Webb County
Webb County Planning Department
In short
Webb County Planning Department issues 4 permits we publish for Webb County, last verified 2026-10-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Determination (Floodplain Exemption Certificate or Development Compliance Notice), Unincorporated Webb Countyonly if it applies to you | Webb County Planning Department | Residential / Non-Residential $30; Commercial $100. Figures as published on the Webb County Planning Department's Development & Utility Application & Required Support Data page; payment by money order, cashier's check or in-person credit card. | per application; the county page, form and order state no term | 2026-10-19 |
| Floodplain Development Permit, Unincorporated Webb Countyonly if it applies to you | Webb County Planning Department | Residential / Non-Residential $50 per structure/development; Commercial $200 per structure/development. Figures as published on the Webb County Planning Department's Development & Utility Application & Required Support Data page. | construction must start within 180 days of issue or the permit is void; two six-month extensions may be obtained on written request made before it lapses | 2026-10-19 |
| On-Site Sewage Facility (Septic) Permit, Unincorporated Webb Countyonly if it applies to you | Webb County Planning Department | Residential $310; Institutional / Commercial $410, listed on the page as "On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) Application / Transfer / Septic System Application Fees". Decommission Application $50. Figures as published on the Webb County Planning Department's Development & Utility Application & Required Support Data page. | per installation or transfer; the county page and forms state no term | 2026-10-19 |
| Certificate of Compliance for Utility Connection, Unincorporated Webb Countyonly if it applies to you | Webb County Planning Department | Residential / Agricultural $30 each meter; Commercial $100 each meter. Figures as published on the Webb County Planning Department's Development & Utility Application & Required Support Data page. | per utility connection request; the county page and form state no term | 2026-10-19 |
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
Development Determination (Floodplain Exemption Certificate or Development Compliance Notice), Unincorporated Webb County
Before building, substantially improving, repairing or otherwise developing a business site in the unincorporated areas of Webb County, the owner applies to the Webb County Planning Department for a Development Determination, which the department's application page lists as "Required Prior to Any Other Application". Article 3, Section C of the county's Flood Damage Prevention Order requires a floodplain determination by the Floodplain Administrator for all construction and other development in the unincorporated areas, and bars development activity until it is issued. The county's form explains that the determination is issued through either a Floodplain Exemption Certificate (EC) or a Development Compliance Notice (DCN), says "No construction or development should commence until the issuance of EC or CA", requires a garbage collection service contract for every waste-producing facility, and makes each request subject to an on-site inspection. As published on the Planning Department's application page, the fee is $30 for a residential or non-residential request and $100 for a commercial one. Planning Department: 902 Victoria St., Laredo, 956-523-4100.
Floodplain Development Permit, Unincorporated Webb County
When the Development Determination shows that a project in unincorporated Webb County will occur within or otherwise impact a regulated flood hazard area, Article 3, Section C(4) of the county's Flood Damage Prevention Order requires a Floodplain Development Permit. Article 3, Section B makes regulated areas include land within 100 feet of a Zone A designation on the flood insurance rate map and within 100 feet of a stream center line on USGS or US Topo maps, unless an acceptable hydrologic and hydraulic study shows otherwise. The order sets an eighteen-inch freeboard and names child or elderly daycare centers among Class 1 critical facilities, which matters for a childcare site. Under Article 4, Section C(4), construction must start within 180 days of issue or the permit is void, and a revised flood map, LOMA or LOMR before construction starts requires a new permit. As published on the Planning Department's application page, the fee is $50 per structure or development for residential or non-residential work and $200 for commercial work; the Development Compliance Notice is among the required documents. Planning Department: 956-523-4100.
On-Site Sewage Facility (Septic) Permit, Unincorporated Webb County
A business site in unincorporated Webb County that is not on public sewer needs a septic permit from the Webb County Planning Department before a system is installed. The county's Septic Tank Permit Application offers a residential or an institutional system and is filed with the floodplain determination, a site evaluation, a professional site plan and planning materials; if the lot is less than one-half acre, the form requires the system to be designed by a professional engineer or registered sanitarian. A final inspection is required before any component is covered, with two business days' notice to the Planning Department at 956-523-4100. As published on the department's application page, the OSSF application, transfer or septic system application fee is $310 for a residential system and $410 for an institutional or commercial one, and a decommission application is $50. A separate transfer form moves an existing authorization to a succeeding owner. The forms refer to Webb County's On-Site Sewage Facility Order.
Certificate of Compliance for Utility Connection, Unincorporated Webb County
A business that needs new water, sewer or electric service at a site in unincorporated Webb County obtains a Certificate of Compliance from the Webb County Planning Department for each meter. The county's application form states that "Certificates of Compliance or similar authorizations by Webb County for the connection of public utility services shall not be issued until after the Floodplain Administrator has approved the structure and/or development", and that submitting a request with the fees does not guarantee approval. The department's page lists the required documents: the original application, recorded ownership, a copy of ID or driver's license, the Development Compliance Notice, the Floodplain Exemption or Floodplain Development Permit, and a garbage disposal contract; an electrical request also needs water and sewer confirmation or the OSSF License Number. As published on that page, the fee is $30 per meter for residential or agricultural service and $100 per meter for commercial service.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Webb County
- Phone
- 956-523-4100
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.
- Certificate of Compliance Application (Development Determination & Utility Connection Application)Webb County Planning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- Development & Utility Application & Required Support DataWebb County Planning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- Flood Damage Prevention Order (Adopted: March 25, 2008; Revised: August 12, 2019)Webb County Commissioners Court · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- Floodplain Development ApplicationWebb County Planning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) Application (Septic Tank Permit Application)Webb County Planning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- OSSF Transfer ApplicationWebb County Planning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- Webb County General Information MapWebb County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- Webb County Planning Department Development Determination & Utility Connection ApplicationWebb County Planning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
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