University Hills/Windsor Park: Creek Setbacks and Housing Limits

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

University Hills and Windsor Park adopted different garage/porch selections. Windsor Park’s ordinance also contains a creek setback, restrictions on the share of commercial or residential floor area on listed tracts, and a residential density cap. These are adopted conditions with identifiable geographic scope.

Applies to: University Hills Ordinance 20070809-056 and Windsor Park Ordinance 20070809-057; use their own tract tables and later zoning history.

Restrictions traced to adopted documents

University Hills adopted garage placement

Part 3 adopts front-yard impervious-cover/parking placement, front/side-yard parking restrictions and the garage tool. This selection differs from Windsor Park’s.

20070809-056, Part 3 (PDF p. 3).

Windsor Park: a creek setback and different tools

Part 4 adopts front-yard impervious-cover/parking placement, front/side-yard parking restrictions and the porch tool; it does not adopt the garage tool there. Part 7(A) sets a 100-foot setback from Tannehill Creek’s centerline for new development and redevelopment on Tracts 19, 23, 30 and 76.

20070809-057, Part 4; Part 7(A) (PDF p. 6).

Windsor Park’s floor-use and density clauses

Part 7(B) limits commercial, industrial or civic uses to 50% of total building floor area on its listed tracts. Part 7(C) limits residential use to 25% of first-floor area on a different list. Part 7(D) caps Tract 90 at 7.5 residential units per acre. Check each list independently.

20070809-057, Part 7(B)–(D) (PDF p. 7).

The proposed housing use matters

Which garage rule applies to single-family, two-unit and three-unit projects?

Plan documents

Reading plans, amendments and PDF page references

Apply the ordinance to the parcel

University Hills Ordinance 20070809-056 and Windsor Park Ordinance 20070809-057; use their own tract tables and later zoning history. See how this review handles original ordinances, amendments and HOME.

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