A rescue-focused mission
Austin Zoo describes its purpose around rescue, conservation and education. Read the operator’s own account to understand the animal-care context behind a visit.[1]
Austin neighborhood field guide
West Oak Hill
Get to know the local places, then explore what the public record says: construction, restaurant inspection scores and beverage receipts, with dates and sources beside the data.
About this mapped area City boundary · September 22, 2021
West Oak Hill is one of 65 named areas in the City of Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas boundary dataset. The saved source records its planning status as plan approved. These mapped categories differ from colloquial neighborhood names. Districts people name in conversation, like South Congress, Rainey Street or the Sixth Street entertainment district, are not separate areas in this dataset; they sit inside a planning area or straddle two. This boundary is a single polygon in the city's file, with ordinance 20081211-096 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as WEST OAK HILL.
The local field guide
West Oak Hill: plan a rescue-zoo visit
Austin Zoo offers a specific destination on Rawhide Trail for this side of the city. Its operator describes a rescue mission centered on animals in need, while its admissions page explains how ordinary visits differ from separately ticketed events.
2 linked sources · CheckedA destination on Rawhide Trail
The zoo lists its address as 10808 Rawhide Trail. Its visitor information is the appropriate starting point for directions and current opening details.[1]
Admissions and events have separate processes
The checked admissions page says regular admission tickets are purchased at the gate, while the home page advertises separately booked special events. Follow the instructions for the visit you want.[1][2]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Check the current admission method
- Use the zoo’s Tickets & Pricing page before buying anything. Its checked notice says ordinary admission is sold at the gate rather than through online sales.[2]
- Read event-specific booking instructions
- For a special event such as Boo at the Zoo, follow that event’s date and booking information. General zoo admission details do not establish event access.[1]
A few things to know
Is Austin Zoo’s focus the same as a general wildlife attraction?
The operator explicitly describes a rescue mission supported by conservation and education. Its website explains that focus and ways to support its work.[1]
Where is Austin Zoo?
The operator lists the zoo at 10808 Rawhide Trail, Austin. Use its own visitor page for the current directions and opening information.[1]
Sources & research notes
Local context is based on the sources below. Confirm current access, schedules, and reservations with the operator. Civic figures elsewhere on this page retain their own reporting periods.
- Austin Zoo – Where every visit makes a differenceaustinzoo.org · Checked 2026-09-05
- Tickets & Pricing – Austin Zooaustinzoo.org · Checked 2026-09-05
What the public record says about West Oak Hill
- City of Austin Development Services has issued 7,033 building permits that it has geocoded inside the West Oak Hill planning-area boundary, the earliest dated October 1, 1980 and the most recent September 28, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $2,623,153,842. Declared value is the figure an applicant puts on the permit application — not market value and not finished cost. Counted over every issue date in the city’s Issued Construction Permits dataset (3syk-w9eu), building permits only. Placing a permit inside a boundary needs a mapped coordinate, and about one building permit in seven (13.8% of them, as published on 2026-07-26) carries no location at all — those rows cannot be placed in any neighbourhood, here or anywhere else, so this is a count of geocoded permits rather than of every permit issued. How busy it is now is a different question, and the list below is the honest answer to it: the 25 most recently issued permits here were all issued since May 22, 2026.
- None of the Austin Public Health inspections published for ZIP 78736 could be placed inside this boundary — we match them by geocoded street address, so this means “none we can place”, not “none exist”.
- Of the 7 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78736, 1 sit inside this boundary. The newest filing in that set is August 2026. Per-venue figures are gross receipts reported to the Comptroller, summed over each venue’s own filing months — never a total for West Oak Hill. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the West Oak Hill boundary
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Boundary drawn from City of Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas, as last modified September 22, 2021. Markers are placed from geocoded street addresses, so a record whose address we cannot geocode is listed below but not pinned. The panels under the map are the full text equivalent.
Building permits
The 25 most recently issued inside this boundary (page limit 25)
2026-126204 BPActive
7105 TEYA CT
Interior remodel of SFR
Sep 28Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-126248 BPActive
7800 OTEKA CV
-change existingsmall garage door (2pcs 8 x 7) into a bigger garage motorized door (1 pc 17 x 7) 4 new recessed lights in the garage
Sep 25Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-122749 BPActive
5805 LECKRONE CV
First floor dining room and 2nd floor bedroom will expand out onto part of the existing first floor covered patio and 2nd floor covered balcony. The remaining first floor patio will be screened patio and 2nd floor balcony space will be covered patio.
Sep 24Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-125568 BPActive
6304 ROTAN DR
EXPRESS: 13 window replacements with no structural changes.
Sep 24Repair$1 declared
2026-123895 BPActive
8507 BARGAMIN DR
Addition and remodel
extending dinning room and remodel of kitchen
Sep 23Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-123133 BPActive
6410 OLIVER LOVING TRL
Express: remove and replace 17 windows like for like no structural changes
Sep 18Repair$1 declared
2026-118042 BPActive
7901 SOUTHWEST PKWY BLDG F UNIT 12
Express- Remove and Replace 20 Windows like for like no structural changes
Sep 9Repair$1 declared
2026-115600 BPActive
7623 SCENIC BROOK DR
Express: Remove existing siding and replace with all-new siding. Replace existing windows and install new windows.
Sep 6Repair$1 declared
2026-112531 BPActive
8700 FENTON DR
Express: Replace 25 windows
Aug 27Repair$1 declared
2026-096571 BPActive
6211 OLIVER LOVING TRL
Addition of an attached covered patio and extension of existing concrete patio slab at rear of existing 2-story single family residence. Work includes concrete slab new structural posts roof framing and roofing to match existing homes. Install can lighting and a fan. Roll in scope of work from expired PP#: 2020-168012 (Replacement of existing water heater).
Aug 24Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-095955 BPFinal
6320 CONVICT HILL RD
Express: Replace 7 windows like for like
Aug 20Repair$1 declared
2026-107702 BPActive
8001 ISAAC PRYOR DR
Express: Foundation repair - installing 19 ext pilings
Aug 18Repair$1 declared
2026-094609 BPActive
8308 TWILIGHT TERRACE DR
Addition pool and remodel: Swimming pool and spa half bathroom added to garage concrete garage extension only covered patio outdoor kitchen.
Aug 12Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-094610 BPActive
8308 TWILIGHT TERRACE DR
new pool 688 sq ft and spa 60sf
Aug 12New$1 declared
2026-062574 BPActive
9616 CHAMOIS WAY
Total demo of pool and pool surround 2900 sqft
Aug 7Demolition$0 declared
2026-091421 BPActive
9616 CHAMOIS WAY
New in-ground pool and spa - existing pool demolished under total demo.
removing 1995 sqft of impervious cover building 2250 sqft of new deck (255 sqft added); 118sqft old pool coping to be removed and replaced with 132 sqft coping (14 sqft added) total of 268 sqft of IC will be added to property
Aug 7New$0 declared
2026-088101 BPActive
6613 OASIS DR
Express: Replace 8 windows (like for like)
Revision 1: Adding 11 windows to existing permit application. A total of 19 windows.
Jul 24Repair$1 declared
2026-091972 BPFinal
8204 BURNT CIR
Express: Re-roofing
Jul 16Repair$1 declared
2026-087170 BPFinal
5720 KEMPSON DR
Express- Shower to shower replacement (prefab base) in the same location.
Jul 8Repair$1 declared
2026-074743 BPFinal
6505 VIA CORRETO DR
Express: Replacing 4 windows (like for like)
Jul 7Repair$1 declared
2026-082611 BPActive
7829 OTEKA CV
Covered patio addition
Jun 30Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-077932 BPFinal
6001 W WILLIAM CANNON DR BLDG 1 UNIT 305
CHANGE OF USE TO MEDICAL OFFICE Interior tenant finish-out for acupuncture clinic. Includes non-load-bearing partitions for treatment rooms and officeone hand washing sink electrical updates and flooring. Non-structural interior remodel no exterior work.
Jun 23Remodel
2026-074456 BPFinal
6717 CONIFER CV
Express- Replace 25 existing windows - size for size
Jun 11Repair$1 declared
2026-074294 BPFinal
8311 SPRING VALLEY DR
Express: Remove and replace new roof (not going past decking)
Jun 10Repair$1 declared
2026-065097 BPActive
8002 RICHARD KING TRL
Remove and replace 6 existing windows size for size. No structural framing alterations alterations no changes to existing rough openings and no modifications to exterior brick walls.
May 22Repair$1 declared
Restaurant inspections
Austin Public Health · up to 15 most recent inside this boundary
We could not place any Austin Public Health inspection from ZIP 78736 inside this boundary. We match by geocoded street address, so this means none we can place — not none that exist.
Registered projects
Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation filings · up to 15 inside this boundary
OAK HILL NAILS7010 W HWY 71 SUITE 160, Austin, TX 78735, AustinSep 22Renovation/Alteration$175K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)Yeti HQ Refresh7601 Southwest Parkway, Austin, TX 78735, AustinAug 31Renovation/Alteration$2.1M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)Walnut Creek Business Park Bldg 2 - Unit 2958110 East US Hwy 290, Austin, TX 78754, AustinJun 17Renovation/Alteration$265K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)LJF - East9220 West State Highway 71, Austin, TX 78751, AustinMay 11New Construction$16.3M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)LANTANA PLACE7415 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, Austin, TX 78735, AustinFeb 15New Construction$6.0M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)LANTANA IV - BUILDING #17717 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, Austin, TX 78735, AustinFeb 8New Construction$3.1M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)DR. RAZZAQ8731 W. STATE HWY 71 BLDG. 12 SUITE 102, Austin, TX 78735, AustinFeb 2New Construction$184K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)PALO VERDE7880 WEST US HWY 290, Austin, TX 78736, AustinDec 16New Construction$17.0M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)D PET HOTEL7101 W. HWY 71, Austin, TX 78735, AustinDec 13Renovation/Alteration$100K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)J&J WORLDWIDE7708 RIALTO BLDG B, STE. 100, Austin, TX 78735, AustinNov 11New Construction$100K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)CENTER OF THE HILLS SHOPPING CENTER7010 HIGHWAY 71 WEST, Austin, TX 78735, AustinSep 30Renovation/Alteration$50K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)WONDERWELL SCHOOL7717 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, Austin, TX 78735, AustinAug 16New Construction$3.9M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)GENTIVA7710 RIALTO #150, Austin, TX 78735, AustinJun 14New Construction$200K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)OLD BEE CAVES OFFICE BUILDING6804 OLD BEE CAVES RD, Austin, TX 78719, AustinJun 1New Construction$6.5M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)GARZA7708 RIALTO building b, ste. 125, Austin, TX 78735, AustinMay 4New Construction$188K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)
Bars & restaurants filing receipts
Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary
1 of 7 filers in ZIP 78736 placed inside this boundary. Each venue’s figure is its own gross receipts over its own filing months — there is deliberately no area total, because this is a sample, not a census.
West Oak Hill: questions people actually ask
Is West Oak Hill an official Austin neighborhood?
West Oak Hill is one of 65 named areas in the City of Austin neighborhood-planning boundary dataset. Its status in the saved source is plan approved. Inclusion in this file does not by itself mean a neighborhood plan was adopted. Well-known districts such as South Congress, Rainey Street and the Sixth Street entertainment district are not separate areas in this dataset; they sit inside a planning area, or straddle two. The West Oak Hill boundary is a single polygon in the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.
Which ordinances are recorded for West Oak Hill?
City of Austin ordinance number 20081211-096 is recorded against this planning area in the city's Neighborhood Planning Areas dataset, with planning status plan approved.
How much construction is happening in West Oak Hill?
City of Austin Development Services has issued 7,033 building permits that it has geocoded inside the West Oak Hill planning-area boundary, the earliest dated October 1, 1980 and the most recent September 28, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $2,623,153,842. Declared value is the figure the applicant put on the permit application, not market value or finished cost. Counted from the city's Issued Construction Permits dataset (3syk-w9eu), building permits only, over every issue date in that dataset. The boundary test needs a mapped coordinate, and about one building permit in seven (13.8% as published on 2026-07-26) carries no location, so those rows cannot be placed in any neighbourhood and are not in this figure.
What ZIP codes cover West Oak Hill?
ZIP code 78736 has a centroid inside the West Oak Hill boundary. We match ZIP codes to planning areas by testing each ZIP's centroid against the boundary polygon, so a large ZIP can overlap an area without its centre landing inside it. Use the boundary, not the ZIP, as the authority.