Sheds, Barns & Cabin Shells in Malakoff, TX

Inside Malakoff city limits: The city doesn't publish shed rules online. Its Regulations & Permits page posts contractor registration, residential fence and burning documents, and its Forms page lists a certificate of occupancy form, but neither page lists accessory-building or shed requirements, and the online ordinance page lists no code text. The city's administrative office is at 109 Melton St., Malakoff, TX 75148, (903) 489-0699.

Outside city limits (unincorporated Henderson County): Henderson County's Development & Floodplain Administration Office handles plats, replats and general land development outside municipalities, and it administers the floodplain. The county's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (approved March 2, 2010) applies to FEMA special flood hazard areas and calls for a Floodplain Development Permit there; the county says a floodplain assessment is required when development is planned in the Special Flood Hazard Area. The office's development questionnaire also asks about 911 addressing and new or modified septic systems. On-site sewage facility (septic) permits go through the county's Septic Inspector (903-257-9057). The Development Office is at 100 E Tyler Street, Room 302, Athens, TX 75751, 903-677-7242. On Cedar Creek Lake, the Tarrant Regional Water District's guidelines say a TRWD permit is required for any structure, fill or excavation at or below elevation 325.00 ft msl, where it holds a flood easement above the 322.00 ft conservation level.