Administrative overview · FIPS 48371
Pecos 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
Pecos County Health and Sanitation
For a project in or near Pecos 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
Pecos County Health Inspector Paula Lopez: 432-290-0299; Health and Sanitation: 432-336-5355; Fire/occupancy inquiries: 432-336-3521
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Pecos County Health Inspector, 103 W. Callaghan Street, Fort Stockton, TX 79735
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
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 Pecos County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Pecos County Health and Sanitation 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 Pecos County Health Inspector Paula Lopez: 432-290-0299; Health and Sanitation: 432-336-5355; Fire/occupancy inquiries: 432-336-3521 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact Health Inspector Paula Lopez at 432-290-0299 or Pecos County Health and Sanitation at 432-336-5355 before constructing, altering, repairing, extending, or operating an OSSF and to arrange required inspections. The county publishes no online application or inspection scheduler. Do not begin OSSF construction before authorization or cover the system before the required inspection. Direct fire-code or occupancy questions to Emergency Management Coordinator/Fire Chief Jessie Dominguez at 432-336-3521.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Pecos County's official 2026 guidance states that its only county-required permit is for an on-site sewage facility under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. It expressly states that the county has no zoning or other permitting regulations, county ordinances, general building codes or building permits, fire code, or federal flood-insurance participation. State and federal requirements still apply, and incorporated Fort Stockton and Iraan administer their own municipal rules. General construction and cosmetic work outside city limits do not require a Pecos County building permit because the county has no building-permit program; an OSSF permit remains required where applicable. State OSSF rules provide a narrow exemption for one single-family residence on an undivided tract of at least 10 acres when all statutory conditions are met, including at least 100 feet between every system component and the property line, retention of effluent on the tract, and no nuisance or groundwater pollution. Emergency OSSF repairs must be reported within 72 hours.