Administrative overview · FIPS 48357
Ochiltree 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
TCEQ Region 1 OSSF Program; Ochiltree County Judge
For a project in or near Ochiltree 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 1 - Amarillo: 806-353-9251; TCEQ OSSF Program: 512-239-3799; Ochiltree County Judge Charles Kelly: 806-435-8031
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
TCEQ Region 1, 5809 South Western Street, Suite 260, Amarillo, TX 79110-3631; Ochiltree County Courthouse, 511 South Main Street, Perryton, TX 79070
Operating hours
TCEQ offices: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM except state holidays; Ochiltree County Courthouse: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM-12:00 PM and 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM-12:30 PM
Review expectation
TCEQ must approve a complete OSSF application or issue a written denial within 30 days. No county building or floodplain review timeline was published.
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 Ochiltree 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 1 - Amarillo: 806-353-9251; TCEQ OSSF Program: 512-239-3799; Ochiltree County Judge Charles Kelly: 806-435-8031.
How long might review take?
TCEQ must approve a complete OSSF application or issue a written denial within 30 days. No county building or floodplain review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
For septic work, submit current TCEQ Form 0235 with the legal description, site and soil evaluation, installer information, planning materials, and applicable fees to Region 1, then coordinate authorization and inspection at 806-353-9251. Do not begin construction before authorization or cover the system before required inspection. No county building or floodplain inspection-booking procedure was published.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Texas OSSF requirements under Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285 are administered through TCEQ Region 1 where no authorized local agent serves the site. Ochiltree County publishes no general structural building-code edition, county zoning code, current floodplain administrator, flood permit, or flood-damage-prevention regulation for unincorporated property in 2026; FEMA's available-data listing reports no FIRM for the county community. No county minor or cosmetic building-work exemption list was published. State OSSF permitting has a narrow exemption for one single-family residence on an undivided tract of at least 10 acres when a licensed site evaluator or professional engineer confirms the conditions, every system component is at least 100 feet from the property line, effluent remains on the tract, and the system creates no nuisance or groundwater pollution. Emergency OSSF repairs must be reported in writing within 72 hours; qualifying older, unaltered systems may remain grandfathered only while they do not create a nuisance.