ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERED DEDICATION.
Austin City Code § 30-2-39
in effect§ 30-2-39 - ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERED DEDICATION.
(A) Approval of a plat is not an acceptance by the city or county of an offered dedication. Disapproval or denial of a plat is a refusal by the city or county to accept an offered dedication shown on a plat.
(B) The city or county may accept an offered dedication only by the action of an authorized official.
(C) The commissioners court may accept an offered dedication of a street by issuing a certificate of acceptance.
(D) A street may not be accepted unless it is constructed in accordance with the applicable requirements and with the required utilities and drainage facilities installed. Entry, use, or improvement by the city or county, as applicable, under a fiscal security agreement is not an acceptance of an offered dedication.
(E) Except as provided in a fiscal security agreement, an officer or employee of the city or county may not enter, use, or improve a street unless the street has been accepted by the city or county, as applicable.
Source: City Code Section 25-4-38; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42.
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=TIT30AUTRCOSURE_CH30-2SURE_ART2SUPR_DIV1PRGE_S30-2-39ACOFDEFetched: 10/27/2026