Key Dates

January 12 2021

Delivering on Demolition Permit Recommendations page closes to public comment at 05:00 PM CST.

December 15 2020

Delivering on Demolition Permit Recommendations SpeakUp Austin page published-public comments accepted

October 01 2020

Austin City Council votes to approve Demolition Notification Ordinance

To view the Demolition Notification Ordinance, please click here.

October 18 2018

Recommendation Released by DSD

DSD releases recommendations on changes to the Demolition process in response to Council’s resolution.

October 17 2018

Demolition Permit Process Final Report

For more information, please view the following link for the Demolition Permit Process Final Report.

February → March 2018

Stakeholder Meetings held

  • 4 stakeholder engagement meetings were held with 123 total attendees.
  • Online stakeholder engagement was conducted via the “Speakup Austin!” forum.      
December 14 2017

Council Resolution Adopted

City Council Adopts Resolution No. 20171214-066 requesting DSD staff to conduct stakeholder meetings and develop a proposal to re-design the demolition permitting process.

August 2017

Demolition Audit

Demolition Permit Audit Report is issued. The report identifies changes that need to be made to the City’s demolition process.