Administrative overview · FIPS 48411
San Saba 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
San Saba County Floodplain Management and On-Site Sewage Facility Program
For a project in or near San Saba 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/OSSF Administrator Marsha Hardy: 325-372-8570 or 325-372-5600
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
San Saba County Floodplain and OSSF Office, 500 E Wallace Street, Suite 111, San Saba, TX 76877
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Review expectation
No county-specific review time was published. Under state OSSF rules incorporated by the county, the permitting authority must approve or deny a complete permit application and planning materials within 30 days. The county floodplain permit states that it is valid for one year from the application date.
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 San Saba County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
San Saba County Floodplain Management and On-Site Sewage Facility 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/OSSF Administrator Marsha Hardy: 325-372-8570 or 325-372-5600 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
No county-specific review time was published. Under state OSSF rules incorporated by the county, the permitting authority must approve or deny a complete permit application and planning materials within 30 days. The county floodplain permit states that it is valid for one year from the application date.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact Marsha Hardy at 325-372-8570 or 325-372-5600 to submit the OSSF application and arrange the mandatory county inspection; do not construct, alter, extend, repair, cover, or operate an OSSF before county authorization and approval. Submit floodplain development plans to the same office before work in a regulated flood area; elevation certification may be required. No online inspection scheduler or published advance-notice period was found.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
San Saba County administers floodplain development under its Flood Damage Prevention ordinance and issues a one-year development permit for proposed residential or nonresidential construction, substantial improvement, houses, manufactured homes, and other development in its jurisdiction. The county's 2025 OSSF Order incorporates Texas Health and Safety Code Chapters 366 and 367, Texas Water Code Chapters 7, 26, and 37, and 30 TAC Chapters 30, 70, and 285, including future amendments, with a stricter countywide permit-and-inspection requirement. No 2026 countywide structural building, residential, or fire-code edition was published for ordinary unincorporated construction. No county minor-building or cosmetic-work exemption list was published. San Saba County's more-stringent OSSF rule expressly requires an application, permit, and inspection for construction, alteration, extension, or repair of every residential or commercial OSSF regardless of tract size, so the state 10-acre permit exception does not apply in the county program. Areas already regulated under another valid local order, ordinance, or resolution are outside this county OSSF order's jurisdiction.