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Community Garden Permit Guide

Once you've gathered letters of support and drafted documents for your garden, send that to the community gardens coordinator and have an on-site meeting.

1. Gather the following documents:

  • Memorandum of Understanding from a nonprofit
  • Letters of support from the community
  • Garden rules
  • Membership agreement
  • Timeline
  • Budget and fundraising plan for the first year

Please read the pages on letters of support and garden documentation for details.

2. Submit these documents to the community gardens coordinator.

By email (recommended)

Send the documents as attachments or a viewable link to communitygardens@austintexas.gov.

In the body of the email include:

  • A contact person's name, phone number
  • Three possible meeting times:
    • Approximately two weeks after your submission
    • During business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
    • When your coordinating committee is available
By mail

Please contact the community gardens coordinator first by phone or email so they will expect the packet in the mail.

Print and mail your documents to:

Community Gardens Program
200 S. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78704

Include in your correspondence:

  • A contact person's name, phone number
  • Three possible meeting times:
    • Approximately two weeks after your submission
    • During business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
    • When your coordinating committee is available

3. Approximately two weeks after your submission, be ready to attend a meeting at the garden site between:

  • The garden's coordinating committee
  • The community gardens coordinator
  • Other city representatives, such as a Park Forestry representative
  • Representatives from other organizations (optional)

We will discuss:

  • Your application packet, which includes the application you submitted at the first check-in, plus the new documents listed above
  • Early thoughts on garden design
  • Next steps