Austin City Code § 25-2-1421 APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE.
§ 25-2-1421 - APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE.
This article applies to an urban home special use.
Source: Ord. 000406-81; Ord. 031211-11.
URBAN HOME SPECIAL USE.
Austin City Code tit. 25, ch. 25-2, subch. D, art. 2
in effectAustin City Code § 25-2-1422 URBAN HOME PERMITTED IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS.
§ 25-2-1422 - URBAN HOME PERMITTED IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS.
An urban home special use is permitted in the following zoning districts:
(1) family residence (SF-3) district;
(2) urban family residence (SF-5) district;
(3) townhouse and condominium residence (SF-6) district;
(4) multifamily residence limited density (MF-1) district;
(5) multifamily residence low density (MF-2) district;
(6) multifamily residence medium density (MF-3) district;
(7) multifamily residence moderate-high density (MF-4) district;
(8) multifamily residence high density (MF-5) district;
(9) multifamily residence highest density (MF-6) district; and
(10) mixed use (MU) combining district.
Source: Ord. 000406-81; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 041118-57.
Austin City Code § 25-2-1423 COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE.
§ 25-2-1423 - COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE.
For an urban home special use development of more than eight lots, 250 square feet of community open space for each lot is required.
Source: Ord. 000406-81; Ord. 031211-11.
Austin City Code § 25-2-1424 URBAN HOME REGULATIONS.
§ 25-2-1424 - URBAN HOME REGULATIONS.
(A) For an urban home special use:
(1) the minimum lot size is 3,500 square feet;
(2) the minimum lot width is 35 feet;
(3) the maximum height of a structure is 35 feet;
(4) the minimum street side yard setback is 10 feet;
(5) the minimum interior side yard setback is 5 feet;
(6) the minimum rear yard setback is 5 feet;
(7) the maximum building coverage is 55 percent; and
(8) the maximum impervious coverage is:
(a) the percentage prescribed by the zoning base district site development regulations; or
(b) for a lot with an area of not more than 4,000 square feet, 65 percent.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the minimum front yard setback is 20 feet.
(1) If urban home special uses are proposed for the entire length of a block face, the minimum front yard setback is 15 feet.
(2) For an urban home special use that adjoins a legally developed lot with a front yard setback of less than 25 feet, the minimum front yard setback is equal to the average of the front yard setbacks applicable to adjoining lots.
(C) For an urban home special use with a front driveway:
(1) the garage, if any, must be at least five feet behind the front façade of the principal structure; and
(2) for a garage within 20 feet of the front façade, the width of the garage may not exceed 50 percent of the width of the front façade.
(D) The maximum driveway width in a front yard or street side yard is:
(1) 12 feet; or
(2) if the driveway serves two or more dwelling units;
(a) 18 feet for a one-way driveway; or
(b) 24 feet for a two-way driveway.
(E) Other than in a driveway, parking is not permitted in a front yard of an urban home special use.
(F) The main entrance of an urban home special use must face the front lot line, except on a flag lot.
(G) A covered front porch at entry level is required for an urban home special use, except on a flag lot.
(1) The minimum depth of the porch is five feet.
(2) The minimum width of the porch is 50 percent of the width of the building façade.
(H) Two hundred square feet of private open space is required for each dwelling.
Source: Ord. 000406-81; Ord. 030424-57; 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_DNEPLCODI_ART2URHOSPUSFetched: 10/27/2026