Administrative overview · FIPS 48421
Sherman 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
State Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Region 1 Amarillo OSSF Program
For a project in or near Sherman 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
TCEQ Region 1 Amarillo: 806-353-9251; Sherman County/Emergency Management: 806-366-2021
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
TCEQ Region 1, 5809 S Western Street, Suite 260, Amarillo, TX 79110-3631; Sherman County Courthouse, 701 N 3rd Street, Stratford, TX 79084
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
TCEQ must approve or deny a complete OSSF application and planning materials within 30 days.
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 Sherman County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact TCEQ Region 1 Amarillo: 806-353-9251; Sherman County/Emergency Management: 806-366-2021 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
TCEQ must approve or deny a complete OSSF application and planning materials within 30 days.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the TCEQ OSSF application, site evaluation, planning materials, and fee to Region 1 and contact 806-353-9251 to arrange the required construction inspection. Do not cover or operate the system before inspection and final authorization. No county or state online inspection scheduler was found.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
In the state-administered portion of Sherman County, OSSF work is governed by Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. Sherman County's current official site and full sitemap publish no building, planning, floodplain-permit, or code-enforcement office and no adopted countywide IBC, IRC, or fire-code edition. The latest county hazard plan with explicit NFIP status identifies Sherman County as never mapped and not participating; incorporated municipalities such as Stratford may impose their own construction codes and permits. No county permit is published for ordinary cosmetic or structural building work in unincorporated Sherman County. State OSSF exceptions may cover a qualifying single-family system on a tract of at least 10 acres when all state conditions are met, a qualifying grandfathered system, and specified emergency repairs reported in writing within 72 hours. Confirm eligibility with TCEQ Region 1 before construction or relying on an exception.