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About Austin Code
In 2009, the Austin Code Department was a small division of the Solid Waste Services Department. The department now has over 140 employees, and is a standalone department with an important responsibility to the community we serve.
Mission Statement
To build a safer and greater Austin together through code education, collaboration, and enforcement.
Strategic Goals
Strong Community Relations: Strengthen community relations, awareness, and understanding of local code requirements
Safe Environment: Ensure safe, healthy, and legal uses of Austin lands and properties.
Fair and Just Administration: Deliver fair, equitable, and transparent enforcement of City codes.
The Austin Code Department maintains the balance between code compliance and code enforcement by identifying dangerous and substandard conditions and implementing programs to ensure a minimum standard is met.
Report a code violation by calling 3-1-1 or by submitting a report online.
Request a Speaker
Request a Code Inspector for your meeting or community event online at least one week prior to the event. Get to know your neighborhood Code Inspector in each of the districts they are assigned.
Safety Strategies: Austin Strategic Direction 2023
Contact
For all other inquiries, please call 3-1-1.
Physical Address
5202 E Ben White Blvd, Suite 550
Austin, TX 78741
Annual Reports
Click to view the 2018 Annual Report.
Click to view the 2017 Annual Report (PDF 6.12MB).
American Association of Code Enforcement Conference
Click to view the "New Way Forward" presentation (PDF 9.3MB) by Director Cora Wright.
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