Development Services says new public‑projects review halved permitting timelines for city projects
City Development Services staff told the Bond Oversight Commission a 2023 Public Projects Review program has cut average permitting timelines for qualifying publicly funded projects from roughly 12–13 months to about six months and assigns a single project coordinator to each qualifying project.
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Tara Villarey, Division Manager for Public Projects in the City of Austin Development Services Department, told the Bond Oversight Commission that a program launched in 2023 to coordinate permitting for publicly funded capital projects has reduced average review time for participating projects to about six months.
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