General Provisions.

Austin City Code tit. 25, ch. 25-2, subch. C, art. 9, div. 1

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Austin City Code § 25-2-981 APPLICABILITY; EXCEPTIONS.

§ 25-2-981 - APPLICABILITY; EXCEPTIONS. (A) Except as provided in Subsection (B), this article applies in the city's zoning jurisdiction. (B) Division 2 (Requirements for a Site Plan) and Division 3 (Additional Site Plan Requirements in Hill Country Roadway Corridors) do not apply to: (1) property zoned central business district (CBD) or downtown mixed use district (DMU); (2) a lot containing one single-family residence; (3) a lot containing one duplex residence, unless the residence exceeds 4,000 square feet of gross floor area or has more than six bedrooms; (4) a two-unit residential use; (5) a secondary apartment special use; (6) a small lot single-family residential use on property zoned single-family residence large lot (SF-1) district, single family residence standard lot (SF-2) district, or family residence (SF-3) district; (7) substantial restoration of a building within one year after the building is damaged; (8) restoration of a building designated as a historic landmark; or (9) interior or façade remodeling, if the front and side exterior walls of the building remain in the same location. (C) Developed property, or property with an approved site plan, that is affected by right-of-way condemnation may be developed without compliance with this article, as provided by this subsection. (1) After condemnation, improvements shown on the remainder of an approved site plan may be constructed, and only the landscaping on the remainder of the approved site plan is required. (2) Improvements on developed properties that are lost through condemnation may be replaced. Only the area within the limits of construction for the replaced improvements must comply with this article, except an owner is not required to provide more landscaping than was in existence before the condemnation. Source: Sections 13-7-56(a), (c), and (e), and 13-7-66(e); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 000831-65; Ord. 030605-49; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 041202-16; Ord. 20090618-077; Ord. No. 20240516-006, Pt. 6, 5-27-24.

Austin City Code § 25-2-982 CONFLICTS WITH OTHER PROVISIONS.

§ 25-2-982 - CONFLICTS WITH OTHER PROVISIONS. (A) Except as provided by Subsection (B), if this article conflicts with other provisions of this title, this article prevails. (B) If this article conflicts with a provision of Chapter 25-6 (Transportation), Chapter 25-7 (Drainage), Chapter 25-8 (Environment), or another provision of this chapter, those provisions prevail. Source: Section 13-7-56(d); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20131017-046.

Austin City Code § 25-2-983 FINAL INSPECTION.

§ 25-2-983 - FINAL INSPECTION. (A) The Watershed Protection and Development Review Department shall inspect each site to ensure compliance with this article. Before the Watershed Protection and Development Review Department may conduct a final landscape inspection, it must receive a letter, under seal, from a licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect, stating that the project has been implemented in accordance with the approved plan. (B) The requirements for an automatic irrigation system under the Environmental Criteria Manual shall be noted on the development permit by the authority issuing the permit, and must be implemented by the owner before the final landscape inspection. Source: Sections 13-7-58(c) and 13-7-62(e); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 010329-18; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-2-984 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.

§ 25-2-984 - LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. (A) This section applies to an owner who is responsible for property for which a site plan has been approved by the City. (B) An owner shall maintain required landscaped areas in accordance with the site plan and in healthy condition, free from diseases, pests, weeds, and litter, in accordance with generally accepted horticultural practice. (C) An owner who receives notification from the Watershed Protection and Development Review Department that plants on a site are dead, diseased, or severely damaged: (1) shall remove the plants not later than the 60th day after notification; and (2) replace the plants within six months after notification, or by the next planting season, whichever comes first. (D) An owner required to replace plants under Subsection (B) must use replacement plants that are the same size and species as shown on the approved site plan or must be of equivalent quality and size. The replacement of plants under this section is not an amendment to the approved plan. Source: Section 13-7-63,(a), (c), and (d); 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_CUSDERE_ART9LA_DIV1GEPRFetched: 10/27/2026