PERMIT ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION.
Austin City Code § 14-11-192
in effect§ 14-11-192 - PERMIT ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION.
(A) Before filing an application for a permit for installing a network node, node support pole, or transport facility, a network provider proposing to apply for a permit shall:
(1) provide the director copies of:
(a) all of the owner's valid federal licenses and authorizations necessary to install, operate, or maintain facilities as a wireless service provider; or
(b) if the owner is not a wireless service provider, an agreement between the owner as agent and a wireless service provider as principal showing that the owner is an authorized agent of the principal for building or installing facilities on behalf of the principal along with a copy of the principal's valid federal licenses and authorizations;
(2) provide the director a schedule of projected facility installations and a network node deployment plan for the coming calendar year, and for as long as the owner holds a permit, update every calendar quarter a schedule previously provided, stating the number, type and estimated date for projected installations;
(3) provide and maintain accurate contact information of the owner's designated primary authorized representative and, at a minimum, a current regulatory contact person, complaint contact person, primary and secondary emergency contact, operation and policy migration contact, business physical and mailing address, primary business telephone number, toll-free customer service number, and primary email address, or any other contact information that the director determines is necessary submitted in a form and manner established by the director;
(4) obtain from the City a pre-application site-specific assessment for suitability, safety, and conflicts from the City that includes a site walk and interview with the director's representative and review of preliminary architectural and engineering design drawings;
(5) demonstrate to the director that the network provider has given written notice adequate to inform the affected public of the impact to public right-of-way related to installation of a network node or node support pole. Notice is presumed to be adequate public notice if at a minimum it:
(a) includes a description of the location, dimensions, and types of facilities proposed for installation;
(b) states the estimated duration of the facility installation in the public right-of-way; and
(c) is provided in writing to all owners of real property abutting the sideline of right-of-way nearest to the proposed network node or node support pole and extending a distance of 150 feet along that sideline of right-of-way in either direction;
(6) obtain advance approval from the director for a network node or node support pole proposed to be sited in a design district or a historic district;
(7) obtain a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Landmark Commission for a network node or node support pole that is proposed to be located in a public right-of-way adjacent to:
(a) a National Register Historic District;
(b) a historic structure approved by the City's historic preservation officer;
(c) a building, structure or site individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places;
(d) a building, structure, or site designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, a State Archeological Landmark, or a National Historic Landmark;
(e) a building, structure, or site designated as a historic landmark (H) combining district;
(f) a historic area (HD) combining district; or
(g) a building, structure, or site determined by the historic preservation officer to have potential for designation as a historic landmark; and
(8) demonstrate to the director that no part of a proposed facility will encroach beyond right-of-way into a municipal park by providing information that the director determines is necessary, including a sealed survey by a professional registered surveyor, clearly showing that the proposed facility does not encroach beyond the public right-of-way line into the municipal park as that line is shown of public record by deed or plat.
(B) If a network provider proposes to perform an activity for which the network provider intends to claim an exemption from permitting under Section 284.157 of the Texas Local Government Code, the network provider shall comply with the pre-application requirements of Subsection (A) of this section and provide written proof in a form satisfactory to the director demonstrating that the activity qualifies for the permitting exemption at least 30 days prior to performing the activity.
Source: Ord. No. 20170817-045, Pt. 2, 8-17-17; Ord. No. 20181213-041, Pt. 2, 12-24-18.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT14USSTPUPR_CH14-11USRI-W_ART2USRI-WCOEXFAINTEUS_SPCEXINPEWICOFARI-W_S14-11-192PEELAPFetched: 10/27/2026