DEFINITIONS.
Austin City Code § 25-13-1
in effect§ 25-13-1 - DEFINITIONS.
In this chapter:
(1) AIRPORT means Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
(2) CONTROLLED COMPATIBLE LAND USE AREA has the meaning ascribed to it by Local Government Code Chapter 241.
(3) NONCONFORMING, when used in reference to a land use, structure, or object of natural growth, means a land use, structure, or object of natural growth that on the date this chapter became applicable to it:
(a) did not comply with the requirements of this chapter;
(b) complied with all other applicable City regulations; and
(c) for a structure, the Federal Aviation Administration had issued a determination of "no hazard" under Code of Federal Regulations Title 14, Part 77.
(4) STRUCTURE means a temporary or permanent object constructed or installed by one or more persons and includes a building, tower, smokestack, overhead transmission line, mobile object, and earth formation.
(5) YEARLY DAY-NIGHT AVERAGE SOUND LEVEL means a sound level that is determined in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Part 150.
Source: Ord. 010809-78; 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_CH25-13AIHACOLAUSRE_ART1GEPR_S25-13-1DEFetched: 10/27/2026