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AUSTIN · PERMIT TIMELINES

How long does a roof permit take in Austin?

A historical population statistic from this registry. It does not predict an individual application or determine whether your project needs a permit.

Median application-to-issuance time

3 calendar days

n = 162 usable timelines · Source: City of Austin Issued Construction Permits (Socrata 3syk-w9eu) · Source years: 2025, 2026
As of 2026-11-03 (coverage endpoint). Issued-date window: 2025-11-03 through 2026-11-03, inclusive.

Recomputed from application and issuance dates in their configured source-field time zones. Missing or reversed dates and unsourced records are excluded. Pool/spa records are excluded by whole-word matching, including plurals, in project class and work description. Stored derived medians are not substituted.

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Records used in this calculation

Source: City of Austin Issued Construction Permits (Socrata 3syk-w9eu) · Source years: 2025, 2026 · As of 2026-11-03 · n = 162. Dates below are calendar dates in the source fields’ configured time zones. No addresses or homeowner names are displayed.

PermitZIPAppliedIssuedCalendar daysSource year
2025-146163 BP786532025-11-122026-10-183402026
2026-079559 BP787302026-06-212026-06-2102026
2026-072015 BP787452026-06-052026-06-1162026
2026-059135 BP787022026-05-112026-05-1102026
2026-079582 BP787502026-06-212026-06-2212026
2025-146042 BP787232025-11-122025-11-1202025
2026-075288 BP787572026-06-112026-06-1322026
2026-100659 BP787042026-08-022026-08-0312026
2026-088203 BP787522026-07-082026-07-0802026
2026-085923 BP787482026-07-052026-07-0502026
2026-037003 BP787492026-03-262026-03-3042026
2026-022879 BP787572026-02-242026-03-0482026

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