Administrative overview · FIPS 48385
Real 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
Real County Floodplain Coordinator, Commissioners Court, and OSSF Inspector
For a project in or near Real 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
Real County Judge: 830-232-5304; Floodplain Coordinator Vick Jones: 830-279-5822; County Clerk: 830-232-5202
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Real County Courthouse, 146 Highway 83 South, Leakey, TX 78873; mailing address: P.O. Box 446, Leakey, TX 78873
Operating hours
Most county offices: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; verify the Floodplain Coordinator and OSSF Inspector's availability before visiting.
Review expectation
No general floodplain or OSSF review time was published. For a manufactured-home rental community infrastructure development plan, the Commissioners Court must approve or reject within 60 business days. Final inspection is due by the second business day after written completion notice, and a compliance certificate is due within five business days after final inspection, or after the completion letter if no inspection is required.
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 Real County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Real County Floodplain Coordinator, Commissioners Court, and OSSF Inspector 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 Real County Judge: 830-232-5304; Floodplain Coordinator Vick Jones: 830-279-5822; County Clerk: 830-232-5202 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
No general floodplain or OSSF review time was published. For a manufactured-home rental community infrastructure development plan, the Commissioners Court must approve or reject within 60 business days. Final inspection is due by the second business day after written completion notice, and a compliance certificate is due within five business days after final inspection, or after the completion letter if no inspection is required.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact Floodplain Coordinator Vick Jones at 830-279-5822 before starting any new construction, addition, manufactured-home or travel-trailer placement, or subdivision proposal and obtain the required Exemption or Elevation Certificate. For subdivision OSSF work, coordinate the required pre-, during-, and post-construction inspections with the County OSSF Inspector through the County Judge's office. Manufactured-home rental community applicants must arrange a preconstruction meeting with the County Engineer; final inspection occurs no later than the second business day after written completion notice.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Real County's floodplain development-permit system applies to all new construction, additions to existing structures, manufactured homes, travel trailers, and subdivision proposals under its Flood Damage Prevention Order and National Flood Insurance Program standards. Projects outside the floodplain require an Exemption Certificate; projects in the floodplain require an Elevation Certificate. The county's December 2024 subdivision and land-development regulations govern plats, roads, drainage, manufactured-home rental communities, infrastructure, groundwater certification, and wastewater. They require every subdivision septic system to meet state and county rules and be permitted and inspected before, during, and after construction by the County OSSF Inspector. No general county structural building-code edition was published for 2026. No minor-structure or cosmetic-work exemption list was published. Development outside the mapped floodplain is not exempt from county review; it requires a $50 Exemption Certificate. Floodplain development requires a $100 Elevation Certificate. State OSSF exceptions may apply only where all 30 TAC Chapter 285 conditions are met, including the strict 10-acre single-family rule or qualifying emergency repairs; obtain a county determination before relying on an exception.