Unincorporated Angelina County

Verified county permits are required for all culvert installations on county right-of-way effective April 1, 2023; for all pipe and utility line installations on county right-of-way effective June 16, 2025; and for development in county-regulated floodplain areas using the posted floodplain development permit application. No general county building permit requirement was identified.

Note: No county exempt-work list for a general building permit program was found because no publicly documented county general building permit program was found. Important limitation: Even where no general county building permit was verified, floodplain development and county right-of-way work can still require county permits.

Building code

No public countywide general building code adoption or county general building permit program was identified in the reviewed county sources. For residential work in unincorporated areas, applicants should separately verify whether any state-law private inspection framework such as HB 2833 could matter for a particular project.

Permit validity

The culvert web form states the culvert replacement term will terminate on 04/01/2028 and after that replacement becomes the property owner's responsibility, with a permit still required at no additional cost.

1. 01
   Confirm the parcel is in unincorporated Angelina County and not inside any city limits.
2. 02
   Determine whether the project triggers one of the county's verified permit programs: floodplain development, county right-of-way culvert / driveway access, or county right-of-way pipe or utility line installation.
3. 03
   For culvert permits, submit the county application online or by downloaded form. The county says Road and Bridge will size, grade, and stake the culvert / driveway area and flowline must be established before construction.
4. 04
   For pipe or utility line work in county right-of-way, use the Road and Bridge utility permit application.
5. 05
   For floodplain development, use the posted county development permit application and obtain any other required federal, state, or local permits.
6. 06
   If the project is ordinary building construction outside floodplain and outside county right-of-way, do not assume a general county building permit exists; verify directly with the county and any applicable utility, septic, or other authority.

Typical processing time: For culvert permits, the county web form says someone will be in contact within 10 days.

Source: Angelina County Road and Bridge Department; Angelina County Floodplain Administrator / Emergency Management ↗

The culvert web form states check or money order only and credit/debit cards are not accepted. The utility permit page says payment is accepted at the time of pipe / utility consultation.

Fees change periodically. Confirm at the official fee schedule ↗ before budgeting.

• Road and Bridge Department for right-of-way permits (in-person)
• County Floodplain Administrator for floodplain review (in-person)

Inspection hours

Road and Bridge office hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Typical sequence: For culvert permits, Road and Bridge sizes, grades, and stakes the location before construction and the posted form includes an inspected by / pass-fail section for county use. For floodplain development, the posted application includes county review and approval / denial fields.