Manufactured homes in Bastrop County: permits, wind zone and setup
What the county asks for, what the state requires of every installation, and who to call. Every fact below links to the official source it came from and shows the date we last checked it. Last verified September 6, 2026.
County seat: Bastrop. We deliver here regularly, as we do to every Texas county - see Bastrop.
What Bastrop County requires
These apply to land outside city limits. Inside a city (or its ETJ) the city's own rules add to or replace them, and a property-owners association may add more.
211 Jackson Street, Bastrop, TX 78602 · Phone (512) 581-7176 · development.services@co.bastrop.tx.us · Applications through MyGovernmentOnline (since January 7, 2021)
Source: Bastrop County - Development Services · verified September 6, 2026
Bastrop County does not issue building permits or certificates of occupancy in the unincorporated county. It issues development permits (Class A, Conditional Class A and Class B, where development means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate), septic permits, and driveway and right-of-way permits. Manufactured home placement is addressed in Section VII.4 of the county's subdivision regulations.
Source: Bastrop County - Development Services · verified September 6, 2026
On-site sewage facility permits are issued by Development Services under the county's OSSF order; the county publishes its OSSF requirements document (June 2024).
Source: Bastrop County - On-Site Sewage Facilities (June 2024) · verified September 6, 2026
The development application asks whether any part of the property is within the FEMA 100-year floodplain; sites in the floodplain are permitted as Class B development with the additional floodplain requirements that class carries.
Source: Bastrop County - Development Services · verified September 6, 2026
HUD lists fifteen Texas coastal counties in Wind Zone II (Aransas through Willacy) and none in Zone III; every other Texas county, including this one, is Zone I.
Source: 24 CFR 3280.305(c) - HUD wind zone map (Cornell LII) · verified September 6, 2026
What Texas requires everywhere
These come from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and apply in every county. We handle all of them as part of delivery.
In Texas no one may install a manufactured home except an installer licensed by the TDHCA Manufactured Housing Division.
Source: TDHCA Manufactured Housing Division · verified September 6, 2026
The installer must file an Installation Report (Form T) with TDHCA within seven working days of setting the home so the installation can be inspected, and must give the buyer a copy.
Source: TDHCA consumer brochure (form 1033) · verified September 6, 2026
Since September 1, 2003 a Texas manufactured home is titled by a Statement of Ownership issued by TDHCA in Austin. It records the make, model, year, size, wind zone, HUD label and serial numbers, owner and lienholder, whether the home is personal or real property, and where it sits.
Source: TDHCA - Statement of Ownership FAQ · verified September 6, 2026
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County and state rules change. We check these pages against the cited sources and update the verified date when we do, but the permit office is the final word for your parcel. This page is general information, not legal advice.