Unincorporated Terry County

No public evidence of a general county building-permit program for unincorporated Terry County was found. Verified narrower county controls are: floodplain-development review where applicable, and OSSF/septic permitting authority.

Note: No public county exempt-work list found. More fundamentally, no public unincorporated Terry County general building-permit program was verified in reviewed sources.

Building code

No countywide general building code adoption for unincorporated Terry County found in reviewed sources. Floodplain and OSSF standards apply where applicable.

Owner-builder

Owner-builders in unincorporated areas should not assume no inspections apply. For qualifying unincorporated residential projects, Texas Local Government Code Chapter 233, Subchapter F may require private staged inspections instead of city-style county inspections.

Contractor requirements

No public local county contractor-registration or contractor-license program found.

1. 01
   Before work in unincorporated Terry County, verify whether the parcel lies in a regulated floodplain. Terry County's floodplain administrator is Bobby Votaw.
2. 02
   If the project will use an on-site sewage facility (OSSF), verify OSSF permitting requirements. Terry County is a TCEQ-authorized OSSF agent per TCEQ's 2024 authorized-agent report.
3. 03
   For new residential construction in unincorporated county territory without a county-administered building inspection program, review Texas Local Government Code Chapter 233, Subchapter F for private-inspection requirements.
4. 04
   Contact the county judge or county offices for project-specific permit and inspection requirements.

Source: Terry County / County Judge ↗

• County Judge: (806) 637-6421; Floodplain Administrator Bobby Votaw: (806) 637-4547 (phone)

Typical sequence: No public county general building-inspection sequence found. Floodplain and OSSF inspection methods not posted in reviewed county materials.

Source: Terry County / County Judge ↗