Administrative overview · FIPS 48363
Palo Pinto 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
Palo Pinto County Office of Emergency Management/Floodplain Administration and Public Works OSSF Program
For a project in or near Palo Pinto 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
Floodplain Administrator/Emergency Management Coordinator Chad Jordan: 940-659-1267; Public Works OSSF office: 940-659-1240; Public Works cell: 940-329-3136
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Palo Pinto County Office of Emergency Management, 100 SE 6th Avenue, Suite 203, Mineral Wells, TX 76067; Public Works, 100 SE 6th Avenue, Suite 212, Mineral Wells, TX 76067
Operating hours
N/A. The county publishes contact numbers but no fixed permit-office hours.
Review expectation
N/A. The county publishes no fixed floodplain or OSSF review time. The floodplain permit expires if work does not commence within six months after issuance.
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 Palo Pinto County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Palo Pinto County Office of Emergency Management/Floodplain Administration and Public Works 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 Floodplain Administrator/Emergency Management Coordinator Chad Jordan: 940-659-1267; Public Works OSSF office: 940-659-1240; Public Works cell: 940-329-3136 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A. The county publishes no fixed floodplain or OSSF review time. The floodplain permit expires if work does not commence within six months after issuance.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the four-page floodplain application to Emergency Management. If the site is in a special flood hazard area, provide every item checked by the administrator, potentially including a site plan, scaled development plans, floodproofing certification, hydraulic calculations, and a professional no-rise certification for floodway work. County compliance inspections and a surveyor- or engineer-completed as-built elevation certificate precede the Certificate of Compliance; development may not be occupied before that certificate. For septic work, submit the county OSSF application, planning materials, site evaluation, and fee to Public Works, obtain authorization before construction, and arrange inspection at 940-659-1240 or 940-329-3136.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Palo Pinto County flood-damage-prevention ordinance and FEMA/NFIP standards for special flood hazard areas; Palo Pinto County Subdivision Regulations approved September 26, 2014 and amended thereafter; minimum infrastructure standards for manufactured-home rental communities; county OSSF requirements and 30 TAC Chapter 285. No general structural building-code edition or county zoning code was published for ordinary unincorporated construction in 2026. No general county minor or cosmetic-work exemption list was published. The Floodplain Administrator first determines whether the proposed activity is in a special flood hazard area; if neither the site development nor building is in that area, the review is complete and no floodplain development permit is required. The county publishes no local OSSF exemption list.