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Austin Development Services
Building
Apply for a residential building permit
The City of Austin helps homeowners ensure compliance with applicable City and building codes when they build, demolish, remodel, or perform any construction in the City of Austin and when planning special events.
Austin Development Services
Building Business
Apply for a short-term rental license
Learn how to apply for and renew a short-term rental (STR) license in Austin.
Austin Police
Building Business
Apply for an alarm permit
The City of Austin requires an alarm permit for each alarm system activated in a residence or commercial space within the Austin Police Department’s jurisdiction. We must receive an application before the alarm system is enabled. Learn how to submit your application.
Austin Development Services
Building
Find building and trade contractor services
Austin Development Services' Building and Trade Contractor Services (BTCS) provides building and trade permit-related services to general contractors, licensed trade contractors, and homeowners.
Austin City Clerk's Office
Building Government
Petition for an extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) release
See answers to frequently asked questions that property owners or residents may have about how to petition the City of Austin under Senate Bill 2038 (SB 2038) to request that their property be released from the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
Austin Development Services
Building Problems and complaints
Report a code violation
You can report a code violation in Austin to Austin 3-1-1 by phone, through the app, or online. You can always report anonymously.
Austin Development Services
Building
Request an expedited review of your building plan
The Expedited Building Plan Review program speeds up the building plan review and permit process by holding a single review session with a full team of experienced plan reviewers and the applicant’s design team. Find out if you qualify for expedited review and learn how to request a meeting.
Austin Watershed Protection
Building
Submit an Integrated Pest Management plan
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a continuous system for controlling pests such as weeds, diseases, insects, and others. Pest management options are based on effectiveness, environmental impact, site characteristics, worker/public health and safety, and economics. IPM takes advantage of all appropriate pest management options.
Austin Watershed Protection
Building Household
View floodplain maps and storm drain infrastructure
Is your Austin property in a floodplain? Find out using FloodPro, an online tool that shows floodplain maps, storm drain systems and floodplain models and elevation certificates.
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