Administrative overview · FIPS 48273
Kleberg 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
Kleberg County Floodplain Management Coordinator and TCEQ Region 14 OSSF Program
For a project in or near Kleberg 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
Kleberg County Floodplain/Emergency Management: 361-595-8527; TCEQ Region 14: 361-881-6900
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Kleberg County Courthouse, 700 E. Kleberg Avenue, Kingsville, TX 78363; TCEQ Region 14, 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 500, Corpus Christi, TX 78401-0318
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
TCEQ must approve or deny a complete OSSF permit application and planning materials within 30 days. Kleberg County publishes no typical floodplain or general 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 Kleberg County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Kleberg County Floodplain Management Coordinator and TCEQ Region 14 OSSF Program 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 Kleberg County Floodplain/Emergency Management: 361-595-8527; TCEQ Region 14: 361-881-6900 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
TCEQ must approve or deny a complete OSSF permit application and planning materials within 30 days. Kleberg County publishes no typical floodplain or general development-review time.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact the county Flood Plain Management Coordinator at 361-595-8527 before development to determine whether a county floodplain review or municipal referral applies. For an OSSF in TCEQ jurisdiction, submit the state application, site evaluation, and planning materials to TCEQ Region 14 at 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 500, Corpus Christi, TX 78401-0318, telephone 361-881-6900. Do not start construction before authorization or cover the installation before inspection and approval to operate. No online scheduler was found.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Kleberg County's official directory lists a county Flood Plain Management Coordinator, and the current Texas Floodplain Administrator directory identifies the County Judge's executive assistant as the county contact. However, the county's adopted 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan states that unincorporated Kleberg County did not then have a Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance in place and identified future NFIP-compliance action; applicants must therefore confirm the county's current 2026 status before floodplain work. Kleberg County does not appear as a local OSSF authorized agent in the latest TCEQ reporting data, so TCEQ Region 14 administers septic permits under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. No countywide structural building-permit department, adopted ICC code edition, zoning code, or general inspection program was found; incorporated municipalities enforce their own rules. No county cosmetic-building-work exemption list is published because no general structural permit program was found. Floodplain/NFIP, coastal, subdivision, and OSSF requirements remain separate. Under 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. Obtain TCEQ Region 14 confirmation before relying on an exception.