Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Kempner, Texas

Kempner’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings, structures, swimming pools, and parts of them inside Kempner city limits.

  • Appropriate permits must first be issued.
  • A manufactured home is excepted from the ordinance's separate rule requiring a permit to move a building or structure onto or over City streets.
  • Starting work before first obtaining a required permit doubles the stated fees.

  “unless all appropriate permits [...] shall have first been issued”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  One- and two-family dwellings, multiple single-family dwellings not more than three stories high with separate means of egress, accessory structures, and townhouses inside Kempner city limits.

  • The ordinance ratifies, confirms, and readopts the 2000 International Residential Code; it also adopts the 2003 International Building Code and 1999 National Electrical Code for the stated subjects.
  • The adopted documents are on file in the City Secretary's office.

  residential code edition: 2000 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings · commercial/general building code edition: 2003 International Building Code (Applies to property not otherwise regulated by the International Residential Code.) · electrical code edition: 1999 National Electrical Code

  “is hereby ratified, confirmed, and readopted”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  City building, moving, demolition, swimming-pool, and subdivision permits inside Kempner city limits.

  • For work requiring a permit, fees double if work is initiated, started, or preceded before the permit is first obtained.
  • The construction fee for user-assembled and disassembled pools is excepted from the $80 swimming-pool fee.

  general building permit fee: 15.00 to 300.00 USD (Based on stated building-size bands.) · demolition permit fee: 30 USD · swimming-pool construction permit fee: 80 USD (Except pools designed to be assembled and disassembled by the user.) · preliminary subdivision plat fee: 100 USD (Plus $2.00 per lot and estimated engineer review fee.)

  “100 or less $ 15.00 [...] 10,000 & Over 300,00”

• Permit processPartial

  Floodplain development inside Kempner city limits.

  • Application is presented to the Floodplain Administrator on forms furnished by that administrator.
  • The listed materials may include duplicate scaled plans showing stated locations, dimensions, and elevations.
  • The permit-application fee is $125.00.
  • The ordinance directs readers to Ordinance No. 2002-01-22-001 for complete information.

  floodplain development permit application fee: 125 USD

  “Application for a Development Permit shall be presented to the Floodplain Administrator”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Kempner city limits.
• Inspections — Building work inside Kempner city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Kempner city limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Kempner city limits, Lampasas County, Texas.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Kempner 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.