Rosewood: Tract Height Caps and Later Amendments

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

Rosewood’s 2002 zoning ordinance adopted a 40-foot height cap on a long list of tracts. Later parcel ordinances demonstrate why that number is not universal: one preserves a 40-foot condition while another allows 60 feet on an identified tract. The East 12th Street NCCD adds a separate mapped review where it applies.

Applies to: Ordinance 020110-17 and the relevant later rezoning/NCCD documents for the actual parcel.

Restrictions traced to adopted documents

The original height cap has an explicit tract list

Part 7 limits height to 40 feet on Tracts 1, 2, 4, 5, 13, 14, 26–33, 35–41, 50–55, 56A/56B, 58–62 and 66. An address in Rosewood alone does not establish that its property is one of those tracts.

020110-17, Part 7 (PDF p. 7).

Later ordinances can produce different results

Ordinance 20080424-088 sets a 60-foot maximum on its Tract 3 at the Alexander Avenue property. This is why the original 40-foot list cannot be applied without the parcel’s subsequent record.

20080424-088, Part 2 (PDF p. 2).

A later ordinance may retain a lower cap

Ordinance 20131212-097 imposes 40 feet at 2804 Sol Wilson, along with its traffic and use conditions. A later rezoning does not automatically remove every restriction.

20131212-097, Part 2 (PDF p. 1).

East 12th Street NCCD is a separate mapped check

Where the property lies in the East 12th Street NCCD, use Ordinance 20220915-085 and the corridor restriction guide. Its Part 7 specifically addresses conflicts with the neighborhood zoning ordinances; corridor membership cannot be inferred from the neighborhood name alone.

Plan documents

Reading plans, amendments and PDF page references

Apply the ordinance to the parcel

Ordinance 020110-17 and the relevant later rezoning/NCCD documents for the actual parcel. See how this review handles original ordinances, amendments and HOME.

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