City’s development portal to get a face-lift in August

The city’s online development portal will be offline from 8 a.m. Aug. 8 through 7 a.m. Aug. 12 in order to launch a redesigned Austin Build and Connect Portal. While customers will log in to the new system the same way as before, they are encouraged to “complete any necessary activities” before the system is temporarily unavailable. According to a press release from the city, “all user profiles, contact information, records and billing information will be preserved” and additional information about support and access will be on the AB+C Portal closer to the scheduled maintenance. More detailed information about application submissions, payments and inspections can be acquired by contacting the appropriate city department directly. The new portal will have an updated interface in addition to increased security and reliability.