hazard area. Subdivision applications go to the County Judge at 501 Main Street, telephone 325-446-2724. No public online permit or inspection scheduler was found.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Kimble County is the local OSSF permitting authority under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. The current Texas Floodplain Administrator directory identifies contract administrator Alex Gonzales for county floodplain review. The county's adopted 2024 Subdivision and Manufactured Home Rental Community Regulations govern those developments in unincorporated areas and require structures in a floodplain to have finished floors at least one foot above base flood elevation and otherwise comply with NFIP, state law, and the county flood-damage-prevention order. No general county structural building-permit department, adopted ICC code edition, zoning code, or ordinary certificate-of-occupancy program was found. No general cosmetic-building-work exemption list is published because no general structural permit program was found. Floodplain, subdivision/MHRC, groundwater-well, and OSSF approvals are separate. Under minimum Texas 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. Confirm eligibility with Kimble County's septic permitting contact before construction.