Unincorporated Hemphill County

No public county ordinance or county webpage was found showing a general Hemphill County building permit requirement for ordinary vertical construction in the unincorporated area. Verified county permit requirements are narrower: county road-crossing permits for underground crossings, road cutting, and waterline crossings across county roads; OSSF permits where required under state law (TCEQ states almost all OSSFs must have a permit before construction, installation, repair, extension, or alteration, unless a stated exemption applies).

Note: No public county exempt-work list was found for a general building-permit program. For OSSF only, TCEQ states a permit is not required for certain emergency repairs and may not be required if the system qualifies for the 10-acre rule exemption or grandfathering criteria. Confirm with the permitting authority before relying on an exemption.

Building code

No public county adoption of a countywide general building code or countywide general building-permit program was found on the official Hemphill County website reviewed. Verified county permit controls are limited to county road-crossing permits.

Permit validity

No public countywide building-permit validity rule found. No expiration rule was identified on the county road-crossing forms reviewed.

Owner-builder

No county owner-builder rule for a general building permit program was found because no public general county building-permit program was identified. TCEQ states OSSF work may be performed directly by the homeowner when it is the homeowner's single-family residence, but paid participants in OSSF work must be state licensed.

Contractor requirements

No county local contractor license or county contractor registration requirement was found in the county materials reviewed for general construction. OSSF installers and related paid participants must meet Texas state licensing rules.

1. 01
   Confirm the parcel is outside Canadian city limits and therefore in unincorporated Hemphill County.
2. 02
   Do not assume a general county building permit exists. No public county general building-permit program was found.
3. 03
   If the project will bore, cut, or cross a county road right-of-way, download the applicable county crossing permit form from the County Judge forms page.
4. 04
   Attach the required county road map / road-location exhibit and submit the form to the County Judge / county road authority contact listed on the form before work begins.
5. 05
   For septic/OSSF work, check the applicable permitting authority using TCEQ's OSSF guidance. TCEQ states the TCEQ regional office is the permitting authority where no local jurisdiction has been authorized.
6. 06
   Submit OSSF planning materials and permit application to the permitting authority. TCEQ says the permitting authority must approve or deny an OSSF application within 30 days of receipt.
7. 07
   Obtain any separate state or special-district approvals that may apply to the parcel, including TxDOT access, floodplain, water district, utility, or oil-and-gas approvals.

Typical processing time: No county road-crossing review time was publicly posted. TCEQ states the OSSF permitting authority must approve or deny the application within 30 days of receipt.

Source: Hemphill County Judge / County Road Authority ↗

The forms do not publish an online payment workflow. Coordinate payment directly with the county.

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

Scheduling deadline

No public county building inspection process was found because no public general county building-permit program was identified. County road-crossing forms state the proposed work and site location must be visible and marked on the ground before inspection / review and before submitting the permit application.

Inspection hours

No public county inspection hours found

Typical sequence: For county road crossings: mark the work location, submit the permit form and required map, obtain county approval, perform work to county standards, and restore the road surface as required. For OSSF: submit planning materials and permit application, obtain approval, install the system, and complete inspections required by the permitting authority.