Taylor County
Taylor County Environmental Department
In short
Taylor County Environmental Department issues 2 permits we publish for Taylor County, last verified 2026-10-31. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floodplain Development Permit (Taylor County Environmental Department)only if it applies to you | Taylor County Environmental Department | $50 per development permit | per development; no term is stated on the county's Development Permit form | 2026-10-31 |
| On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) Permit (Taylor County Environmental Department)only if it applies to you | Taylor County Environmental Department | $310 per application ($300.00 Permit Application Fee plus $10.00 TDH Research Fee); reinspection $50.00 each time the system requires reinspection, paid by the installer | the Authorization to Construct is valid for one calendar year from the date of issuance; a License to Operate is issued after final inspection | 2026-10-31 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Floodplain Development Permit (Taylor County Environmental Department)
The Taylor County Environmental Department serves as the county's floodplain administrator. Under the heading "Floodplain Administration For All Development In Unincorporated Areas Of Taylor County", the department page states that it will "Regulate and issue development permits" and that "Floodplain development permits are required for houses, mobile homes, buildings and other structures." A business planning to build or place a structure in unincorporated Taylor County should apply on the county's Development Permit Application Form before work starts. As printed on that current county form ("Development Permit 2024"), the permit fee is $50.00. Contact the Environmental Department, 400 Oak St., Suite 107, Abilene, 325-674-1393, environmental@taylorcounty.texas.gov, about a particular site.
On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) Permit (Taylor County Environmental Department)
A business premises in Taylor County served by an on-site sewage facility (septic system) rather than a public sewer needs an OSSF permit from the Taylor County Environmental Department before a new system is installed or an existing one is repaired, altered or added to. The department page describes its role as "Regulate State Of Texas On-Site Sewage Facility Laws Within Taylor County". As printed on the county's current application form, "OSSF Permit Application 2024", the fee is $310.00 in total: a $300.00 Permit Application Fee plus a $10.00 TDH Research Fee. The same form states that a reinspection fee of $50.00 must be paid by the installer each time the system requires reinspection. The form states that the Authorization to Construct is valid for one calendar year from its issuance; if no construction inspection is requested within that year, the owner must submit a new application and pay the fee again. The application is filed with a technical information sheet, a soil evaluation and site plan and an OSSF plan, and a License to Operate is issued after final inspection. Contact the Environmental Department, 400 Oak St., Suite 107, Abilene, 325-674-1393.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Taylor County
- Phone
- 325-674-1393
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- County of Taylor, Texas, Development Permit Application Form (Development Permit 2024)Taylor County Environmental Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-31
- Development & PermittingTaylor County, Texas · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-31
- Environmental DepartmentTaylor County, Texas · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-31
- OSSF Permit Application 2024Taylor County Environmental Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-31
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