Edinburg
Zoning districts
3 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
3Residential District R-1
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 6 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
Residential District R-2
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 6 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Residential District R-3
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
General provisions
74 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Every building hereafter erected or moved shall be on a lot adjacent to a public street...
For all residential dwelling units there shall be provided ... space for the parking of two automobiles for each dwelling unit.
There shall be provided at the time of erection of any main building or at the time any main building is enlarged or at the institution or enlargement of any use minimum off-street parking space in the amount stated for use in this chapter...
Such space or spaces shall be a minimum of 15 feet wide and 45 feet in length with a minimum clear height of 15 feet.
Such space or spaces shall be a minimum of 15 feet wide and 45 feet in length with a minimum clear height of 15 feet.
The maximum permitted size of signs and type of signs allowed shall be in accordance with the following regulations.
The maximum permitted size of signs and type of signs allowed shall be in accordance with the following regulations...
Signs for multifamily dwellings... Billboards are prohibited in all districts.
Freestanding real estate signs... total area of the sign does not exceed 24 square feet... no more than one such sign... no sign shall be erected so as to stand higher than one of the buildings it advertises.
Any sign permitted in a residential zone shall be permitted. Signs advertising only the general business conducted on the premises... subject to the following provisions as to size and location.
Any sign permitted in a Commercial District shall be permitted, provided that the allowable area of any such sign where it faces a commercial or industrial zone shall be 1 1/2 times the allowable area specified in Subsection D of this section.
Signs may be backlit, internally lighted, or directly/indirectly lighted with external lighting. External lighting shall not be red, green or amber in color... Electronic changeable copy signs... shall be permitted within the Commercial District.
Billboards are prohibited in all districts.
A sign permit shall be required before a sign is erected, altered or relocated, except as otherwise provided herein.
Off-street parking shall be provided on the premises at a rate of one off-street parking space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area.
Shopping centers shall be in single ownership or under a guaranteed unified management control... subject to the following provisions.
Shopping centers shall be in single ownership or under a guaranteed unified management control. Shopping centers shall consist of an harmonious selection of uses and groupings of buildings, service and parking areas, circulation and open space...
Shopping centers shall be in single ownership... Off-street parking shall be provided on the premises at a rate of one off-street parking space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area.
Minimum lot size for townhouse construction: 15,000 square feet. Maximum building height shall be 45 feet from grade.
Minimum lot size for townhouse construction: 15,000 square feet. Minimum width of development: 100 feet at the setback line. Minimum width per townhouse unit: 24 feet. Maximum building height shall be 45 feet from grade.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.