ESCORT REQUIRED.
Austin City Code § 25-11-175
in effect§ 25-11-175 - ESCORT REQUIRED.
(A) Except as provided in Subsection (B), a permittee moving a building along a public right-of-way in the City shall be accompanied by a uniformed police escort.
(B) A permittee may move a building without a police escort if the permittee obtains written authorization from the building official and the chief of police.
(C) A permittee shall comply with an order or direction given by a police officer escorting the move.
(D) After the move has been completed, the escorting police officer shall file a written report of the move with the building official.
(E) Unless waived in writing by the director of the Electric Utility Department, a person moving a building that exceeds 17 feet 6 inches in height when loaded shall be escorted by personnel from that department.
(F) The building official shall charge the deposit paid by the permittee for each officer or city employee escorting the move. The charge is based on the current hourly wage of each officer or employee. The building official shall retain the unused balance of the deposit in an escrow account. The permittee shall promptly remit to the building official the balance due if the deposit does not cover the escort service charges.
Source: Section 13-1-745(c) and (i)(1); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.
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=TIT25LADE_CH25-11BUDEREPESPREHIST_ART3REPE_DIV2RERE_S25-11-175ESREFetched: 10/27/2026