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§ 25-8-452 — WATER QUALITY TRANSITION ZONE

Austin City Code (Supp. No. 174: codified through Ordinance No. 20260521-050, effective June 1, 2026) · Austin City Code § 25-8-452

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§ 25-8-452 - WATER QUALITY TRANSITION ZONE.

(A) Development is prohibited in a water quality transition zone that lies over the South Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, except for: (1) development described in Article 7, Division 1 (Critical Water Quality Zone Restrictions); and (2) minor drainage facilities or water quality controls that comply with Section 25-8-263 (Floodplain Modification) and the floodplain modification criteria in the Environmental Criteria Manual. (B) Development is prohibited in a water quality transition zone that lies outside the South Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, except for: (1) development described in Article 7, Division 1 (Critical Water Quality Zone Restrictions); (2) streets or public mobility projects in the right-of-way; (3) minor drainage facilities or water quality controls that comply with Section 25-8-263 (Floodplain Modification) and the floodplain modification guidelines of the Environmental Criteria Manual; and (4) duplex or single-family residential development with a minimum lot size of two acres and a density of not more than one unit for each three acres, excluding acreage in the 100-year flood plain. (C) A lot that lies within a critical water quality zone must also include at least two acres in a water quality transition zone or uplands zone.

Source: Sections 13-2-563(b), (c), (d), and (e); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20131017-046; Ord. No. 20220519-094, Pt. 14, 5-30-22; Ord. No. 20221027-045, Pt. 35, 11-7-22.