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Setbacks in Georgetown, TX

What the Georgetown zoning ordinance says about setbacks, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

RE — Residential Estate

Table in UDC Sec. 6.02.030 sets RE minimum setbacks: front 25 ft minimum, side 10 ft minimum, rear 20 ft minimum, side/rear street (corner) 20 ft minimum, street-facing garage 25 ft minimum, unloaded street frontage 20 ft minimum. Confirm dimensional interpretations and exceptions in Section 6.04, overlay status, and any approved development agreement or planned unit development with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

RL — Residential Low Density

Table in UDC Sec. 6.02.040 sets RL minimum setbacks: front 20 ft minimum, side 10 ft minimum, rear 10 ft minimum, side/rear street (corner) 15 ft minimum, street-facing garage 25 ft minimum, unloaded street frontage 20 ft minimum. Confirm dimensional interpretations and exceptions in Section 6.04, overlay status, and any approved development agreement or planned unit development with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

RS — Residential Single-Family

Table in UDC Sec. 6.02.050 sets RS minimum setbacks: front 20 ft minimum, side 6 ft minimum, rear 10 ft minimum, side/rear street (corner) 15 ft minimum, street-facing garage 25 ft minimum, unloaded street frontage 20 ft minimum. Confirm dimensional interpretations and exceptions in Section 6.04, overlay status, and any approved development agreement or planned unit development with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

TF — Two-Family

Table in UDC Sec. 6.02.060 sets TF minimum setbacks: front 20 ft minimum, side 6 ft minimum, rear 10 ft minimum, side/rear street (corner) 15 ft minimum, street-facing garage 25 ft minimum, unloaded street frontage 20 ft minimum. Confirm dimensional interpretations and exceptions in Section 6.04, overlay status, and any approved development agreement or planned unit development with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

TH — Townhouse

Table in UDC Sec. 6.02.070 sets TH minimum setbacks: front 15 ft minimum, side 10 ft minimum (non-shared wall side); 0 ft minimum (shared wall side), rear 15 ft minimum, side/rear street (corner) 15 ft minimum, street-facing garage 25 ft minimum, unloaded street frontage 20 ft minimum. Confirm dimensional interpretations and exceptions in Section 6.04, overlay status, and any approved development agreement or planned unit development with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

MF-1 — Low Density Multifamily

Table in UDC Sec. 6.02.080 sets MF-1 minimum setbacks: front 20 ft minimum, side 10 ft minimum (20 ft minimum where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 10 ft minimum (20 ft minimum where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), side/rear street (corner) 15 ft minimum, unloaded street frontage 20 ft minimum. Confirm dimensional interpretations and exceptions in Section 6.04, overlay status, and any approved development agreement or planned unit development with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

MF-2 — High Density Multifamily

Table in UDC Sec. 6.02.090 sets MF-2 minimum setbacks: front 25 ft minimum, side 15 ft minimum (30 ft minimum where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 15 ft minimum (30 ft minimum where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), side/rear street (corner) 20 ft minimum, unloaded street frontage 20 ft minimum. Confirm dimensional interpretations and exceptions in Section 6.04, overlay status, and any approved development agreement or planned unit development with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

MH — Manufactured Housing

UDC Sec. 6.02.100.B.11 sets MH setbacks for housing manufactured off-site: front 20 ft from a dedicated street (15 ft from a private street or drive), interior side 5.5 ft (20 ft between units, 20 ft from a zoning district line), exterior side 25 ft from a dedicated street (15 ft from a private street or drive), rear 7 ft (20 ft from any zoning district line); a garage requires a 25 ft front setback. Confirm the applicable standard for parks versus individual lots with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

CN — Neighborhood Commercial

Table 7.02.020 sets CN minimum setbacks: front/street 20 ft (build-to option 0 ft, see Section 7.02.030.B), side 5 ft (10 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 0 ft (20 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use). The Downtown Gateway Overlay sets a 0 ft front setback where it applies (Section 4.13.040). Confirm overlay status, bufferyard requirements (Section 8.04), and dimensional interpretations in Section 7.02.030 with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

C-1 — Local Commercial

Table 7.02.020 sets C-1 minimum setbacks: front/street 25 ft (build-to option 0 ft, see Section 7.02.030.B), side 10 ft (15 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 0 ft (25 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use). The Downtown Gateway Overlay sets a 0 ft front setback where it applies (Section 4.13.040). Confirm overlay status, bufferyard requirements (Section 8.04), and dimensional interpretations in Section 7.02.030 with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

C-3 — General Commercial

Table 7.02.020 sets C-3 minimum setbacks: front/street 25 ft (build-to option not offered), side 10 ft (15 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 10 ft (25 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use). The Downtown Gateway Overlay sets a 0 ft front setback where it applies (Section 4.13.040). Confirm overlay status, bufferyard requirements (Section 8.04), and dimensional interpretations in Section 7.02.030 with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

OF — Office

Table 7.02.020 sets OF minimum setbacks: front/street 25 ft (build-to option 0 ft, see Section 7.02.030.B), side 10 ft (15 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 10 ft (25 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use). The Downtown Gateway Overlay sets a 0 ft front setback where it applies (Section 4.13.040). Confirm overlay status, bufferyard requirements (Section 8.04), and dimensional interpretations in Section 7.02.030 with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

IN — Industrial

Table 7.02.020 sets IN minimum setbacks: front/street 25 ft (build-to option not offered), side 10 ft (25 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 10 ft (35 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use). The Downtown Gateway Overlay sets a 0 ft front setback where it applies (Section 4.13.040). Confirm overlay status, bufferyard requirements (Section 8.04), and dimensional interpretations in Section 7.02.030 with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

AG — Agriculture

Table in UDC Sec. 6.02.020 sets AG minimum setbacks: front 25 ft minimum, side 10 ft minimum, rear 20 ft minimum, side/rear street (corner) 20 ft minimum, street-facing garage 25 ft minimum, unloaded street frontage 20 ft minimum. Confirm dimensional interpretations and exceptions in Section 6.04, overlay status, and any approved development agreement or planned unit development with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

BP — Business Park

Table 7.02.020 sets BP minimum setbacks: front/street 25 ft (build-to option not offered), side 10 ft (20 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 10 ft (25 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use). The Downtown Gateway Overlay sets a 0 ft front setback where it applies (Section 4.13.040). Confirm overlay status, bufferyard requirements (Section 8.04), and dimensional interpretations in Section 7.02.030 with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

PF — Public Facilities

Table 7.02.020 sets PF minimum setbacks: front/street 25 ft (build-to option 0 ft, see Section 7.02.030.B), side 5 ft (15 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 0 ft (25 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use). The Downtown Gateway Overlay sets a 0 ft front setback where it applies (Section 4.13.040). Confirm overlay status, bufferyard requirements (Section 8.04), and dimensional interpretations in Section 7.02.030 with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

PUD — Planned Unit Development

PUD setbacks standards are controlled by the current Georgetown Unified Development Code. Confirm the exact use table row, dimensional table, overlay status, parking, landscaping, drainage, utilities, and any approved development agreement or planned approval before relying on this answer. This cell is review gated and should be checked against the live cited source before import or publish.

MU-DT — Mixed Use Downtown

Table 7.02.020 sets MU-DT minimum setbacks: front/street 0 ft (build-to option not offered), side 0 ft (0 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use), rear 0 ft (0 ft where adjacent to a residential district or a platted single-family home in the ETJ planned for residential use). The Downtown Gateway Overlay sets a 0 ft front setback where it applies (Section 4.13.040). Confirm overlay status, bufferyard requirements (Section 8.04), and dimensional interpretations in Section 7.02.030 with the Planning Department before relying on this answer.

MU — Mixed Use

MU setbacks standards are controlled by the current Georgetown Unified Development Code. Confirm the exact use table row, dimensional table, overlay status, parking, landscaping, drainage, utilities, and any approved development agreement or planned approval before relying on this answer. This cell is review gated and should be checked against the live cited source before import or publish.

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