How to file the Certificate of Occupancy (Austin)
Needed when the space's use changes or after construction; it may include a site plan exemption and building plan review. For a food business it comes through Austin Public Health's pre-opening inspection.
- Agency
- City of Austin Development Services
- Where it applies
- Austin
- How it's filed
- Filed on the agency's portal
- Fee
- VariesSet by the city's development fee schedule.
- How long it takes
- Change-of-use reviews now take about two weeks (three review disciplines since October 2025).
Official links
Checked against the agency's own page.
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