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
N/A for general floodplain review. OSSF authorization to construct is valid for one year, and the Health Department reserves at least 24 hours for initial application review before an inspection can be scheduled. Driveway and related Public Works permits are routed to Commissioners Court on its regular meeting cycle.
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/Floodplain: 432-742-7370; City-County Health Department septic: 432-681-7613; State Fire Marshal: 512-676-6800 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
Midland County Public Works, Midland Health Department, and Texas State Fire Marshal's Office 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/Floodplain: 432-742-7370; City-County Health Department septic: 432-681-7613; State Fire Marshal: 512-676-6800.
N/A for general floodplain review. OSSF authorization to construct is valid for one year, and the Health Department reserves at least 24 hours for initial application review before an inspection can be scheduled. Driveway and related Public Works permits are routed to Commissioners Court on its regular meeting cycle.
For septic work, contact Midland Health Department at 432-681-7613 at least four working days before inspection and leave the system uncovered until it passes; no inspection is scheduled during the first 24 hours after application receipt. Floodplain projects may require a site plan and a surveyor- or engineer-signed elevation or floodproofing certificate returned to Public Works. State fire/building inspection requests use the State Fire Marshal contacts listed on the county Fire Marshal page.
Midland County Flood Damage Prevention Regulations adopted in 1992 and the Monahans and South Draw Interim Flood Planning Framework adopted December 13, 2021; county OSSF requirements under 30 TAC Chapter 285. For addresses outside City of Midland limits, the county states that fire codes and building/fire-code permits, inspections, violations, and certificates of occupancy are handled by the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office; the county does not publish specific structural or fire-code editions for 2026. The City Fire Marshal may instead enforce within the City's ETJ. County guidance does not publish a minor-work exemption. It states that every person planning development in unincorporated Midland County must first obtain a floodplain permit; covered development includes buildings, additions and improvements, mobile-home placement, fill, grading, paving, excavation, drilling, storage, and changes to channels, ditches, or playa lakes. Verify City of Midland ETJ jurisdiction for the project address.
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.