Administrative overview · FIPS 48367
Parker 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
Parker County Permitting Department; Parker County Fire Marshal and ESD No. 1
For a project in or near Parker 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
Parker County Permitting: 817-598-6175; floodplain contact: 817-598-6141; Parker County ESD No. 1 fire/life-safety review: 817-523-7598
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Parker County Permitting Department, 1114 Santa Fe Drive, Weatherford, TX 76086
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-4:00 PM
Review expectation
Complete floodplain applications are approved or denied within five days. Complete conventional or aerobic OSSF applications are also approved or denied within five days; problem resolution may take up to 30 days. The 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 Parker County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Parker County Permitting Department; Parker County Fire Marshal and ESD No. 1 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?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Parker County Permitting: 817-598-6175; floodplain contact: 817-598-6141; Parker County ESD No. 1 fire/life-safety review: 817-523-7598.
How long might review take?
Complete floodplain applications are approved or denied within five days. Complete conventional or aerobic OSSF applications are also approved or denied within five days; problem resolution may take up to 30 days. The floodplain permit expires if work does not commence within six months.
How are inspections scheduled?
For floodplain work, submit a scaled site plan, elevation data, application, and $200 fee; floodway work also needs an engineer's zero-rise certificate, and nonresidential floodproofing needs professional pre- and post-construction certification. After the lowest floor or mobile home is placed, submit a sealed elevation certificate before final compliance. For OSSF work, obtain authorization to construct, keep the system available for county inspection, and receive a permit to operate after a successful inspection; call 817-598-6175. Commercial and multifamily fire/life-safety inspections and plan reviews are requested through https://www.pcesd1permits.com/ or 817-523-7598.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Parker County floodplain ordinance and FEMA/NFIP standards for all development in special flood hazard areas, including a two-foot freeboard and zero-rise requirement in the regulatory floodway; Parker County OSSF Order adopted in 2007 and 30 TAC Chapter 285; county subdivision and recreational-vehicle-park infrastructure rules. Parker County expressly does not issue general building permits or certificates of occupancy and has no zoning requirements in unincorporated areas. Commercial and multifamily projects remain subject to Fire Marshal fire and life-safety review and may receive a Certificate of Compliance. Because Parker County does not issue general building permits in unincorporated areas, ordinary residential construction and cosmetic work have no county building-permit requirement; floodplain, septic, stormwater, subdivision, and fire/life-safety rules still apply where triggered. The county regulates development within special flood hazard areas and publishes no separate minor-work exemption there. No local OSSF exemption list was published.