Administrative overview · FIPS 48383
Reagan 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
Reagan County Commissioners Court and County Judge; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Region 8 OSSF Program
For a project in or near Reagan 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
Reagan County Courthouse: 325-884-4100; County Judge/Floodplain: 325-884-2665; TCEQ Region 8 San Angelo: 325-655-9479; TCEQ OSSF Program: 512-239-3799
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Reagan County Courthouse, 300 N. Plaza Avenue, Big Lake, TX 76932; TCEQ Region 8, 622 S. Oakes Street, Suite K, San Angelo, TX 76903-7035
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
TCEQ must approve or deny complete OSSF planning materials and the permit application within 30 days of receipt and provide a written explanation for a denial. No county driveway, floodplain, or general development review time 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 Reagan County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Reagan County Commissioners Court and County Judge; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Region 8 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?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Reagan County Courthouse: 325-884-4100; County Judge/Floodplain: 325-884-2665; TCEQ Region 8 San Angelo: 325-655-9479; TCEQ OSSF Program: 512-239-3799.
How long might review take?
TCEQ must approve or deny complete OSSF planning materials and the permit application within 30 days of receipt and provide a written explanation for a denial. No county driveway, floodplain, or general development review time was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the original county driveway/access application to the Reagan County Clerk; the precinct commissioner reviews it, and a denial may be appealed to the full Commissioners Court. For OSSF work in TCEQ jurisdiction, submit the February 2026 TCEQ-0235 application, legal-description verification, soil/site evaluation, and required planning materials to Region 8 and obtain Authorization to Construct before work begins. Coordinate the required installation inspection directly with Region 8 at 325-655-9479 and do not cover the system before approval.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Reagan County publishes a driveway/access permit for residential, nonresidential, and commercial access to county roads. Residential dimensions are set by the precinct commissioner; nonresidential access must match the adjoining roadway material, with published base, asphalt, width, and length standards. FEMA's community record identifies the County Judge as the county floodplain administrator, but the county website does not publish a current floodplain order, application, or general structural building-code edition. Reagan County is absent from TCEQ's current authorized-agent report, so the TCEQ Region 8 office administers OSSFs under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285 where no municipal authority applies. No county list of minor-structure or cosmetic-work exemptions was published. Under state OSSF rules, a system may qualify for the 10-acre exemption only when it serves the sole single-family dwelling on a tract of at least 10 acres, has a licensed site evaluation, keeps every component at least 100 feet from property lines, disposes of effluent on-site, and causes no nuisance or groundwater pollution. Qualifying grandfathered systems and specified emergency repairs may also avoid a new permit; emergency repairs must be reported in writing within 72 hours.