Splitting Land or Opening an RV Park in Harrison County

Say you've got forty acres off a county road and a plan to sell lots, drop in some RV pads, or stand up a tiny-home park. Before any of that, the county's Environmental Health office at 2005 Warren Drive reviews the layout. One requirement people underestimate, and the county puts it in capital letters, is that your streets have to carry the largest EMS truck in and out of every site. A pretty plat with roads too tight for an ambulance gets sent back, and re-engineering after lots are staked is expensive.

Septic ties into all of it. Under Texas rules the county follows, a single-family home on under ten acres can sometimes go in without a permit if the owner knows what they're doing. But the moment you've got multiple homes, a commercial use, or a park, that exemption is gone and you need permits and licensed installers.

Plan the roads, the septic, and the drainage together before you advertise a single lot or move a home in. The Environmental Health desk can walk you through the application and what a rural project of your size actually needs. Their line is 903-935-4870.