Directory of Services

 

This page contains an alphabetical listing of development-related services and resources provided by the City of Austin. If you have a question for the Development Services Department (DSD) and do not know which service applies to your project, these contacts can help:

If you have suggestions for this page or see information that needs to be updated, please notify DSD Communications.


A - B         C - D         E - F         G - I         L - O         P - R         S        T - Z

 

A - B

AB+C Portal (Austin Build + Connect) This link takes you to an external page

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)

Activating a Building Permit

Addressing (Information Technology/CTM) This link takes you to an external page

Alarm Permitting & Administration

Alcoholic Beverage Permit

Applications (See Forms and Applications)

Appointments

Austin Center for Events This link takes you to an external page

Austin Is My Home This link takes you to an external page

Barton Springs Zone Annual Operating Permit (PDF)document download icon

Bill Payments & Cashier Services

Board of Adjustment Variances

Boat Docks

Building and Trade Contractor Services, formerly Service Center (Existing Permits, New Standalone & Trade Permits, Contractor & Homeowner Registrations)

Building Connections Newsletter

Building Inspections

Building Permits - Commercial (See Commercial Building Plan Review)

Building Permits - Residential (See Residential Building Plan Review)

Building Permits - Standalone & Trades

Building Service Planning (Austin Energy) This link takes you to an external page

Building Technical Codes

 

C - D

Cashier Services (See Bill Payments & Cashier Services)

Certificate of Compliance Program

Certificate of Occupancy (CO)

Code Interpretations Library

Codes and Regulations

Code Violation (Austin Code) This link takes you to an external page

Commercial Building Plan Review

Community Registry

Community Tree Preservation

Concrete Installation Permit (Non-Peak Hours)

Contractor Registration

Daycare Permitting Rules

Demolition Permit

Detention Pond (See Water Quality Review and Drainage Engineering Review)

Development Assistance Center (DAC) (See Land Development Information Services)

Development Incentives and Agreements (Planning) This link takes you to an external page

Development Notifications

Development Process Team

Development Tracker

Do I Need A Permit? Wizard

Drainage Engineering (See Water Quality Review and Drainage Engineering Review)

Driveway/Sidewalk Permit (Transportation and Public Works) This link takes you to an external page

 

E - F

Easement Releases (See Land Management)

Easement and Restrictive Covenent Templates

Electric Service Design & Planning (Austin Energy) This link takes you to an external page

Electric Vehicle Charger Installation (EVQT)

Emergency Repair Permits

Encroachment Agreements (See Land Management)

Environmental Inspections

Escrow Accounts

Events (See Austin Center for Events) This link takes you to an external page

Excavation Permit (Transportation and Public Works) This link takes you to an external page

Exempt from Permit

Expedited Building Plan Review

Expired Permit (See Modify a Permit)

Express Residential Building Permit (Minor Repairs)

Fast Track Process for Site Plan

Fees

Fencing Regulations

Fire Prevention Review (Austin Fire Department) This link takes you to an external page

Fiscal Surety

Food Enterprise Plan Review (Austin Public Health) This link takes you to an external page

Forms and Applications

Frequently Asked Questions

 

G - I

General Permit Program (City Departments and Franchised Utilities Only)

Glossary of Terms

Growth Watch

Hazardous Materials Permit - Above Ground Storage Tanks (AST)  (Austin Fire Department) This link takes you to an external page

Hazardous Materials Storage Permit - Underground Storage Tanks (UST)

Historic Preservation (Planning Department) This link takes you to an external page

HOME Amendments

Homeowner's Permit and Registration

How to Select a Contractor

Industrial Waste (Austin Water) This link takes you to an external page

Inspections

Inspections - Building (See Building Inspections)

Inspections - Environmental (See Environmental Inspections)

Inspections - Noise & Amplified Sound Enforcement (See Outdoor Music Venue (OMV) Permits)

Inspections - Site & Subdivision (See Site and Subdivision Inspections)

Inspections - Utility Cut (See Utility Cut Inspections)

 

L - O

Land Development Information Services

Land Development Rule Postings

Land Management (Transportation and Public Works) This link takes you to an external page

Land Status Determination Wizard

Land Use Review

Legislative Changes (88th Legislative Session)

License Agreements (See Land Management)

Mobile Retail Establishment Permit

Mobility Services (Transportation and Public Works) This link takes you to an external page

Modify a Permit

Neighborhood Assistance Center

Noise & Amplified Sound Enforcement Inspections (See Outdoor Music Venue (OMV) Permits)

Notifications (See Development Notifications)

Occupant Load Card

Online Tools

Outdoor Amplified Sound

Outdoor Music Venue (OMV) Permits

Outdoor Seating and Retail Programs

 

P - R

Parking Lot Patio Permit

Permit Administration (modify, extend, reactivate, withdraw existing permits - See Building and Trade Contractor Services)

Permit - Commercial Building (See Commercial Building Plan Review)

Permit - Residential Building (See Residential Building Plan Review)

Permit - Standalone & Trades 

Permits

Permitting and Development Center (PDC)

Pools/Spas/Water Features - Public/Semi-Public (Austin Public Health) This link takes you to an external page

Pools/Uncovered Deck Permit (See Residential Building Plan Review)

Process Flowcharts

Property Profile

Public Meetings

Public Project Review

Reactivate an Expired Building or Trade Permit (See Modify a Permit)

Records and Research

Refunds

Relocation Permit

Reports

Regulations (See Codes and Regulations)

Residential Building Plan Review

Residential Design & Compatibility Standards

Resources

Right of Way Encroachments (See Land Management)

Right of Way Management (Transportation and Public Works) This link takes you to an external page

Right of Way Permits (Transportation and Public Works) This link takes you to an external page

Right of Way Vacation / Street & Alley (See Land Management)

 

S

Service Center (Building and Trade Contractor Services

Sewage / Septic Tanks (Austin Water) This link takes you to an external page

Sign Permits

Site and Subdivision Inspections

Site Plans, Exemptions, and Corrections

Site Plans - Fast Track Process

Small Cell Permits

SMART Housing (See Development Incentives and Agreements - Planning) This link takes you to an external page

Special Event Permit (See Austin Center for Events) This link takes you to an external page

Stakeholder & Community Engagement

Stand-Alone Permits

Storm Water (Watershed Protection) This link takes you to an external page

Subdivision

 

T - Z 

Taps and Meters (Austin Water) This link takes you to an external page

Technical Advisory Review Panel (TARP)

Technical Criteria Manuals

Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO)

Temporary Use Permit

Temporary Use of Outdoor Sound Equipment

Tools (See Online Tools)

Trade Permits

Transfer a Permit (See Modify a Permit)

Transforming Site Plan Review Initiative This link takes you to an external page

Trees (City Arborist) 

Utility Cut Inspections

Underground Storage Tank (UST) Construction Permit

Understanding the Development Process

Understanding Austin's Zoning/Rezoning Process (Planning) This link takes you to an external page

Vested Rights

Volume Builder Program

Water and Wastewater Service (Austin Water) This link takes you to an external page

Water Quality Review and Drainage Engineering Review

Work Exempt from Building Permits

Zoning  (Planning) This link takes you to an external page

Zoning Permit Application (Planning) This link takes you to an external page

Zoning Verification Letter (See Land Use Review)