Administrative overview · FIPS 48503
Young 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
Young County 911 Addressing, Permitting and Public Service Office
For a project in or near Young 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
Harley Moore, 911 Director/Floodplain Administrator: 940-549-7911; mobile 940-327-7479
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Young County Courthouse, 516 Fourth Street, Room B5, Graham, TX 76450; mailing address P.O. Box 607, Graham, TX 76450
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
No fixed county floodplain, culvert, or inspection turnaround is published. Texas OSSF rules require approval or written denial of a complete septic application and planning materials within 30 days. No reliable local average was found.
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 Young County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Young County 911 Addressing, Permitting and Public Service Office 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 Harley Moore, 911 Director/Floodplain Administrator: 940-549-7911; mobile 940-327-7479 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
No fixed county floodplain, culvert, or inspection turnaround is published. Texas OSSF rules require approval or written denial of a complete septic application and planning materials within 30 days. No reliable local average was found.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the six-page county septic permit packet and required original Affidavit to the Public to Harley Moore at the 911 Addressing and Permitting office; call 940-549-7911 or 940-327-7479 to coordinate application review and required OSSF inspections, and obtain authorization before installation or operation. A county culvert permit must be approved and submitted by the commissioner for the applicable precinct. Contact Harley Moore for floodplain determinations and permitting before any construction in a mapped floodplain.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Young County publishes no countywide general structural-building permit or adopted IRC, IBC, residential electrical, plumbing, or mechanical code for unincorporated property. The county enforces its Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance amended November 24, 2008, OSSF permitting under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285, culvert approval, 911 addressing, and Subdivision Rules and Regulations. The subdivision rules require a Young County flood permit for construction in a mapped floodplain, consistency with the county flood rules, and setbacks of 50 feet from state or federal road rights-of-way and 25 feet from other roads unless an applicable municipality's ETJ setback controls. No general county building permit is published for ordinary structural, alteration, or cosmetic work in unincorporated Young County, but this does not exempt floodplain development, septic work, subdivision platting, culverts, 911 addressing, deed restrictions, or municipal/ETJ requirements. A state OSSF permit exemption may apply to a qualifying single-family residence on an undivided tract of at least 10 acres only when all site-evaluation, 100-foot separation, ownership, disposal, and nuisance conditions are met and the county confirms eligibility. Listed emergency septic repairs must be reported in writing within 72 hours after work begins.