Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
No fixed floodplain or field-inspection review time is published. Texas OSSF rules require the permitting authority to approve or deny a complete septic application and planning materials within 30 days and give a written reason for denial. Under Wood County's 2026 subdivision rules, the Commissioners Court must take final action on a complete plat application within 30 days; an approved final plat must be filed with the County Clerk within six months. A floodplain development permit remains valid for one year and must be renewed if the work is not completed.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call Fire Marshal/Emergency Management and Floodplain Administrator: 903-763-2356; mobile 903-569-7327; OSSF Inspector: 903-763-5308; courthouse: 903-763-1236 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
Wood County Fire Marshal/Emergency Management, Floodplain Administration, OSSF Inspector, and Commissioners Court is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact Fire Marshal/Emergency Management and Floodplain Administrator: 903-763-2356; mobile 903-569-7327; OSSF Inspector: 903-763-5308; courthouse: 903-763-1236 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
No fixed floodplain or field-inspection review time is published. Texas OSSF rules require the permitting authority to approve or deny a complete septic application and planning materials within 30 days and give a written reason for denial. Under Wood County's 2026 subdivision rules, the Commissioners Court must take final action on a complete plat application within 30 days; an approved final plat must be filed with the County Clerk within six months. A floodplain development permit remains valid for one year and must be renewed if the work is not completed.
For floodplain work, submit the county Development Permit Application with the $25 fee and any required plans, specifications, and elevation certification to Floodplain Administrator Tully Davidson; call 903-763-2356 or 903-569-7327 to coordinate review and inspections. The administrator determines the flood zone, may approve or deny the application, and may require an elevation certificate for floodplain construction. For septic work, contact the Wood County OSSF Inspector at 903-763-5308 and obtain the required authorization before construction; subdivision applications must include a septic letter from the county OSSF office or, in the Lake Fork area, the Sabine River Authority.
Wood County publishes no countywide general structural-building permit or adopted IRC, IBC, residential electrical, plumbing, or mechanical code for unincorporated property. The county does enforce floodplain-development permitting, OSSF requirements, and the Revised and Amended Wood County Subdivision Rules and Regulations effective May 26, 2026, including drainage, road, groundwater, stormwater, and site-suitability standards. OSSF work is governed by Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366, 30 TAC Chapter 285, and the local authorized-agent program; Lake Fork-area septic review may involve the Sabine River Authority. Incorporated cities and applicable ETJs may impose separate municipal codes. No county general-building permit is published for ordinary structural, alteration, or cosmetic work in unincorporated Wood County, but that does not exempt floodplain development, OSSF installation or alteration, subdivision platting, drainage, driveway, stormwater, or municipal/ETJ requirements. The floodplain administrator may issue an exemption certificate after determining that a proposed project lies outside the Special Flood Hazard Area. No separate county minor-work exemption list is published; applicants should confirm OSSF exceptions with the county inspector because local rules may be stricter than state minimums.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.