RELOCATION OF SHORELINE BETWEEN TOM MILLER DAM AND LONGHORN DAM.
Austin City Code § 30-5-366
in effect§ 30-5-366 - RELOCATION OF SHORELINE BETWEEN TOM MILLER DAM AND LONGHORN DAM.
(A) This section applies:
(1) along the Colorado River;
(2) between Tom Miller Dam and Longhorn Dam; and
(3) below a contour elevation of 435 feet above mean sea level.
(B) City council approval is required to relocate existing earth material in the area described in Subsection (A).
(C) A person may request approval under this section by filing an application with the council that includes a plan showing the proposed layout of the relocation and a legal description of the property.
(D) The applicant must demonstrate to the council that:
(1) approving the application will not:
(a) endanger a water supply, water supply system, storm or sanitary sewer facility, or other public utility facility;
(b) create a hazard to navigation or swimming;
(c) create a hazard to the safety, maintenance and operation of a dam, bridge, or other structure not owned by the applicant; and
(d) materially and adversely affect the use and enjoyment of other property on the Colorado River between the Tom Miller Dam and Longhorn Dam; and
(2) if similar applications were granted for all similarly situated properties, the water storage or flood capacity of the Colorado River basin would not be materially reduced.
Source: City Code Section 25-8-651; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42; Ord. No. 20160922-048, Pt. 9.
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_CH30-5EN_SUBCHAPTER_AWAQU_ART7REALWA_DIV6OTRE_S30-5-366RESHBETOMIDALODAFetched: 10/27/2026