Smith County
What it takes to put a carport, garage, barn or RV cover on your property in Smith County, Texas. Permit authority, wind speed, and who to call.
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Smith County says it in one line in its own ordinance index: other than subdivision regulations, Smith County has no local building policies for construction in unincorporated areas of the county. The regulations the county has adopted cover subdivisions, flood damage prevention, driveway culverts, road right-of-way, salvage yards and stormwater. There is no building permit to apply for and no county approval to wait on before a building is delivered.
No building policy is not the same as no rules at all. Flood damage prevention regulations still apply on land in a mapped flood hazard area, a driveway culvert permit still applies at a county road, and septic is permitted separately. None of this reaches inside Tyler or any other city limit.
Other than subdivision regulations, Smith County has no local building policies for construction in unincorporated areas of the county.
RTS Environmental LLC, run by Trace Stanley, is the contractor for Smith County. The office can be reached at 903-630-4234 or [email protected]
Regional band for north texas. Wind speed follows your address, not the county line, so this is context and not a site figure.
ASCE 7, Risk Category II. Look up your exact address →
Cities and communities in Smith County
Inside city limits the city's rules apply on top of the county's, and cities do zone. We have not yet read each city's ordinance, so every row below is marked unverified.
Smith County permit office
Address not verified County permit page ↗Opens ATC Hazards by Location, the source we use for wind, snow and seismic values.