Cedar Park, Texas zoning

A plain-language summary of the Cedar Park zoning ordinance, organized by district and topic. Source: the official ordinance on eCode360 (General Code), last reviewed July 3, 2026.

Zoning districts

DRSpecial purpose
Development Reserve
Interim holding district for large tracts of undeveloped land, agricultural uses, and very low density home sites (Table 11.02.002). Newly annexed land is automatically zoned DR until permanent zoning is assigned (Sec. 11.02.004). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
ESResidential
Estate Residential
Estate lots for larger single-family detached dwellings (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, plat setbacks, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
SRResidential
Suburban Residential
Larger sized lots for single-family detached dwellings; land previously zoned SF, SF-1, and MH is now SR (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, plat setbacks, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
SUResidential
Semi-Urban Residential
Single-family detached dwellings on small undeveloped and infill tracts; land previously zoned SF-2 and SF-3 is now SU (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, plat setbacks, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
URResidential
Urban Residential
Medium density attached townhome dwellings on individual lots or as condominium development; land previously zoned TH, DP, and CD is now UR (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
MFResidential
Multifamily Residential
Multifamily tracts that were zoned MF as of the effective date of Chapter 11; the city states no new MF zoning will be permitted after that date (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
NBCommercial
Neighborhood Business
Smaller-scale, low-intensity neighborhood convenience retail, professional office, and service uses intended as a transition next to residential; land previously zoned TO and TC (Transitional Commercial) is now NB (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
LBCommercial
Local Business
Office and retail businesses serving the overall community, generally at collector and arterial intersections; land previously zoned LR is now LB (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
GBCommercial
General Business
Moderate and large retail centers, big-box stores, and malls serving the community and region, with site and architectural standards; land previously zoned GR is now GB (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
POCommercial
Professional Office
Office, research, and technology parks with enhanced site and building standards for campus-like employment centers; land previously zoned GO and BD is now PO (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
HCCommercial
Heavy Commercial
Larger-scale, higher intensity business, commercial, and industrial-related uses; land previously zoned CS and HC carries forward as HC (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
LIIndustrial
Light Industrial
Smaller-scale indoor industrial warehouse, assembly, and light manufacturing with limited or screened outdoor storage; land previously zoned LI and GI is now LI (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
HIIndustrial
Heavy Industrial
The most intense land uses allowed in the city, including heavy manufacturing, sited for truck access and environmental separation (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
HSpecial purpose
Hospital
Medical institutions and allied health services in a complex designed for tall, high-intensity buildings with emergency access (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
PSSpecial purpose
Public Services
Public, semi-public, and institutional land uses that are unique in nature and scale (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
OGSpecial purpose
Open Space Greenbelt
Greenbelts and passive parklands forming a system of greenway parks linking homes, retail, employment, parks, and nature preserves (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map before acting.
ORSpecial purpose
Open Space Recreation
Active parklands and recreational facilities serving the community (Table 11.02.002). Facility-specific separation distances from single-family property lines apply (Table 11.03.091 note 5). Confirm the current zoning map before acting.
MUMixed use
Mixed Use
A mixture of high density residential, commercial, and public or institutional uses in a compact, urban form, principally for infill and corridor redevelopment (Table 11.02.002). See Sec. 11.03.155 for additional development standards. Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
TCMixed use
Town Center
Governed by the Town Center Code and Regulating Plan (Article 11.02, Division 2), with sub-areas including the Mixed Residential Area, Town Center Areas 1 and 2, and the Neighborhood Commercial Area (Secs. 11.02.035 through 11.02.038). Confirm the Regulating Plan designation for the specific property before acting.
PAMixed use
Planning Area
A district consistent with the planning areas designated in the Comprehensive Plan, covering development types such as Entertainment District, Educational Campus, Walkable Mixed Use, and Business Park (Table 11.02.002). Dimensional standards are established through an approved master development plan (Table 11.03.091 note 6).
COSpecial purpose
Conditional Overlay
An overlay of supplemental standards layered on the underlying base district to address unique conditions of a property (Table 11.02.002). The base district rules apply as modified by the overlay ordinance; read the specific CO ordinance for the property.
ECSpecial purpose
Entertainment Center
An overlay of supplemental standards for high-intensity, large-scale entertainment uses and venues, layered on the underlying base district (Table 11.02.002). Land uses for EC are stated in the Article 11.02, Division 3 use tables.
PDSpecial purpose
Planned Development
A negotiated district for developments where scale, mixed uses, site constraints, or design flexibility warrant tailored standards (Table 11.02.002). The adopted PD ordinance controls uses and dimensional standards for the property; read it before relying on any base district rule.

Code	Name	Category	Summary
DR	Development Reserve	Special purpose	Interim holding district for large tracts of undeveloped land, agricultural uses, and very low density home sites (Table 11.02.002). Newly annexed land is automatically zoned DR until permanent zoning is assigned (Sec. 11.02.004). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
ES	Estate Residential	Residential	Estate lots for larger single-family detached dwellings (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, plat setbacks, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
SR	Suburban Residential	Residential	Larger sized lots for single-family detached dwellings; land previously zoned SF, SF-1, and MH is now SR (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, plat setbacks, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
SU	Semi-Urban Residential	Residential	Single-family detached dwellings on small undeveloped and infill tracts; land previously zoned SF-2 and SF-3 is now SU (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, plat setbacks, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
UR	Urban Residential	Residential	Medium density attached townhome dwellings on individual lots or as condominium development; land previously zoned TH, DP, and CD is now UR (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map, overlays, and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
MF	Multifamily Residential	Residential	Multifamily tracts that were zoned MF as of the effective date of Chapter 11; the city states no new MF zoning will be permitted after that date (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
NB	Neighborhood Business	Commercial	Smaller-scale, low-intensity neighborhood convenience retail, professional office, and service uses intended as a transition next to residential; land previously zoned TO and TC (Transitional Commercial) is now NB (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
LB	Local Business	Commercial	Office and retail businesses serving the overall community, generally at collector and arterial intersections; land previously zoned LR is now LB (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
GB	General Business	Commercial	Moderate and large retail centers, big-box stores, and malls serving the community and region, with site and architectural standards; land previously zoned GR is now GB (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
PO	Professional Office	Commercial	Office, research, and technology parks with enhanced site and building standards for campus-like employment centers; land previously zoned GO and BD is now PO (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
HC	Heavy Commercial	Commercial	Larger-scale, higher intensity business, commercial, and industrial-related uses; land previously zoned CS and HC carries forward as HC (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
LI	Light Industrial	Industrial	Smaller-scale indoor industrial warehouse, assembly, and light manufacturing with limited or screened outdoor storage; land previously zoned LI and GI is now LI (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
HI	Heavy Industrial	Industrial	The most intense land uses allowed in the city, including heavy manufacturing, sited for truck access and environmental separation (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
H	Hospital	Special purpose	Medical institutions and allied health services in a complex designed for tall, high-intensity buildings with emergency access (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
PS	Public Services	Special purpose	Public, semi-public, and institutional land uses that are unique in nature and scale (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
OG	Open Space Greenbelt	Special purpose	Greenbelts and passive parklands forming a system of greenway parks linking homes, retail, employment, parks, and nature preserves (Table 11.02.002). Confirm the current zoning map before acting.
OR	Open Space Recreation	Special purpose	Active parklands and recreational facilities serving the community (Table 11.02.002). Facility-specific separation distances from single-family property lines apply (Table 11.03.091 note 5). Confirm the current zoning map before acting.
MU	Mixed Use	Mixed use	A mixture of high density residential, commercial, and public or institutional uses in a compact, urban form, principally for infill and corridor redevelopment (Table 11.02.002). See Sec. 11.03.155 for additional development standards. Confirm the current zoning map and any PD or CO conditions before acting.
TC	Town Center	Mixed use	Governed by the Town Center Code and Regulating Plan (Article 11.02, Division 2), with sub-areas including the Mixed Residential Area, Town Center Areas 1 and 2, and the Neighborhood Commercial Area (Secs. 11.02.035 through 11.02.038). Confirm the Regulating Plan designation for the specific property before acting.
PA	Planning Area	Mixed use	A district consistent with the planning areas designated in the Comprehensive Plan, covering development types such as Entertainment District, Educational Campus, Walkable Mixed Use, and Business Park (Table 11.02.002). Dimensional standards are established through an approved master development plan (Table 11.03.091 note 6).
CO	Conditional Overlay	Special purpose	An overlay of supplemental standards layered on the underlying base district to address unique conditions of a property (Table 11.02.002). The base district rules apply as modified by the overlay ordinance; read the specific CO ordinance for the property.
EC	Entertainment Center	Special purpose	An overlay of supplemental standards for high-intensity, large-scale entertainment uses and venues, layered on the underlying base district (Table 11.02.002). Land uses for EC are stated in the Article 11.02, Division 3 use tables.
PD	Planned Development	Special purpose	A negotiated district for developments where scale, mixed uses, site constraints, or design flexibility warrant tailored standards (Table 11.02.002). The adopted PD ordinance controls uses and dimensional standards for the property; read it before relying on any base district rule.

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