City Services

Land Development Information Services (LDIS) provides development consulting services and business-related permitting services. They will answer your questions and make sure you are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements that apply to your project. Previously known as the Development Assistance Center (DAC), the unit was renamed in summer 2022 to better reflect the team's role in the development process.

Ground transportation includes all vehicle-for-hire services such as taxi, pedicab, shuttle service, limousine service, charter service, electric low-speed vehicles, group cycle, horse-drawn carriage, and touring/sightseeing companies. You can report an issue online or by email.

Verify the employment of a current or former City of Austin employee by email, fax, or phone.

We rely on foster families to provide love and care to our most at-risk dogs and cats. Fostering is truly lifesaving! Here is everything you need to start a foster application.

Information on building inspections, commercial site and subdivision inspections, environmental inspections, and utility cut inspections performed by the Development Services Department.

The City of Austin regulates booting within City limits. Apply for a vehicle immobilization service license to allow your company to boot vehicles that violate parking regulations.

Learn about how to become a Board or Commission member. Get the training you need and learn what it takes to become a member.

Plan your trip to Barton Springs Pool, a three-acre swimming pool fed by underground springs in Zilker Metropolitan Park.

The Austin Center for Events is a collaborative assembly of agencies designed to streamline special event permitting on public and private property. ACE is anchored by teams from Transportation, Parks, Music, Police, Fire, EMS, Code, ARR, Development Services and partner agencies, and works closely with event organizers to guide them through the permitting process.

A MBE/WBE certification increases opportunities for individuals wanting to do business with the City of Austin.

The Land Use Review Division reviews and permits site plan and subdivision applications for compliance with Chapters 25 and 30 of the Land Development Code. 

Apply to ride along with an APD officer in the Police Observer (Ride Along) program.

Looking to add a new pet to your family? Austin Animal Center has more than 500 animals every day in need of loving homes.

Learn about free nutrition or diabetes education classes, available at locations throughout Travis County.

The City of Austin offers a variety of permit programs for businesses that would like to offer outdoor seating or retail options for their customers, including sidewalk cafes, street patios, and parking lot patios. 

If you get a citation for a traffic or criminal violation filed with the City of Austin Municipal Court, you can look up the case details, pay fines, fees and costs, request a deferral, a hearing or a dismissal.

Search for persons in the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) public sex offender database using geographical information or names.

Join our team! Here’s everything you need to apply for a job with the City of Austin. 

The City of Austin's Office of Vital Records registers births and deaths that occur within the full purpose city limits of Austin. Here is everything you need to get a birth or death certificate at the Office of Vital Records.

Water Quality/Drainage reviewers in the Land Use Division perform pre-construction review for water quality and drainage for site plans and subdivision plans to assure compliance with the Land Development Code.