The city’s Development Services Department has proposed a change to the building criteria manual for the city of Austin in order to clarify when building plan review applications expire. The new rule would mean that applications would expire one year after filing if no permit had been issued. In addition, the deadline to update applications would be 181 days if building plans are approved before they expire. Feedback on the proposed changes can be submitted here until March 11. According to a FAQ about the proposal, the changes would not impact most of the permits, only customers that do not begin work on activating their permits following building plan approval.
Elizabeth Pagano is the editor of the Austin Monitor. More by Elizabeth Pagano