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Signs permits in Austin
The typical signs permit issued in Austin took 19 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 65 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Signs permits in Austin, 293 issued permit records show a median processing time of 19 days; 75% were issued within 65 days and 90% within 173 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 54 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Signs permits in Austin: wait distribution
For Signs permits in Austin, 293 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Signs permits in Austin: annual permit timing
Signs permits in Austin has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 293 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | 8 days | 91 days | 231 days |
| 2022 | 35 | 4 days | 12 days | 154 days |
| 2023 | 64 | 4 days | 6 days | 33 days |
| 2024 | 28 | 30 days | 43 days | 108 days |
| 2025 | 86 | 38 days | 167 days | 173 days |
| 2026* | 20 | 37 days | 111 days | 173 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Signs permits in Austin: Signs timing in comparable community areas
Signs permits in Austin has 293 issued records, a 19 days median, and a 65 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 19 days | 65 days | 293 |
| West Town | 19 days | 57 days | 889 |
| Irving Park | 20 days | 44 days | 230 |
| South Chicago | 18 days | 120 days | 42 |
| New City | 20 days | 54 days | 126 |
| North Center | 20 days | 46 days | 252 |
| North Lawndale | 20 days | 44 days | 75 |
| Portage Park | 20 days | 44 days | 265 |
More Signs permits in Austin comparisons
The Signs permits in Austin cohort contains 293 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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