Administrative overview · FIPS 48289
Leon 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
Leon County EOC/911 Addressing Floodplain Office and OSSF Compliance Program
For a project in or near Leon 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/EOC/911 Addressing: 903-536-3158; OSSF Compliance representative Robbie Robinson: 903-322-3101
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Floodplain/EOC/911 Addressing Office, 155 N. Cass Street, 3rd Floor, Centerville, TX 75833; Leon County OSSF Compliance Program, 2212 CR 282, Buffalo, TX 75831
Operating hours
Floodplain and electrical permit office: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. No permits are processed after 4:00 p.m. each day.
Review expectation
The OSSF permitting authority must approve or deny a complete application and planning materials within 30 days. No floodplain or electrical permit review-duration target is published. The floodplain determination/development permit expires one year after issuance.
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 Leon County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Leon County EOC/911 Addressing Floodplain Office and OSSF Compliance 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 Floodplain/EOC/911 Addressing: 903-536-3158; OSSF Compliance representative Robbie Robinson: 903-322-3101 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. No floodplain or electrical permit review-duration target is published. The floodplain determination/development permit expires one year after issuance.
How are inspections scheduled?
Verify or obtain the 911 address first, then email the completed floodplain form to Permits@co.leon.tx.us, fax it to 903-536-1021, or submit at 155 N. Cass Street, 3rd Floor; call 903-536-3158 for floodplain processing and required elevation-certificate or authorization steps. No work may start before written county authorization. Submit original OSSF materials to Robbie Robinson at 2212 CR 282, Buffalo, TX 75831, telephone 903-322-3101; construction must await authorization and the installation must remain uncovered until the required inspection and approval to operate.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Leon County requires a floodplain determination/development permit before new construction, manufactured-home placement, substantial improvement, water-supply work, or sanitary-sewage work in unincorporated areas under its Flood Damage Prevention Court Order and NFIP/FEMA standards. SFHA or floodway projects require a development permit, authorization-to-proceed letter, elevation certificate, and flood-resistant compliance. The county also requires a $30 electrical-release permit for unincorporated projects and a 911 address before applying. Leon County is the OSSF authority under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285 and requires permits for all new standard or aerobic installations. No general adopted county ICC code edition or broad structural inspection code was found. A floodplain determination is required before covered development; projects determined outside the SFHA or floodway do not require the additional $420 floodplain development authorization. Electrical-release permits are not required inside city limits and apply only in unincorporated Leon County. The county OSSF order requires permits for all new installations, so applicants should not rely on the state 10-acre exception without written county confirmation. No cosmetic structural-work exemption list is published.