This district is intended to establish and preserve low-density rural residential use. This district is appropriate for selected locations where rural characteristics are desired or where terrain or public service capacities necessitate very low densities. The Rural Estate District is intended to provide the opportunity to develop a large lot subdivision prior to public utilities being available. It is intended to remain rural in character, suited for larger lot and consistent with designated uses.

Permits detached single-family dwellings and related accessory structures.

Allows attached duplex housing not to exceed one (1) structure per acre

Allows conventional and high-density attached apartment development. Requires additional facilities such as pool, common area or community areas, tennis courts, open space, playscapes and green belts. May be used as a transitional district between single-family and other residential or commercial districts.

Manufactured homes may be placed on individual lots meeting this zoning classification and used for single-family occupancy only. No home shall have less than 650 square feet of living area, and shall be a minimum of 14 feet in width, and shall have no metal on the outside wall and be no older than 5 years at the time of placement on the lot, with one single-family home per lot or space. Detached single-family dwellings built on-site and related accessory structures are also permitted, subject to the conditions and limitations and site development regulations for the R-1 single-family residential district set forth in Section 3.1.4.

(a) Property and areas of the city zoned "M-2" may be used and occupied as a manufactured home park. No home shall have less than 650 square feet of living area and shall be a minimum of 14 feet in width, and shall have no metal on the outside wall and be no older than 5 years at the time of placement on the lot, with one single-family home per lot or space. All lease spaces shall be under one ownership, operated and under the continuous control of a resident manager.

(b) Property and areas of the city zoned M-2 may be planned, used, approved, platted and occupied as a manufactured home subdivision where lots are sold and conveyed to individual lot owners. Land and areas of the city zoned "M-2" and having an approved subdivision plat may be used for manufactured homes having a minimum of 650 square feet of living area, a minimum width of 14 feet, and be no more than 5 years old at the time the of lot or space sale, with one home per lot.

(c) Requires additional facilities such as pool, common area or community areas, tennis courts, open space, playscapes and green belts.

(a) Provides for properly planned, supervised and operated recreational vehicle communities (i.e., recreational vehicle (RV) parks): (1) promote the safety and health of the residents of such communities and of other nearby communities; (2) encourage economical and orderly development of such communities. All lease spaces shall be under one ownership, operated and under the continuous control of an on-site resident manager.

(b) Property and areas of the city zoned RV may not be planned, used, approved, platted or occupied as an RV subdivision where individual RV sites lots are sold and conveyed to individual lot owners.

(c) Requires additional facilities such as a pool, common area or community areas, tennis courts, open space, playscapes, green belts or other amenities commonly included within an RV Park.

Provide sites for quiet, low-density professional offices where all services shall be performed inside the designated office space or building, with only outside accessory building for storage in enclosed structures allowed. Allows retail or service business development within the office building structure but not occupying more than twenty percent (20%) of the office space square footage.

This district is designed to provide sites for low-density, retail businesses providing goods, services and merchandise completely contained within a building. No open air or outdoor storage is allowed in this district.

This district is designed to provide sites for more general and less restrictive sale of products and merchandise, by allowing larger facilities, larger parking areas, the outdoor display and sale of merchandise and products that are visible from the public roads as well as allowing accessory buildings.

This district is designed to provide locations for outlets offering goods and services to a targeted segment of the general public as well as industrial users. The uses include uses that serve other commercial and industrial enterprises.

The purpose and intent of the planned unit development district is to provide a flexible, alternative procedure to encourage imaginative and innovative designs for the unified development of property designed: (a) to accommodate cluster type residential development as opposed to traditional block type subdivisions, (b) to allow development which is harmonious with nearby areas; (c) to enhance and preserve areas which are unique or have outstanding scenic, environmental, cultural or historic significance; (d) to provide an alternative for more efficient use of land, resulting in smaller utility networks, safer streets, more open space, and lower construction and maintenance costs; (e) to encourage harmonious and coordinated development, considering natural features, community facilities, circulation patterns and surrounding properties and neighborhoods; (f) to facilitate the analysis of the effect of development upon the tax base, the local economy, population, public facilities and the environment; (g) to provide and result in an enhanced residential and/or work environment for those persons living and/or working within the district; and (h) to require the application of professional planning and design techniques to achieve overall coordinated mixed-use developments and avoid the negative effects of piecemeal, segregated, or unplanned development.

The City Council establishes the FM 1431 Corridor overlay district to provide for orderly development and to maximize the access to the city through a major traffic artery in a rural area.

(a) The City Council establishes the FM 1431 Corridor overlay district to create an attractive, higher intensity use corridor composed primarily of office, retail, and commercial uses along the existing traffic artery, FM 1431, within the city.

(b) The FM 1431 Corridor overlay district development is intended to be comprised of high-quality development projects and structures that create an environment to enhance the public image of the community, attract and maintain viable land uses, encourage long-term economic investment, and provide attractive gateways into the city.

(c) The FM 1431 Corridor overlay district is intended to regulate the use of land to support the rural and recreational quality of life of the Texas Hill Country by promoting uses typical of a small Hill Country community.

Provide for orderly development and to maximize protection of the integrity and community identity of residential neighborhoods within the city. The STR overlay district is intended to identify and limit those areas within the city in which permits may be issued for short-term rental uses. The uses allowed in the district are those uses allowed for the underlying zoning district.

This district is intended to provide appropriate areas for uses that provide important community services often requiring large amounts of land. Uses permitted in the GUI district and other substantially similar uses generate a large amount of traffic. Land abutting a major street that can be used for access will be considered appropriate for GUI classification.