Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Waskom, Texas

Waskom’s own rules

• SetbacksSpecified

  Manufactured-home placements inside Waskom city limits.

  • The requirements are part of the manufactured-home permit site plan.

  side property-line setback: >= 10 feet (Manufactured-home placement.) · back property-line setback: >= 10 feet (Manufactured-home placement.) · separation from a structure occupied or capable of occupancy as a residence on the same lot, parcel, or tract: >= 50 feet (Manufactured-home placement.)

  “not be within ten (10) feet of any side or back property line”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes inside Waskom city limits.

  • A manufactured-home permit application and site plan are required.
  • No mobile-home placement permit may be issued; existing mobile homes may remain subject to the ordinance.
  • A manufactured home may not be leased for commercial or income purposes, subject to the ordinance's family-member exception.
  • Only one manufactured home may be located on a lot.

  manufactured home permit fee: 100 USD (Due upon approval of an application request.) · annual permit renewal timing: >= 30 days (Before anniversary date of original permit.)

  “Manufactured homes may not be leased for commercial or income purposes.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  All dwellings inside Waskom city limits.

  • The floodplain development permit is in addition to the construction/building permit.
  • The permit application also states that a property in or close to a floodplain requires the floodplain permit before a construction/building development permit is issued.

  floodplain development permit fee: 150 USD (In addition to construction/building permit.)

  “all dwellings shall require a FLOOD PLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT”

Rules another office applies inside Waskom

Waskom does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  An owner installing an on-site sewage facility for a single-family dwelling inside Waskom city limits.

  • The owner must own both the single-family dwelling and property.
  • No part of the property may be developed for sale or lease.
  • All permitting, construction, and maintenance requirements of the permitting authority must be met.
  • Anyone else assisting with installation must generally be a correctly licensed installer, subject to the stated electrician and tank-delivery exceptions.

  “depends on whether the permitting authority allows this”

• Septic inspectionLimited

  OSSFs using secondary treatment or drip irrigation inside Waskom city limits.

  • The system may instead be maintained by the single-family homeowner where allowed.

  inspection interval: per 4 months (For a system using secondary treatment or drip irrigation.)

  “once every four months, or be maintained by the single family homeowner, where allowed.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Waskom or Harrison County directly.

• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Waskom city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Waskom city limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Waskom city limits.
• Zoning districts — Land inside Waskom city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Waskom city limits.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.