Administrative overview · FIPS 48305
Lynn 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
State Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Region 2 OSSF Program and Lynn County Commissioners Court
For a project in or near Lynn 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
TCEQ Region 2: 806-796-7092; Lynn County Judge: 806-561-4222
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
TCEQ Region 2, 5012 50th Street, Suite 100, Lubbock, TX 79414-3426; Lynn County Courthouse, 1501 South 1st Street, Tahoka, TX 79373
Operating hours
Lynn County Courthouse: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-noon; TCEQ offices: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Review expectation
TCEQ must approve or deny a complete OSSF permit application and planning materials within 30 days of receipt. Lynn County publishes no subdivision, culvert, or general construction review timeline.
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 Lynn County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel 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 TCEQ Region 2: 806-796-7092; Lynn County Judge: 806-561-4222.
How long might review take?
TCEQ must approve or deny a complete OSSF permit application and planning materials within 30 days of receipt. Lynn County publishes no subdivision, culvert, or general construction review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
For an OSSF in TCEQ jurisdiction, submit the February 2026 state application, proof of legal description, licensed site and soil evaluation, planning materials, and fee to Region 2; do not begin construction before Authorization to Construct. Call 806-796-7092 to coordinate the required inspection and leave the system uncovered until inspection and approval to operate. Contact the County Judge's office at 806-561-4222 for subdivision review or a county-road culvert application, and the applicable city for work inside municipal limits.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Lynn County publishes subdivision regulations, including the June 2024 groundwater-availability certification amendment, and county culvert/driveway applications, but no countywide structural building-code edition or general building-permit program was found. Where no authorized local OSSF agent has jurisdiction, TCEQ Region 2 administers Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapters 30 and 285. The unincorporated county has historically been listed as never mapped and not participating in the NFIP; incorporated municipalities may separately enforce building and floodplain ordinances. No county cosmetic or minor-building-work exemption list is published. Under the state OSSF rules, the 10-acre single-family exception applies only when all conditions are met: a licensed site evaluation, one single-family dwelling on at least 10 acres, no nuisance or groundwater pollution, every system component at least 100 feet from property lines, and disposal entirely on the tract. Qualifying grandfathered systems and listed emergency repairs reported within 72 hours may also be exempt. Confirm subdivision, groundwater-certification, culvert, and municipal requirements before work.