Administrative overview · FIPS 48337
Montague 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
Montague County Sewage Inspector and Emergency Management/Floodplain Administration
For a project in or near Montague 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
Sewage Inspector Mike Preuninger: 940-531-2179; Emergency Management Coordinator/Floodplain contact: 940-841-1336; County Judge: 940-894-2401
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Montague County Courthouse, 11339 State Highway 59 North, Montague, TX 76251
Operating hours
Sewage Inspector: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; County Judge: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, closed 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Review expectation
The county will approve or deny an OSSF application within 30 days; resolving deficiencies may take up to 30 days, and a denial is issued in writing. No fixed floodplain-review time is published. A floodplain permit expires if work does not commence within six months.
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 Montague County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Montague County Sewage Inspector and Emergency Management/Floodplain Administration 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 Sewage Inspector Mike Preuninger: 940-531-2179; Emergency Management Coordinator/Floodplain contact: 940-841-1336; County Judge: 940-894-2401 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
The county will approve or deny an OSSF application within 30 days; resolving deficiencies may take up to 30 days, and a denial is issued in writing. No fixed floodplain-review time is published. A floodplain permit expires if work does not commence within six months.
How are inspections scheduled?
For septic work, submit the county application, site and soil evaluation, approved design, plat or survey, and fee to the Sewage Inspector; after installation and before covering, arrange inspection with Mike Preuninger at 940-531-2179. Floodplain applicants submit the packet and any required elevation, floodproofing, or no-rise certificates to the Floodplain Administrator; county representatives inspect during construction and at completion, and the development may not be occupied until a Certificate of Compliance is issued.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Montague County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance and FEMA/NFIP standards for development in special flood hazard areas; Montague County OSSF Order adopted August 11, 2025 and 30 TAC Chapter 285; Montague County Subdivision Regulations adopted May 28, 2024. No general county structural building-code edition was published for unincorporated one-to-four-family construction in 2026. A floodplain permit is required for development of any kind in a mapped special flood hazard area, including new buildings, additions, small accessory structures, clearing, fill, grading, mining, dredging, drilling, roads, parking, storage, drainage work, and individual water or sewer systems; the county publishes no cosmetic-work exemption inside the floodplain. OSSF materials require county approval before any physical component is installed and set minimum lots of one acre with public water or two acres with a private well for each single-family residence.