New Development Related Fees
The new development related fees (PDF) will become effective September 1, 2024.
Development Services
ExpiredTravis County Development Services oversees guidelines, procedures, and permits for all development outside corporate city limits in the County, and they are responsible for floodplain management, construction activity inspections, and regulating subdivisions in unincorporated areas of the County and extraterritorial jurisdictions (ETJs) in partnership with other jurisdictions and agencies.
What is development?
Development is defined as any man-made changes to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to:
- Structures/Buildings
- Driveways
- Work in the county right-of-way
- On-site sewage facilities
- Division of land
- Mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, or drilling
- And more
Any development in Travis County requires a permit. For more information about requirements associated with getting a development permit, please click the button below.
Our website is intended to provide clarity to the Development Permit application process, but does not supersede the requirements in Travis County Code.
Start your application process by clicking the button below:
Can’t find what you’re looking for?
If you can’t find information about a specific permit or need help, fill out the Contact & Feedback Form. We will get back to you shortly.
You can also request a pre-application meeting to discuss any questions about your project by submitting a Request a Pre-Development Meeting.
For other ways to reach us, visit our Contact page.
TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 12.7 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $34.51.
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