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:
- MAIN SUPPORT: Email | Phone: Austin 3-1-1 or 512-974-2000
- FRONT DESK: Get help scheduling appointments, finding general information, and reaching the correct workgroups. Phone: 512-978-4504 | Appointments Webpage
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) 
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Addressing (Information Technology/CTM)
Alarm Permitting & Administration
Applications (See Forms and Applications)
Barton Springs Zone Annual Operating Permit (PDF) 
Bill Payments & Cashier Services
Building and Trade Contractor Services, formerly Service Center (Existing Permits, New Standalone & Trade Permits, Contractor & Homeowner Registrations)
Building Connections Newsletter
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)
C - D
Cashier Services (See Bill Payments & Cashier Services)
Certificate of Compliance Program
Code Compliance in the Community
Commercial Building Plan Review
Concrete Installation Permit (Non-Peak Hours)
Density Bonuses (See Development Incentives and Agreements - Housing)
Detention Pond (See Water Quality Review and Drainage Engineering Review)
Development Assistance Center (DAC) (See Land Development Information Services)
Development Incentives and Agreements (Housing)
Drainage Engineering (See Water Quality Review and Drainage Engineering Review)
Driveway/Sidewalk Permit (Transportation and Public Works)
E - F
Easement Releases (See Land Management)
Easement and Restrictive Covenent Templates
Electric Service Design & Planning (Austin Energy)
Electric Vehicle Charger Installation (EVQT)
Emergency Repair Permits
Encroachment Agreements (See Land Management)
Engagements (See Public Meetings)
Entertainment and Permitting Services
Events (See Austin Center for Events)
Excavation Permit (Transportation and Public Works)
Expedited Building Plan Review
Expired Permit (See Modify a Permit)
Express Residential Building Permit (Minor Repairs)
Fast Track Process for Site Plan
Fees (For Code Compliance Fees, visit Pay DSD Code Compliance Fees)
Fire Prevention Review (Austin Fire Department)
Food Enterprise Plan Review (Austin Public Health)
Frequently Asked Questions (For Code Compliance FAQs, visit DSD Code Compliance FAQs)
G - I
General Permit Program (City Departments and Franchised Utilities Only)
Hazardous Materials Permit - Above Ground Storage Tanks (AST) (Austin Fire Department)
Hazardous Materials Storage Permit - Underground Storage Tanks (UST)
Historic Preservation (Planning Department)
Homeowner's Permit and Registration
Industrial Waste (Austin Water)
Inspections - Building (See Building Inspections)
Inspections - Code Compliance (See Code Officer Districts)
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)
Land Status Determination Wizard
Legislative Changes (88th Legislative Session)
License Agreements (See Land Management)
Meetings (See Public Meetings)
Mobile Retail Establishment Permit
Mobility Services (Transportation and Public Works)
Neighborhood Assistance Center
Nightlife and Entertainment Services (See Entertainment and Permitting Services)
Noise & Amplified Sound Enforcement Inspections (See Outdoor Music Venue (OMV) Permits)
Notifications (See Development Notifications)
Outdoor Music Venue (OMV) Permits
Outdoor Seating and Retail Programs
P - R
Pay a Citation or Order (See Attend Your Administrative Hearing)
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)
Pools/Uncovered Deck Permit (See Residential Building Plan Review)
Reactivate an Expired Building or Trade Permit (See Modify a Permit)
Regulations (See Codes and Regulations)
Residential Building Plan Review
Residential Design & Compatibility Standards
Right of Way Encroachments (See Land Management)
Right of Way Management (Transportation and Public Works)
Right of Way Permits (Transportation and Public Works)
Right of Way Vacation / Street & Alley (See Land Management)
S
Service Center (Building and Trade Contractor Services)
Schedule a Building Inspection
Schedule a Tree or Environmental Inspection
Schedule a Utility Cut & Telecom Inspection
Sewage / Septic Tanks (Austin Water)
Site and Subdivision Inspections
Site Plans, Exemptions, and Corrections
Site Plans - Fast Track Process
Site Plan Housing Case Management
SMART Housing (See Development Incentives and Agreements - Housing)
Special Event Permit (See Austin Center for Events)
Stakeholder & Community Engagement
Storm Water (Watershed Protection)
T - Z
Taps and Meters (Austin Water)
Technical Advisory Review Panel (TARP)
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO)
Temporary Use of Outdoor Sound Equipment
Tools (See Online Tools)
Transfer a Permit (See Modify a Permit)
Transforming Site Plan Review Initiative
Trees (City Arborist)
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Construction Permit
Understanding the Development Process
Understanding Austin's Zoning/Rezoning Process (Planning)
Violations (See Notice of Violation)
Water and Wastewater Service (Austin Water)
Water Quality Review and Drainage Engineering Review
Work Exempt from Building Permits
Zoning (Planning)
Zoning Permit Application (Planning)
Zoning Verification Letter (See Land Use Review)