Subdivision: Preliminary Plan

This website provides information on development outside corporate city limits in Travis County.

To verify what city and county your property is located in, use the Jurisdiction Web Map.

The following information is needed to complete your application:

1. Subdivision name and the number of lots and lot type information
2. Legal description of the property from Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD)
   
   • Lot #
   • Block
   • Phase and section
   • Property ID (PID)
3. If the property is raw acreage, provide:
   • Name and number of the survey
   • Acreage
4. Estimated cost of construction of subdivision improvements with a sealed construction cost estimate (basis for fiscal posting)

Based on the unique characteristics of your project, the Checklist will explain additional required documents needed:

• Travis County Subdivision Application Completeness Checklist
• Non-Residential Checklist

These documents are the minimum required documents necessary to accept a Subdivision application. Additional documents may be required, and if documents are missing, incomplete, or illegible, the application cannot be accepted.

1. City of Austin Drainage Criteria Manual Code Compliance Summary
2. City of Austin Transportation Criteria Manual Code Compliance Summary
3. Austin/Travis County Subdivision Regulations Compliance Summary
4. Floodplain & Drainage Analysis
   • Note: Stormwater data, calculations, and drainage and detention system designs shall conform to the City of Austin Drainage Criteria Manual
5. Floodplain Letter (one of the following)
   • A Texas Registered Professional Engineer’s Letter stating the project is not applicable 
     or
   • Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) Letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
   • Authorization Letter (response to the PCN Letter) from the USACE
6. Receipt from USPS for Certified Mailing for Project Notifications
7. Site Grading Plan (construction plan only)

Applicants are strongly encouraged to request a Project Assessment with TNR staff to assist with determining prerequisite processes that affect their development.

Important: It is the applicant’s responsibility to identify and complete all outside approvals prior to submitting your application. If a requirement is identified after the application submission, the application will be considered void until the requirement is addressed and approval documentation submitted.

Travis County uses an online platform to process development permits.

Once you complete all previous steps, please proceed to create a permitting account.

Once your account is created and phone number verified, you can move on to filing your paperwork.

Please have all the requirements in previous steps handy.

Start your online application.

Follow the instructions and steps provided within the platform.

In the “Select an Application Type” step, select “Final Plat”.

NOTE: Travis County only accept applications on Mondays, dependent on whether the court is in session.

• 2023 Submittal Calendar

As we review your application, you can track the progress in the permitting website.

All communication associated with your permit application will be conducted within the same website. Please monitor your email and queue for status updates or comments associated with your application.

If the County has provided comments on your application, action is required by you. Please address all comments and return a Comment Response Letter. The review process will be paused until you have responded sufficiently to each comment.

At this point, your application will go to the Commissioners Court for approval. You can watch the session virtually.

Contact your Case Manager about your court date.

The court will conclude with one of the following recommendations:

• Approval
• Approval with Conditions
• Disapproved with Reasons

If the court returns your application with comments, you will need to adjust your Preliminary Plan application accordingly, and re-submit the updated version to the permitting website under the same application.