Louis W. Bergman, III, PE County Engineer Flood Plain Administrator Designated Representative Douglas Hanel Designated Representative Barbara A. Burwick Permit Clerk Designated Representative Curtis Porter Designated Representative Permits: Building & Septic 2103 Cos Street Liberty, Texas 77575 Phone: 936-336-4558 Fax : 936-334-8802 E-Mail: permits@co.liberty.tx.us Quick Links FEMA Floodplain Map Service Center Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Downloadable Forms (requires Adobe Acrobat reader) Subdivision Rules (requires Adobe Acrobat reader) Road and Drainage Rules (requires Adobe Acrobat reader)

Engineering and Permit Department BUILDING PERMITS The construction of a building over 100 square ft. including mobile homes not in a flood plain THE PERMIT FEE IS $25.00 The requirements needed to obtain the permit are: Legal description of the property Size of building or mobile home Number of bedrooms Year of mobile home Value of building or mobile home The construction of a building over 100 square ft. including mobile homes in the flood plain THE PERMIT FEE IS BASED ON $0.07 PER SQUARE FT. OR MINIMUM OF $50.00 The requirements needed to obtain the permit are: The same requirements listed in the above 1 through 5 Must have elevation certificate If building is the flood way a no-rise certificate is also attached to the elevation certificate SEPTIC PERMIT THE PERMIT FEE IS $200.00 The requirements needed to obtain the permit are: The same requirements listed in the above 1 through 5 All septic system job sites must have a site evaluation performed before installation If someone is compensated in any part of installation they must be licensed by the TCEQ. All systems must be installed according to the TCEQ requirements (Chapter 285 rules for on-site sewer facilities) WATER WELL The office keeps a supply of water sample bottles with information on the labs that take the samples FLOODPLAIN MAPS The office will verify if property is located in a floodplain according to the flood insurance rate maps SUBDIVISIONS All new subdivision plats and other requirements for subdivisions must be submitted through the permit department.