INSTALLATION PERMITS.

Austin City Code tit. 25, ch. 25-10, art. 10

in effect

Austin City Code § 25-10-211 SIGN INSTALLATION PERMIT REQUIRED.

§ 25-10-211 - SIGN INSTALLATION PERMIT REQUIRED. (A) A person may not install, move, structurally alter, or structurally repair a sign unless the building official has issued a sign installation permit. This prohibition does not apply to: (1) a sign described in Section 25-10-101 (Signs Allowed In All Sign Districts Without An Installation Permit); or (2) routine maintenance, nonstructural repair, or re-facing of an existing sign. (B) The fee for a sign installation permit is established by separate ordinance and is nonrefundable. (C) For an electrical sign, an electric permit is required before: (1) a person may install, move, structurally alter, or structurally repair the sign; or (2) the building official may issue an installation permit for the sign. (D) For a sign to be replaced under Section 25-10-152(B)(5) (Nonconforming Signs), the building official may not issue an installation permit until the required sign removal is completed. Source: Section 13-2-900; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 020207-35; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-10-212 EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF SIGN INSTALLATION PERMIT.

§ 25-10-212 - EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF SIGN INSTALLATION PERMIT. (A) Except as provided in Subsection (B), a sign installation permit expires on the 180th day after the permit is granted unless the applicant requests a final inspection before the permit expires. (B) The building official may grant a single 90 day extension of a sign installation permit if the applicant requests an extension before the permit expires. (C) If an extension is granted under Subsection (B), the permit expires on the 270th day after the permit is granted unless the applicant requests a final inspection before the permit expires. Source: Section 13-2-902; 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_CH25-10SIRE_ART10INPEFetched: 10/27/2026