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§ 25-2-981 — APPLICABILITY; EXCEPTIONS

Austin City Code (Supp. No. 174: codified through Ordinance No. 20260521-050, effective June 1, 2026) · Austin City Code § 25-2-981

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§ 25-2-981 - APPLICABILITY; EXCEPTIONS.

(A) Except as provided in Subsection (B), this article applies in the city's zoning jurisdiction. (B) Division 2 (Requirements for a Site Plan) and Division 3 (Additional Site Plan Requirements in Hill Country Roadway Corridors) do not apply to: (1) property zoned central business district (CBD) or downtown mixed use district (DMU); (2) a lot containing one single-family residence; (3) a lot containing one duplex residence, unless the residence exceeds 4,000 square feet of gross floor area or has more than six bedrooms; (4) a two-unit residential use; (5) a secondary apartment special use; (6) a small lot single-family residential use on property zoned single-family residence large lot (SF-1) district, single family residence standard lot (SF-2) district, or family residence (SF-3) district; (7) substantial restoration of a building within one year after the building is damaged; (8) restoration of a building designated as a historic landmark; or (9) interior or façade remodeling, if the front and side exterior walls of the building remain in the same location. (C) Developed property, or property with an approved site plan, that is affected by right-of-way condemnation may be developed without compliance with this article, as provided by this subsection. (1) After condemnation, improvements shown on the remainder of an approved site plan may be constructed, and only the landscaping on the remainder of the approved site plan is required. (2) Improvements on developed properties that are lost through condemnation may be replaced. Only the area within the limits of construction for the replaced improvements must comply with this article, except an owner is not required to provide more landscaping than was in existence before the condemnation.

Source: Sections 13-7-56(a), (c), and (e), and 13-7-66(e); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 000831-65; Ord. 030605-49; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 041202-16; Ord. 20090618-077; Ord. No. 20240516-006, Pt. 6, 5-27-24.