Planning and Development Review Department
The purpose of the Planning and Development Review Department (PDRD) is to provide planning, preservation, design, comprehensive development review and inspection services to make Austin the most livable city in the country.

PDR Org Chart | Staff Contacts | Development Assistance Center | Maps

CURRENT ISSUES

Comprehensive Plan - effort to create a new comprehensive plan and information on the current plan

Design Standards and Mixed Use - ordinance designed to improve quality of commercial development

Downtown Austin Plan - current planning effort information, including urban rail proposal and affordability issues

East Riverside Corridor Draft Master Plan - transforming this area to improve mobility, services, and amenities

Morrow Street Traffic Analysis - estimate on traffic volumes with removal of barrier on Morrow

Neighborhood Assistance Center - information on this new service

Single Family Development Regulations - new standards applying to single-family and similar construction

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) - effort to integrate mixed-use development with multi-modal transportation

Proposed Code Amendments - current amendment proposals and draft ordinances

PLANNING PROGRAMS

Annexation

Proposed and completed annexations, Three-Year Municipal Annexation Plan, maps and profiles

GIS/Data Analysis

Maps, Data and Geographic Information System layers from NPZD

Historic Preservation

Information on Historic Landmarks, Preservation, and National Register Districts

Long Range Transportation Planning

Maps and data of the Adopted 2025 Transportation Plan (AMATP) and Corridor Planning Efforts

Neighborhood Planning

Adopted neighborhood plans and information about current neighborhood planning efforts

Urban Design

Downtown Design Guidelines, Great Streets, Near Term CBD Transportation, Seaholm, and South Congress

ZONING

Zoning Information

This link takes you to information about zoning regulations in the City of Austin

Zoning Case Review - Development Process

This link takes you to the One-Stop Shop for zoning, subdivision, site plans and building permits

Planning and Development Review Department
505 Barton Springs Road, 5th Floor, Austin, Texas, 78704
Our Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1088, Austin, Texas, 78767