For a project on unincorporated land in Amite County, start with the Chancery Clerk, who keeps the Board of Supervisors’ minutes (P.O. Box 680, Liberty; 601-657-8022). The 2024 regional hazard mitigation plan reports that the county has not adopted a building code; inside Liberty, Gloster, Centreville or Crosby, ask that town’s office.
Who handles construction permits in Amite County?
Under a 2022 state law, every Mississippi county must require a permit for construction outside its towns, even without a building code, and the permit must show the contractor’s material purchase certificate number or taxpayer ID number (with a copy of the certificate or a W-9) and licence or certificate of responsibility number (Miss. Code §19-5-9(11)). Ask the Chancery Clerk’s office how Amite County’s Board handles that permit and what it costs.
| Office | Contact |
|---|---|
| Chancery Clerk (clerk of the Board, land records) | P.O. Box 680, Liberty, MS 39645; 601-657-8022 |
| County Comptroller | P.O. Box 680, Liberty; 601-657-8733 |
| Tax Assessor and Tax Collector | P.O. Box 356, Liberty; 601-657-8973 |
| Courthouse | 243 West Main Street, Liberty |
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| Town | Who to ask about building permits |
|---|---|
| Liberty (532 residents; county seat) | Ask the Town of Liberty, P.O. Box 301, 601-657-8071 |
| Gloster (859) | Ask the Town of Gloster, P.O. Box 1019, 601-225-4216 |
| Centreville (161 of its residents in Amite County; the rest in Wilkinson County) | Ask Town Hall, 1 Municipal Drive, Centreville, 601-645-5218 |
| Crosby (67 of its residents in Amite County; mostly in Wilkinson County) | Ask the Town of Crosby, P.O. Box 338, 601-639-4516 |
The 2024 regional plan’s capability section lists Natchez, Brookhaven, McComb and Woodville as the participating towns with building codes; Liberty, Gloster, Centreville and Crosby are not listed, and the plan’s Amite County table shows no building code for Liberty or Gloster.
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Check whether the site is inside Liberty, Gloster, Centreville or Crosby; if so, the town office is your contact.
For unincorporated land, call the Chancery Clerk’s office (601-657-8022) about the county construction permit.
Have ready the contractor numbers that state law puts on every county permit: material purchase certificate or taxpayer ID, and licence or certificate of responsibility.
Apply to the Mississippi State Department of Health if the site has no sewer.
Floodplain rules and septic systems
Flood zones: Amite County, Gloster and Liberty all take part in the National Flood Insurance Program, on FEMA maps effective September 29, 2010, and the 2024 regional plan reports that each has adopted flood damage prevention regulations. Crosby also participates, on FEMA maps of April 19, 2010; Centreville participates with no mapped special flood hazard area. Ask the county or town about a floodplain permit before building in a mapped flood zone.
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Call 1-855-478-4290 →Septic systems: the Mississippi State Department of Health permits individual onsite wastewater systems. Applications go in online or by fax, mail or e-mail (wastewater@msdh.ms.gov); the Department e-mails a payment link once the file is complete, and county health offices will not take cash or checks for these fees. Call center: 855-220-0192.
Mississippi building code
Some work is exempt statewide: farm structures once the owner files an affidavit (Mississippi Code §17-2-7), and manufactured housing built to federal standards, certain industrial and utility facilities, buildings on non-public fairgrounds and hunting or fishing camps with an owner’s affidavit (§17-2-9). None of these exemptions reaches floodplain rules. The state minimum codes are the Mississippi Building Code and Mississippi Residential Code, the residential code drawn from the 2021 International Residential Code. How building codes apply in Mississippi
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- Mississippi State Fire Marshal: Fire Code Enforcement
- Mississippi State Department of Health: onsite wastewater application
- Secretary of State: county offices directory 2025
- Secretary of State: county courthouse addresses 2026
- Mississippi Blue Book 2024-2028: municipal offices
- MEMA District 7 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2024, PDF)
- House Bill 1163 (2022): county permit requirement
- FEMA Community Status Book: Mississippi
- Mississippi State Department of Health: On-Site Wastewater
- Town of Centreville Town Hall
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Who issues building permits in Amite County?
For unincorporated land, ask the Chancery Clerk’s office in Liberty (601-657-8022). Inside a town, ask that town: Liberty (601-657-8071), Gloster (601-225-4216), Centreville (601-645-5218) or Crosby (601-639-4516).
Has Amite County adopted a building code?
The 2024 MEMA District 7 hazard mitigation plan reports that none of its participating counties, Amite included, has adopted a building code.
Do I need a county permit to build outside the towns?
Yes. Ask the Chancery Clerk’s office what the county requires before work starts.
Where do I apply for a septic system in Amite County?
With the Mississippi State Department of Health, online or by fax, mail or e-mail.
Is Amite County in the flood insurance program?
Yes, with FEMA maps effective September 29, 2010, as are Gloster and Liberty. Crosby also participates, on maps of April 19, 2010, and Centreville participates with no mapped special flood hazard area.
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