Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
A complete OSSF application and planning materials are subject to the 30-day approval-or-denial period in 30 TAC Chapter 285; the county publishes no shorter typical review time for septic, floodplain, subdivision, or right-of-way permits.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call Public Works: 806-775-1664; septic/OSSF and Floodplain Administrator Brent Hogan: 806-775-1337 or 806-549-8178 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
Lubbock County Public Works is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Public Works: 806-775-1664; septic/OSSF and Floodplain Administrator Brent Hogan: 806-775-1337 or 806-549-8178.
A complete OSSF application and planning materials are subject to the 30-day approval-or-denial period in 30 TAC Chapter 285; the county publishes no shorter typical review time for septic, floodplain, subdivision, or right-of-way permits.
Apply through the electronic Septic Permit and Septic Payment portal or submit the county OSSF application with the legal description, acreage, site address, installer/designer credentials, site and soil evaluation, and scaled site layout. Call 806-775-1337 or 806-549-8178 or email Septic@lubbockcounty.gov to coordinate the required county inspection; the application gives the county access for lot evaluation and OSSF inspection. Do not cover the system until inspection and approval to operate. Existing permitted-system files may be reviewed at the Public Works office in Suite 1220.
Lubbock County Public Works administers its local OSSF order with Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapters 30 and 285, the county Flood Damage Prevention Order/NFIP requirements, subdivision regulations, county road and right-of-way requirements, and construction-stormwater requirements under TCEQ General Permit TXR150000 for qualifying sites. The county site links an older Texas Residential Construction Code reference but does not identify a current county-adopted ICC structural code edition, so no ICC edition is inferred. No county cosmetic-work exemption list is published. The county OSSF application requires a variance request when the tract is under one acre and requires site/soil evaluation and floodplain precautions; applicants should obtain a county determination rather than assume a septic exemption. Construction disturbing at least one acre and draining to the unincorporated county triggers the county's construction-stormwater notice requirement. Confirm floodplain, subdivision, driveway/culvert, utility, and right-of-way requirements with Public Works before work.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.