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Louis W. Bergman, III, PE County Engineer Flood Plain Administrator Designated Representative
Douglas Hanel Designated Representative
Jennifer Purnell Permit Clerk Designated Representative
Curtis Porter Designated Representative
Permits: Building & Septic 2103 Cos Street Liberty, Texas 77575 Phone: 936-336-4558 ext 231 Fax : 936-334-8802
EMail: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) Order - Rules for On-Site Sewage Facilities (requires Adobe Acrobat reader)

Effective August 1, 2011

Engineering and Permit Department

BUILDING PERMITS

The construction of a building over 100 square ft. including mobile homes not in a flood plain

The requirements needed to obtain the permit are:

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

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 FEES

PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION	$250.00 + $20.00 PER LOT FOR THE FIRST 100 LOTS AND $15.00 PER LOT FOR REMAINING LOTS
FINAL PLAT APPLICATION	$350.00 + $20.00 PER LOT FOR THE FIRST 100 LOTS AND $20.00 PER LOT FOR THE REMAINING LOTS

All new subdivision plats and other requirements for subdivisions must be submitted through the permit department.