Administrative overview · FIPS 48459
Upshur 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
Upshur County Road and Bridge Department and Upshur County Floodplain Administrator
For a project in or near Upshur 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
Upshur County Road and Bridge: 903-843-7623; Floodplain Administrator Marc Nichols: 903-240-3574; County Judge's Office: 903-680-8113
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Upshur County Road and Bridge Department, 2255 US Highway 271 North, Gilmer, TX 75644; Upshur County Courthouse, 100 West Tyler Street, Gilmer, TX 75644
Operating hours
Road and Bridge: Monday-Thursday 6:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; other permitting contacts: N/A
Review expectation
Complete OSSF planning materials must be approved or denied within 30 days under 30 TAC Chapter 285. A manufactured-home rental community Infrastructure Development Plan must be approved or rejected in writing within 60 days; no timely rejection constitutes approval. If a final infrastructure inspection is required, it must be completed by the second business day after written completion notice, and a compliant Certificate of Compliance must issue by the fifth business day. The county publishes no fixed floodplain-permit review target. A floodplain permit is valid for one year and must be renewed if work remains incomplete.
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 Upshur County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Upshur County Road and Bridge Department and Upshur County Floodplain Administrator 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 Upshur County Road and Bridge: 903-843-7623; Floodplain Administrator Marc Nichols: 903-240-3574; County Judge's Office: 903-680-8113 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
Complete OSSF planning materials must be approved or denied within 30 days under 30 TAC Chapter 285. A manufactured-home rental community Infrastructure Development Plan must be approved or rejected in writing within 60 days; no timely rejection constitutes approval. If a final infrastructure inspection is required, it must be completed by the second business day after written completion notice, and a compliant Certificate of Compliance must issue by the fifth business day. The county publishes no fixed floodplain-permit review target. A floodplain permit is valid for one year and must be renewed if work remains incomplete.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the floodplain development application contained at the end of the county ordinance with one copy of plans and specifications when the site is in a floodplain; coordinate map determination, elevation documentation, and inspections with the Floodplain Administrator at 903-240-3574 or Road and Bridge at 903-843-7623. For a county-road culvert, first call Road and Bridge for a size evaluation, return the signed permit, then schedule pipe delivery and installation. Manufactured-home-community improvements may receive periodic inspections; when the County Engineer requires a final inspection, it must occur by the second business day after written completion notice. Obtain OSSF authorization and the required pre-cover inspection through the current permitting authority listed in TCEQ's county directory before installation or operation.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Upshur County's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance requires a development permit for development in county Special Flood Hazard Areas and applies FEMA FIRM/FIS data, 44 CFR floodplain standards, a two-foot freeboard for new and substantially improved structures in specified zones, floodproofing certification for applicable nonresidential work, anchoring/elevation standards for manufactured homes, and no-rise analysis for floodway encroachments. County subdivision and manufactured-home-community regulations apply road, drainage, utility, plat, and OSSF standards, including 30 TAC Chapter 285. The county publishes no adopted general countywide IRC, IBC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or fire-code edition for ordinary construction outside these programs. Municipalities regulate work inside their boundaries and may have ETJ requirements. The floodplain ordinance applies to development in mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas; projects outside those areas are not subject to that floodplain permit but may still need subdivision, septic, driveway/culvert, utility, state, or municipal approval. A recreational vehicle in a regulated flood zone may avoid manufactured-home elevation requirements when it remains fewer than 180 consecutive days or is fully licensed and highway-ready; otherwise it must meet the permit, elevation, and anchoring rules. The county publishes no blanket cosmetic-work or small-accessory-building exemption from regulated floodplain development.