Special Purpose Base Districts.

Austin City Code tit. 25, ch. 25-2, subch. A, art. 2, div. 5

in effect

Austin City Code § 25-2-141 AGRICULTURAL (AG) DISTRICT DESIGNATION.

§ 25-2-141 - AGRICULTURAL (AG) DISTRICT DESIGNATION. Agricultural (AG) district is the designation for an agriculture use or an agriculture-related use. The purpose of the AG district designation is to preserve areas of prime agricultural soils, concentrate urban development in and around growth centers, promote compact urban development, and preserve the environment and open spaces. Source: Section 13-2-92; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-2-142 AVIATION SERVICES (AV) DISTRICT DESIGNATION.

§ 25-2-142 - AVIATION SERVICES (AV) DISTRICT DESIGNATION. Aviation services (AV) district is the designation for an airport-related use that requires direct access to airport facilities or that is compatible with or supports airport operations and services. An AV district designation may be applied to major public airport facilities, including airport-related uses on public lands and on private lands adjoining airport facilities. Source: Section 13-2-91; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-2-143 DEVELOPMENT RESERVE (DR) DISTRICT DESIGNATION.

§ 25-2-143 - DEVELOPMENT RESERVE (DR) DISTRICT DESIGNATION. (A) Development reserve (DR) district is a designation for a temporary use or a use that will not commit land to a particular use pattern or intensity. (B) A DR district designation may be applied to a use located on land for which: (1) adequate public services or facilities are not available; (2) economic, demographic, and geographic data is not available; or (3) land use and urban development policies have not been completed. Source: Section 13-2-90; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-2-144 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICT DESIGNATION.

§ 25-2-144 - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICT DESIGNATION. (A) Planned unit development (PUD) district is the designation for a large or complex single or multi-use development that is planned as a single contiguous project and that is under unified control. (B) The purpose of a PUD district designation is to preserve the natural environment, encourage high quality development and innovative design, and ensure adequate public facilities and services for development within a PUD. (C) A PUD district designation provides greater design flexibility by permitting modifications of site development regulations. Development under the site development regulations applicable to a PUD must be superior to the development that would occur under conventional zoning and subdivision regulations. (D) A PUD district must include at least 10 acres of land, unless the property is characterized by special circumstances, including unique topographic constraints. Source: Section 13-2-93; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-2-145 PUBLIC (P) DISTRICT DESIGNATION.

§ 25-2-145 - PUBLIC (P) DISTRICT DESIGNATION. Public (P) district is the designation for a governmental, civic, public service, or public institution use. A P district designation may be applied to a use located on property used or reserved for a civic or public institutional purpose or for a major public facility, regardless of ownership of the land on which the use is located. A P district designation may not be applied to government-owned property that is leased to a nongovernmental agency for a use other than a governmental service or for a use that supports a primary civic or public institutional use. Source: Section 13-2-94; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-2-146 TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD (TN) DISTRICT.

§ 25-2-146 - TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD (TN) DISTRICT. Traditional neighborhood (TN) district is the designation for a compact, mixed-use development that reflects the urban design practices that existed in the United States from colonial times until the 1940's. The TN district is governed by Chapter 25-3 (Traditional Neighborhood District). Source: Section 13-2-95; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-2-147 TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) DISTRICT.

§ 25-2-147 - TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) DISTRICT. Transit oriented development (TOD) district is the designation for an identified transit station and the area around it. The district provides for development that is compatible with and supportive of public transit and a pedestrian-oriented environment. Source: Ord. 20050519-008.

Austin City Code § 25-2-148 NORTH BURNET/GATEWAY (NBG) DISTRICT.

§ 25-2-148 - NORTH BURNET/GATEWAY (NBG) DISTRICT. (A) North Burnet/Gateway (NBG) district is the designation for an identified area of existing low density, auto-oriented commercial, warehouse, and industrial uses that is the subject of an approved master plan for redevelopment of the area into a higher density urban mixed-use neighborhood that is more pedestrian friendly and takes advantage of the links to commuter rail transit and the area's key position in the urban core. (B) An NBG designation may be applied only within the North Burnet/Gateway neighborhood plan area. Source: Ord. 20090312-035.

Austin City Code § 25-2-149 EAST RIVERSIDE CORRIDOR (ERC) DISTRICT.

§ 25-2-149 - EAST RIVERSIDE CORRIDOR (ERC) DISTRICT. (A) East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district is the designation for an identified area of existing auto-oriented commercial and multifamily uses that is the subject of an approved master plan for redevelopment of the area into an urban mixed-use neighborhood that is more pedestrian friendly and takes advantage of access to existing and future transit options and the area's key position in the urban core. (B) An ERC designation may be applied only within the boundaries identified in the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan. Source: Ord. 20130509-039.

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_ART2ZODI_DIV5SPPUBADIFetched: 10/27/2026