Administrative overview · FIPS 48271
Kinney 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
Kinney County OSSF Program and County Judge/Floodplain Administrator
For a project in or near Kinney 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
OSSF Designated Representative Charles McDonald: 325-456-4607; County Judge/Floodplain: 830-563-2401
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
OSSF submissions: Charles McDonald, 4826 Red Oak Lane, San Angelo, TX 76904; Kinney County Courthouse, 501 S. Ann Street, Brackettville, TX 78832
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
The permitting authority must approve or deny a complete OSSF application and planning materials within 30 days. Final inspection requires at least five working days' advance notice, and the county states that an approved installation receives its Notice of Approval within seven days. No typical floodplain review time is published.
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 Kinney County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Kinney County OSSF Program and County Judge/Floodplain Administrator 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 OSSF Designated Representative Charles McDonald: 325-456-4607; County Judge/Floodplain: 830-563-2401 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
The permitting authority must approve or deny a complete OSSF application and planning materials within 30 days. Final inspection requires at least five working days' advance notice, and the county states that an approved installation receives its Notice of Approval within seven days. No typical floodplain review time is published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Mail the fully completed four-page application, two copies of the site evaluation and planning materials, legal-description evidence, site directions, required affidavits/contracts, and a check or money order to Charles McDonald at 4826 Red Oak Lane, San Angelo, TX 76904; cash is not accepted. After written Authorization to Construct, the installer must give the designated representative at least five working days' notice of the requested final inspection, attend the inspection, and leave all excavations open. If approved, the county issues a written Notice of Approval within seven days. Contact the County Judge's office at 830-563-2401 for floodplain review before development.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Kinney County is a TCEQ-authorized OSSF permitting authority enforcing state and local requirements under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. The current Texas Floodplain Administrator directory identifies County Judge Tully Shahan as the county floodplain administrator. The county's 2022 subdivision regulations govern subdivisions and manufactured-home rental communities and incorporate floodplain, drainage, water, sewer, and OSSF requirements. No general structural building-permit department, adopted ICC residential/commercial code edition, zoning program, or ordinary certificate-of-occupancy process was found for unincorporated Kinney County. Kinney County's current OSSF application expressly states that the Texas 10-acre permit exception is not in effect in the county; new and altered systems therefore require county authorization even on large tracts. Defined emergency repairs may remain reportable under 30 TAC Chapter 285, but applicants should confirm them with the county designated representative. No general cosmetic-building-work exemption list is published because no general structural permit program was found. Floodplain and subdivision approvals remain separate.