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Planning Department

Welcome to the City of Bastrop Planning Department website!

Find information on development processes, building permits, signs, mobile food vending (food trucks), maps, long range planning, etc. Please contact the department prior to starting a project for guidance on how to reach the project's goals while being in compliance with the City codes.

Announcements

The City of Bastrop launched the MyGov Public Portal to connect citizens, businesses, developers, and builders to online services that have streamlined many of the City's processes. Click the banner above to view the portal and create your Collaborator account. All permits and meeting requests shall go through the MyGov portal.

Mission

Preserving the past while facilitating growth and quality of life in harmony with the vision for the City of Bastrop's future.

Purpose

To maximize community strengths and minimize weaknesses; protect property rights and enhance property values; anticipate growth and provide adequate public facilities and services; balance economic growth with quality of life issues; and avoid unmanageable concentrations or dispersal of population.

Current Codes

• Bastrop Building Block (B³) Code - unified development code encompassing subdivision, zoning, and signs
• Stormwater Drainage Design Manual - stormwater drainage requirements
• B³ Technical Manual - additional specifications to support the B³ Code
• Development Manual - Applications, Checklists, and process overviews for development
• B³ Pattern Book - architectural standards that apply within the Iredell Historic District and recommended citywide
• Master Transportation Plan Chapter 5 - covers street grid and major thoroughfares
• Bastrop Code of Ordinances

• 2018 International Building Code (IBC) family, adopted in full except as modified in the Bastrop Code of Ordinances Chapter 3 - Building Regulations, including:
• 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC)
• 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC)
• 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
• 2018 International Residential Code (IRC)
• 2018 International Energy Code (IECC)**
• 2018 International Green Construction Code (IGCC)
• 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)

• Bastrop Code of Ordinances
• 2000 International Property Maintenance Code
• 2017 National Electric Code (NEC)
• 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 
• 2018 International Fire Code - with appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and N, except as modified in the Bastrop Code of Ordinances Chapter 5 - Fire Prevention and Protection

• Construction Standards Manual - covers general provisions and standards for utilities and paving
• Tree Grate and Frame Standard Detail - standard for street trees in public sidewalks
• Executed BP&L Underground Primary Service Standards
• Executed BP&L Lighting Standards
• Executed BP&L Underground Secondary Service Standards
• Executed BP&L Electric Construction Service Standards

General Information

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