Administrative overview · FIPS 48333
Mills 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
Mills County Judge/Floodplain Administrator and OSSF Program
For a project in or near Mills 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
County Judge/Floodplain Administrator and OSSF office: 325-648-2222; OSSF inspector Al Hamrick: 325-372-1751
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Mills County Courthouse, 1011 4th Street, Goldthwaite, TX 76844
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; closed Saturday and Sunday
Review expectation
N/A for general permit review. OSSF inspections require at least five working days' advance notice, and an authorization to construct expires after one year, after which a new application and fees are required. Subdivision regulations require a completeness determination within ten days.
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 Mills County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Mills County Judge/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?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact County Judge/Floodplain Administrator and OSSF office: 325-648-2222; OSSF inspector Al Hamrick: 325-372-1751 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A for general permit review. OSSF inspections require at least five working days' advance notice, and an authorization to construct expires after one year, after which a new application and fees are required. Subdivision regulations require a completeness determination within ten days.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the completed OSSF application and $335 fee to the County Judge's office. After authorization to construct, contact county inspector Al Hamrick at 325-372-1751 at least five working days before the desired inspection, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, and do not cover the system before inspection. Floodplain applicants submit plans, elevations, and any required engineer, architect, or surveyor certifications to the County Judge/Floodplain Administrator.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Mills County Flood Damage Prevention Order adopted September 26, 2005 and effective October 1, 2005, implementing National Flood Insurance Program requirements for special flood hazard areas; Mills County OSSF Order and 30 TAC Chapter 285 standards. No countywide structural building-code edition was verified for unincorporated Mills County in 2026. A septic permit is required for every on-site sewage facility regardless of acreage. Within a mapped special flood hazard area, all development requires a floodplain development permit; the order broadly includes buildings and other structures, manufactured homes, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, drilling, and storage, and publishes no cosmetic-work exemption. Subdivision exemptions do not eliminate separate driveway, OSSF, floodplain, or 911-address requirements.