Homeowner Resources

what info we're offering and what audience we're appealing to

1. What to Know Before you Buy
   1. Community Profile
   2. How to navigate City services
   3. Know Your Zoning
   4. Major Street Plan/Parks & Rec Plan/What developments are coming to my neighborhood
   5. Flood zones
   6. Unrelated Occupancy
   7. Home businesses, long-term rental information, STRs
   8. School districts
   9. City’s GIS maps
   10. Neighborhood information
2. Getting Set Up in your Home
   1. Setting up City accounts
   2. Setting up county services
   3. Utility providers
   4. How to report issues
   5. Ward, councilperson & polling location information
   6. Process for house renovations or additions
   7. Eagle Watch
   8. How to get a copy of plat, deed
   9. Why isn’t my street/park/amenity/sidewalk built yet?
   10. Address issues
3. Tackling Home Projects or Issues
   1. Drainage issues
   2. Permit Process
   3. Common code violations
   4. Can I build a fence on the property line/over the creek/on an easement?
   5. Getting a copy of survey/deed and different between ROW, easement, property line
   6. How to report issues
   7. Zoning setbacks, ISR & lot sizes
   8. Sheds, garages, accessory structures, accessory dwelling units
   9. Driveways
4. Development & Construction in Auburn
   1. Understanding the development approval process
   2. Public Records
   3. Permit map
   4. How to stay informed
   5. City CIP page
   6. Construction regulations (start times) & how to report potential violations
   7. Traffic studies/issues
   8. Zoning

What to Know Before you Buy

Community Profile

basic info about Auburn

How to navigate City services

Services provided by department, GIS Maps

Know Your Zoning

interactive map

Major Street Plan/Parks & Rec Plan/What developments are coming to my neighborhood

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Flood zones

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Unrelated Occupancy

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Home businesses, long-term rental information, STRs

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School districts

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City’s GIS maps

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Neighborhood information

Copy of plan for PDDs, subdivision plat for non-PDDs

Getting Set Up in your Home

Setting up City accounts

Water and Sewer w/UBO, Trash/garbage/recycling collection

Setting up county services

tag, property taxes, licenses

Utility providers

Broadband accessibility (list companies w/contact info (Scott), Power providers (map that shows each’s territory?), water authorities, APCO/Spire/etc.

How to report issues

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Ward, councilperson & polling location information

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Process for house renovations or additions

permits

Eagle Watch

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How to get a copy of plat, deed

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Why isn’t my street/park/amenity/sidewalk built yet?

bonding, final asphalt surface, maintenance period

Address issues

My new address isn’t recognized by {insert agency – post office, ATT, Google Maps, etc.}, who do I talk to?

Tackling Home Projects or Issues

Drainage issues

Basic understanding of stormwater and storm infrastructure (what kinds of drainage problems are city’s responsibility vs developer responsibility vs issue between neighbors)

Permit Process

what requires a permit

Common code violations

weeds, street parking, pet limits

Can I build a fence on the property line/over the creek/on an easement?

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Getting a copy of survey/deed and different between ROW, easement, property line

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How to report issues

FixIt

Zoning setbacks, ISR & lot sizes

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Sheds, garages, accessory structures, accessory dwelling units

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Driveways

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Development & Construction in Auburn

Understanding the development approval process

includes info about PC and CC, DRT

Public Records

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Permit map

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How to stay informed

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City CIP page

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Construction regulations (start times) & how to report potential violations

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Traffic studies/issues

when required

Zoning

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