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HIERARCHY OF BASE DISTRICTS.

Austin City Code § 25-2-33
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§ 25-2-33 - HIERARCHY OF BASE DISTRICTS. (A) The residential, commercial, and industrial base districts in Subsections (B), (C), and (D) of Section 25-2-32 (Zoning Districts And Map Codes) are arranged in a hierarchy that begins with the LA base district as the most restrictive district and ends with the LI base district as the least restrictive district. (B) A combining district is classified in the hierarchy of zoning districts according to the base district with which the combining district is combined. (C) Special purpose base districts are not included in the hierarchy described in this section. (D) Hierarchy for Citywide Density Bonus (DBC) combining districts. (1) The most restrictive citywide density bonus (DBC) combining district is DBCBase. (2) The least restrictive citywide density bonus (DBC) combining district is DBC60. (3) Council can approve a more restrictive citywide density bonus (DBC) combining district without additional notice. (4) Nothing in this subsection impacts the hierarchy that applies to base districts. Source: Section 13-2-25; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. No. 20260521-056, Pt. 2, 6-1-26.
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_AZOUSDIMADIDE_ART2ZODI_DIV1DIGE_S25-2-33HIBADIFetched: 10/27/2026

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