NACA: Adopted Buffer and Tract Zoning

Last reviewed September 17, 2026 · City of Austin planning documents · Kimbrough Gray · KiliGray Homes

The North Austin Civic Association planning area’s original zoning ordinance contains a directional buffer requirement on a specific tract. The plan’s broader discussion of development constraints should not be treated as a new neighborhood-wide height, setback or unit-count rule.

Applies to: Ordinance 010524-94 and the later NACA zoning cases identify the affected properties; the neighborhood name alone does not establish the condition.

Restrictions traced to adopted documents

Tract 19’s southern buffer

Part 3 requires a 25-foot vegetative buffer along Tract 19’s south property line. Permitted improvements inside that buffer are limited to drainage, underground utilities and other improvements expressly required or authorized by the City/ordinance.

010524-94, Part 3 (PDF p. 3).

A separate ordinance changes a different tract

Ordinance 010809-13 rezones Tract Nine, including the listed Sagebrush and North Lamar properties, from multifamily to SF-3-NP. That is a tract zoning change, not a standalone limit on the number of homes permitted under current SF-3 rules.

010809-13, Part 1 (PDF p. 1).

Plan documents

Reading plans, amendments and PDF page references

Apply the ordinance to the parcel

Ordinance 010524-94 and the later NACA zoning cases identify the affected properties; the neighborhood name alone does not establish the condition. See how this review handles original ordinances, amendments and HOME.

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