Public Resources

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    City of Austin

    • COA Code
      Volumes I through IV of the Austin, TX Codes of Ordinances
    • COA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
      The 2012 International Property Maintenance Code, as amended by the City of Austin.
    • COA Technical Code
      Approved local amendments to various disciplines in the Building technical Codes
    • COA Boards and Commissions
      View agendas, by-laws, and other information about City Boards and Commissions
    • COA Clerk
      Search City public records
    • CodeNEXT
      COA's page dedicated to keeping the public up to date on schedules, maps, documents, assumptions, and corrections.
    • Austin's Open Data Portal
      This portal provides easy access to open data and information about your city government. We encourage the use of public data that the City of Austin has published to spark innovation, promote public collaboration, increase government transparency, and inform decision making.
    • Permitting
      Development Services Department (DSD) Homepage. DSD issues various types of permits. Visit this link for permits issued by DSD and other City Departments.
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    Regional & Federal

    • CAPCOG
      A voluntary association including over 90 member governments, cities and counties as well as school districts, chambers of commerce, nonprofit agencies
    • EPA Mold Remediation
      Information about Investigating, Evaluating, and Remediating Moisture and Mold Problems
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    Address and Property Research

    • Note on Addresses: TCAD is NOT the addressing authority. So, if you find an address on TCAD's listing there's a small chance it could be wrong. The City of Austin is the authority. To obtain a COA address, use the Property Profile Viewer. Go to the property in question, turn on the Address Points layer under Property Information, and perform an identify (or zoom in to street level). If there is no address point on the property, send an email to addressing@austintexas.gov or call 512-974-2797.
    • Property Profile Viewer
      Viewer allowing for user to examing transportation, zoning, infrastructure, water, planning, and environmental layers.
    • FloodPro
      Determine if a property is in the floodplain
    • Historic Aerial Maps
      Aerial photography from 1962 to 2009
    • License and Permit Search
      Research tool available to the public to research permits and licenses
    • MOWS Mowable Objects
      Determine if a City agency is responsible for mowing a property
    • Zoning Profile Map
      The Zoning Profile Report validates the Zoning, Zoning Cases, Zoning Ordinances, Zoning Overlays, Future Land Use & Regulating Plan information that is associated with a property.
    • Repeat Offender Web Map
      Properties registered with the Repeat Offender Program (ROP).
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    Neighborhood Research

    • Council District Map
      Identify which City Council district a property is located
    • Crime Viewer
      Internet Explorer RequiredView crime reports in an area
    • Residential Design & Compatibility Standards
      Shows the Impervious Cover/Parking Placement, Garage Placement, and Front Porch design tools that are available subdistrict or area-wide.
    • Neighborhood Groups
      Find the community groups and police district in an area
    • Neighborhood Plan
      Locate the Neighborhood plan and contact team
    • NCCD Ordinance Chart
      Neighborhood Conservation Combining District - Establishes development regulations for unique neighborhoods in order to preserve their traditional character while allowing for controlled growth to occur. Sets standards for redevelopment that is compatible with the unique character of the neighborhood.
    • Sanborn Maps
      Historical Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (NOT for legal use)
    • Watershed
      Find out which watershed a property is located in
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    Terminology and Definitions

    Neighborhood Plans
    Neighborhood planning provides an opportunity for citizens to take a proactive role in the planning process and decide how their neighborhoods will move into the future while addressing land use, zoning, transportation and urban design issues.
    Subchapter E
    The standards are intended to raise the level of quality for all non-residential and mixed-use development, but within a regulatory structure offering options and flexibility, not strict requirements. New development is subject to a set of minimum site and building design standards, recognizing that all new development, regardless of size, should be subject to minimum standards. The regulations foster a built environment of aesthetic and sustainable value, enhance economic development efforts, promote Austin’s unique character and natural environment, and ensure an efficient development review process.
    Subchapter F
    The Residential Design and Compatibility or "McMansion" regulations, were designed to minimize the impact of new construction, remodels, and additions to existing buildings on surrounding properties in residential neighborhoods by defining an acceptable building area for each lot within which new development may occur. The standards were adopted to protect the character of Austin's older neighborhoods by ensuring that new construction, remodels, and additions are compatible in scale and bulk with existing neighborhoods.
    Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Regulating Plan
    TOD is a functional integration of land use and transit planning. It is compact, wakable, mixed-use development connected to high quality public transportation. Typical features include improved pedestrian and street connectivity, public amenities such as pocket parks and plazas, civic art, landscaping, and a concentration of residences and jobs in proximity to transit stations and commerical businesses.
    Imagine Austin Activity Corridor
    An area identified on the Growth Concept Map where an increased density of people, jobs and services will be located along the length of the corridor.
    Neighborhood Conservation Combining District
    A small area plan that establishes development regulations for unique neighborhoods in order to preserve their traditional character while allowing for controlled growth to occur. It sets standards for redevelopment that is compatible with the unique character of the neighorhood.
    Watershed
    A watershed is the area of land that drains to a particular location. In Austin, watersheds typically refer to the land draining to one of our larger creeks.