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Apply for Vested Rights

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    What is a vested right?

    Under certain conditions, state law affords a permit applicant a “vested right” to have an application reviewed under older regulations that are no longer in effect. Vested rights, sometimes referred to as “grandfathering,” apply only to a project, not to a property. Vested rights claims are generally based on one or more prior applications that provided fair notice of a continuing development project that began before the adoption of current regulations.

     
     
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    Visit Land Use Forms and Applications webpage for applications and more information. Please note the following file preparation instructions: • Only submit items called for on the related checklist or those requested by the reviewer.  Completeness Check and Formal submittals only require updated files. • All files must be in PDF format (except Engineering models which should be grouped into a ZIP format). • Prepare an individual PDF for each reviewer, PDFs with multiple documents should start with a table of contents. • Plans must be one file. AWU red markings must be scanned and provided as a separate PDF. • Name files according to content, see examples: AWUredmarkings_CaseNumber.pdf ReviewDiscipline_ InitialSubmittal.pdf CommentResponses_CaseNumber.pdf
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    Please provide your contact information for Land Use Intake staff to respond to your request. An Austin Build + Connect (AB+C) Portal account is required to manage your permit and pay fees. To find your AB+C account ID #, Register or Login, then visit "My Profile".
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