RESIDENTIAL USES DESCRIBED.
Austin City Code § 25-2-3
in effect§ 25-2-3 - RESIDENTIAL USES DESCRIBED.
(A) Residential uses include the occupancy of living accommodations on a nontransient basis. Residential uses exclude institutional living arrangements providing 24-hour skilled nursing or medical care and those providing forced residence, including mental hospitals and prisons.
(B) Residential use classifications are described as follows:
(1) BED AND BREAKFAST RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a residential structure to provide rooms for temporary lodging for overnight guests on a paying basis.
(2) CONDOMINIUM RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a site for attached or detached condominiums, as defined in the Texas Property Code.
(3) CONSERVATION SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a site for multiple detached dwelling units with each dwelling unit located on an individual lot and the remainder of the site being jointly-owned and preserved as open space.
(4) DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a site for two dwelling units within a single building, other than a mobile home.
(5) GROUP RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a site for occupancy by 16 or more adults and a third party prepares or provides food for the occupants on a weekly or longer basis. This use includes fraternity and sorority houses, dormitories, residence halls, and boarding houses.
(6) MOBILE HOME RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a site for occupancy of mobile homes on a weekly or longer basis. This use includes mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions.
(7) MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a site for four or more dwelling units, within one or more buildings, and includes condominium residential use.
(8) RETIREMENT HOUSING (LARGE SITE) use is the use of a site for more than 12 dwelling units designed and marketed specifically for the elderly, the physically handicapped, or both.
(9) RETIREMENT HOUSING (SMALL SITE) use is the use of a site for 3 to 12 dwelling units designed and marketed specifically for the elderly, the physically handicapped, or both.
(10) SHORT-TERM RENTAL use is the rental of a housing unit or a portion of a housing unit for a period of less than 30 consecutive days. The use does not include an extension for less than 30 consecutive days of a previously existing rental agreement of 30 consecutive days or more or a rental between the parties to the sale of that housing unit.
(11) SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a site for two dwelling units, each located on a separate lot, that are constructed with common or abutting walls or connected by a carport, garage, or other structural element.
(12) SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a site for only one dwelling unit, other than a mobile home.
(13) SMALL LOT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a small lot for only one dwelling unit, other than a mobile home.
(14) TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a site for townhouses.
(15) THREE-UNIT RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a lot for three dwelling units other than a mobile home.
(16) TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL use is the use of a lot for two dwelling units, each in a separate building, other than a mobile home.
Source: Section 13-2-2; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 990520-38; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 041118-57; Ord. 20100819-064; Ord. 20120802-122; Ord. No. 20231207-001, Pt. 2, 12-18-23; Ord. No. 20240516-006, Pt. 3, 5-27-24; Ord. No. 20250227-039, Pt. 4, 10-1-25.
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_ART1ZOUS_S25-2-3REUSDEFetched: 10/27/2026