Administrative overview · FIPS 48293
Limestone 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
Limestone County Floodplain Administrator and OSSF Program
For a project in or near Limestone 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 Administrator Damian Hullum: 254-729-5517; County Judge's Office/general county contact: 254-729-3810
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Floodplain Administrator, 1221 E. Yeagua Street, Groesbeck, TX 76642; OSSF Program, 200 W. State Street, Suite 101, Groesbeck, TX 76642
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
The OSSF Authorization to Construct is valid for one year. After a successful installation inspection, the county states that the Notice of Approval will be issued within approximately five business days. No published floodplain-review duration was found.
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 Limestone County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Limestone County Floodplain Administrator and 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?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Floodplain Administrator Damian Hullum: 254-729-5517; County Judge's Office/general county contact: 254-729-3810.
How long might review take?
The OSSF Authorization to Construct is valid for one year. After a successful installation inspection, the county states that the Notice of Approval will be issued within approximately five business days. No published floodplain-review duration was found.
How are inspections scheduled?
Return the floodplain application to Damian Hullum by email at damian.hullum@co.limestone.tx.us or fax 254-729-6077; the $25 fee must be received before processing. For OSSF work, submit the complete application, planning materials, site/soil evaluation, directions, fee, and—where applicable—recorded affidavit and two-year aerobic maintenance contract. Wait for the Authorization to Construct, then contact the county office at least five business days before the required installation inspection; do not cover the system before inspection.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Limestone County examines construction for compliance with its Flood Damage Prevention Order and NFIP/FEMA floodplain standards; a floodplain development permit is required when property is in the floodplain. The county is also the OSSF permitting authority under its local rules, Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366, and 30 TAC Chapter 285; its application expressly requires compliance with 30 TAC Chapter 285. No countywide ICC structural building-code edition or general structural permit program was found for unincorporated Limestone County. The county floodplain page requires the $25 development permit when the property is in the floodplain; it does not publish a separate permit requirement for construction determined outside the floodplain. Every OSSF application must obtain county floodplain approval. No county cosmetic-work or minor structural exemption list is published, and no OSSF acreage exemption should be assumed without written county confirmation.