Austin City Code § 30-2-1 COMPLIANCE.
§ 30-2-1 - COMPLIANCE.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, a subdivision must comply with the requirements of this title.
Source: City Code Section 25-4-1; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42.
SUBDIVISION COMPLIANCE.
Austin City Code tit. 30, ch. 30-2, art. 1
in effectAustin City Code § 30-2-2 EXCEPTION FROM CITY PLATTING REQUIREMENTS.
§ 30-2-2 - EXCEPTION FROM CITY PLATTING REQUIREMENTS.
(A) The director may except a parcel of land from the city's requirement to plat if the director determines that the parcel existed in its current configuration before becoming subject to the city's jurisdiction over subdivision of land.
(B) The director may except a parcel of land from the city's requirement to plat if the director determines that the parcel:
(1) contains a health or safety hazard associated with a private sewage facility or private water well or other conditions that adversely affect public health, safety or welfare;
(2) existed in its current configuration on August 8, 1992;
(3) was served by a private sewage facility or private water well on August 8, 1992;
(4) is located on an existing street; and
(5) complies with the requirements of this title for roadway frontage.
(C) The director may except a parcel of land from the city's requirement to plat if the director determines that the parcel:
(1) is five acres or less:
(2) existed in its current configuration on August 31, 1987;
(3) was receiving utility service that was authorized under the rules of the utility provider on August 31, 1987;
(4) is located on an existing street; and
(5) complies with the requirements of this title for roadway frontage.
(D) An applicant shall demonstrate to the director that a parcel is excepted under this section from the requirement to plat. An applicant shall provide the director with the current deed to the property, an adequate legal description, and proof of ownership.
(E) If the director excepts a parcel from the city's requirement to plat, the director shall certify the parcel's exception.
(F) An approval to extend or change utility service to a parcel is not a certification under this section or an approval of a plat.
Source: City Code Section 25-4-2; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42.
Austin City Code § 30-2-3 TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM CITY PLATTING REQUIREMENTS.
§ 30-2-3 - TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM CITY PLATTING REQUIREMENTS.
(A) The director may temporarily exempt a parcel of land from the city's requirement to plat if the director determines that the sole use of the parcel is as a community garden. An applicant shall provide the director with the information and documentation necessary to establish the exemption.
(B) If the sole use of an exempted parcel changes from a community garden, an exemption under this section expires.
(C) A parcel temporarily exempted under this section must be platted before it may be used for a purpose other than as a community garden.
Source: City Code Section 25-4-3; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42; Ord. 20110210-018.
Austin City Code § 30-2-4 COUNTY EXCEPTIONS TO PLATTING REQUIREMENT.
§ 30-2-4 - COUNTY EXCEPTIONS TO PLATTING REQUIREMENT.
(A) The county does not require a plat for:
(1) a tract of land that existed in its current configuration before September 1, 1983;
(2) a manufactured home rental community, as defined by Local Government Code Section 232.007, if the development complies with the minimum infrastructure requirements of County Code Section 82.301(d);
(3) a judicial partition under a final judgment;
(4) an acquisition by an entity with the power of eminent domain by a condemnation or dedication or by contract and conveyance instead of condemnation;
(5) a subdivision that does not lay out a street, alley, square, park, or other area for public use or for the use of a purchaser or owner of a lot adjacent to one of those areas, if all the subdivided land:
(a) is primarily for agricultural use, as defined by Texas Constitution Article III, Section 1-d, or primarily for farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber production use, as defined by Texas Constitution Article III, Section 1-d-1;
(b) is divided into four or fewer lots and is to be transferred to a person who is related to the owner within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined by Government Code Chapter 573;
(c) consists of lots of more than 10 acres in area;
(d) is sold to veterans through the Veteran's Land Board program;
(e) belongs to the state or a state agency, board, or commission, or the permanent school fund or other dedicated state fund;
(f) is retained in part by the owner, and transferred in part to a person who will further subdivide the tract in accordance with requirements of this title; or
(g) is transferred to a person who owned an undivided interest in the original tract, and a plat is filed before further development of any part of the tract; or
(6) property that is owned by a political subdivision of the state and located in a floodplain, and the lots are sold to adjoining landowners.
(B) If the county executive determines that a division of land is excepted from platting under Subsection (A), the county executive shall, at the request of the land owner, issue a letter to the owner acknowledging the exception. The county executive may require that the owner provide certification or documentation that the requirements of Subsection (A) are satisfied.
Source: County Code Section 82.105; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42; Ord. 20120524-130.
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_ART1SUCOFetched: 10/27/2026