DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIRED.
Austin City Code § 25-3-23
in effect§ 25-3-23 - DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIRED.
An applicant for a traditional neighborhood district shall prepare a Development Plan as part of the zoning application. The Development Plan must contain the following information:
(1) locations and sizes of the Neighborhood Center Area, Mixed Residential Area, and, if applicable, Neighborhood Edge Area, Workshop Area, and Employment Center Area;
(2) locations of major civic uses;
(3) locations of commercial uses in Mixed Residential Areas;
(4) layout of the transportation network for all modes of travel;
(5) locations and sizes of private open space and public open space;
(6) locations and descriptions of proposed major private open space improvements;
(7) a construction phasing plan for major private open space improvements, if needed;
(8) locations and types of drainage and water quality controls;
(9) locations and types of environmentally sensitive areas, including critical environmental features, critical water quality zones, and water quality transition zones;
(10) a tree protection plan, including an aerial photograph, that demonstrates that the design of the traditional neighborhood district will result in the reasonable preservation of protected trees and significant tree clusters;
(11) the 100-year floodplain, as calculated to exist under fully developed conditions in accordance with the Drainage Criteria Manual;
(12) the locations of major utility facilities and easements that are within or immediately adjacent to the proposed traditional neighborhood district;
(13) preliminary architectural standards that are consistent with the architectural objectives of this chapter; and
(14) all additional information required by the director to demonstrate compliance with the traditional neighborhood district concept.
Source: Section 13-9-13; Ord. 990225-70; 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_CH25-3TRNEDI_ART2ZO_S25-3-23DEPLREFetched: 10/27/2026