How to respond to Austin’s Master Comment Report

What the City of Austin calls its correction letter, how to resubmit, and what to include, from the city’s own pages. Each fact links to its source.

What the City of Austin calls it

The City of Austin calls its correction letter “Master Comment Report”. It expects a written response letter that answers each comment.

Source: austintexas.gov

How to resubmit after Austin plan check corrections

1. Pay any generated fees first; then resubmit your formal update for the next review cycle.
2. Use the Modify a Residential Permit Application Web Form and select Update.
3. Submit the full set of plans, not only the revised sheets, with the comment responses, revised plans and supporting documents combined into one single PDF.
4. Partial or informal updates are not accepted for review.

From the city’s instructions: austintexas.gov

Codes its letters cite

Local amendments to the building code

Each Texas city adopts its own building code edition and amendments by ordinance after a public hearing; many North Texas cities use the NCTCOG regional amendments.

Source: statutes.capitol.texas.gov

Official links

• Resubmittal instructions
• Austin Build + Connect (AB+C) Portal
• Building department page
• Permit open data
• Austin Development Services: 512-978-4000 (austintexas.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Address: 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. Austin, TX 78752 (austintexas.gov, checked October 31, 2026)

Links and facts checked on October 30, 2026.

Texas rules every plan check here follows

These come from Texas law and state agencies, so they apply in Austin as well. Each links to its source.

Code for homes

For houses, Texas cities start from the International Residential Code as it stood on May 1, 2012.

Source: Texas Local Government Code § 214.212, checked October 31, 2026

Code for commercial buildings

For commercial buildings, Texas cities start from the International Building Code as it stood on May 1, 2012.

Source: Texas Local Government Code § 214.216, checked October 31, 2026

Local amendments

Each city can set its own procedures to add to, change, or remove parts of the residential code, and to run its own enforcement.

Source: Texas Local Government Code § 214.212, checked October 31, 2026

Newer code editions

Cities may also consider later code changes published after May 1, 2012, so ask your building department which edition it enforces.

Source: Texas Local Government Code § 214.212, checked October 31, 2026

What a good response to Master Comment Report has

General guidance, not the City of Austin’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

• Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
• Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
• Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
• Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
• Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

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