Conditional Overlay Combining Districts.

Austin City Code tit. 25, ch. 25-2, subch. B, art. 2, div. 2

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Austin City Code § 25-2-331 CONDITIONAL OVERLAY (CO) COMBINING DISTRICTS GENERALLY.

§ 25-2-331 - CONDITIONAL OVERLAY (CO) COMBINING DISTRICTS GENERALLY. (A) A CO combining district may be combined with any base district. (B) A restriction imposed by a CO combining district must be stated in the ordinance zoning or rezoning the property as a CO combining district. (C) The director of the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department shall add the letters "CO" to the base district designation on the zoning map to identify property included in a CO combining district. Source: Section 13-2-122; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 010329-18; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-2-332 CONDITIONAL OVERLAY (CO) COMBINING DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

§ 25-2-332 - CONDITIONAL OVERLAY (CO) COMBINING DISTRICT REGULATIONS. (A) Use and site development regulations imposed by a CO combining district must be more restrictive than the restrictions otherwise applicable to the property. (B) A regulation imposed by a CO combining district may: (1) prohibit permitted, conditional, and accessory uses otherwise authorized in the base district or make a permitted use a conditional use; (2) for a mixed use (MU) combining district, prohibit or make conditional a use that is otherwise permitted by Chapter 25-2, Subchapter E, Section 4.2.1 (Mixed Use Zoning Districts); (3) decrease the number or average density of dwelling units that may be constructed on the property; (4) increase minimum lot size or minimum lot width requirements; (5) decrease maximum floor to area ratio; (6) decrease maximum height; (7) increase minimum yard and setback requirements; (8) decrease maximum building or impervious coverage; (9) restrict access to abutting and nearby roadways and impose specific design features to ameliorate potentially adverse traffic impacts; or (10) restrict any other specific site development regulation required or authorized by this title. Source: Section 13-2-121; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20060518-059.

Austin City Code § 25-2-333 SPECIAL NOTICE FOR CONDITIONAL OVERLAY (CO) COMBINING DISTRICT.

§ 25-2-333 - SPECIAL NOTICE FOR CONDITIONAL OVERLAY (CO) COMBINING DISTRICT. If an applicant includes the CO combining district as part of a zoning or rezoning application, the director of the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department shall include the following information in notices required under this division: (1) the restrictions requested by the applicant; (2) a statement that additional restrictions may be imposed by the council; and (3) a statement that additional notice will be provided if the council proposes: (a) to require fewer restrictions than requested by the applicant; or (b) to approve the requested base district without the requested CO combining district. Source: Section 13-1-430; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 010329-18; Ord. 031211-11.

Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT25LADE_CH25-2ZO_SUBCHAPTER_BZOPRSPRECEDI_ART2SPRECEDI_DIV2COOVCODIFetched: 10/27/2026