• Austin Build + Connect (AB+C)  - Search for development & permit related information or conduct business with the City.
  • Public Search - View development & permitting cases.  Tips for conducting a public search.
  • Registered Users - Apply for building permits, schedule inspections, pay for permits, assign permits, etc.
• Code and Permit Tracker - view permits and code violations for a specific property and sign-up for e-mail notifications of activity.
• Property Profile - Search for information, view aerial images including street views, download data, and run reports detailing information about a specified property.
• Zoning Profile Tool - search for the zoning of your property.
• Emerging Projects - view projects (over 10 acres) planned or under construction.
• Data Portal - View public data published by the City of Austin.  For example, view building permits issued by year (type, location, by council district, etc.)
• Inspector Territory Map - Determine who will inspect your commercial or residential construction project. 
• Planning Geographic Information Applications - view heat maps of development activity, growth watch reports, planning activities, etc.

Customer Service Check-In

Click here to check-in for service remotely from home, office or mobile device. 

SmartStart

To assist small businesses navigate the development and permitting process.  Clck here to learn more.

Online Training Videos

• Land Use and Development - These training videos provide an overview of City of Austin’s development services including regulations, development review, permitting, inspections, trees and recognizing the impact of development.
• Watershed Protection Ordinance - These training videos provide an overview of the basic concepts of the Erosion Hazard Zone requirements of the Watershed Protection Ordinance and an overview of the Watershed Protection Ordinance’s rules regarding floodplain modification.
• Critical Environmental Features – an overview of development regulations for properties containing Critical Environmental Features, which include bluffs, canyon rimrock, point recharge features, springs and wetlands.
• Impervious Cover – explains how the City measures and regulates impervious cover, including maximum impervious cover limitations and transfers of development intensity. Watch this introductory video first.

Geographic Information

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•  GIS Data Downloads
• Watershed Locator Viewer
• City of Austin Web Map Viewers

Web Resources

• Community Registry - a tool for neighborhoods and others to be notified of land use issues in their area
• Adopted Neighborhood Planning Areas (Links to adopted neighborhood plans, future land use maps (FLUMs), and related plan amendments (ordinance numbers)
• Planning/Development Glossary
• How to Research Your House
• How to select a Contractor