Beacon Hill Area Neighborhood Association

COSA Zoning District Summary

Note: Any disparity beween this information and the City of San Antonio documents, the City of San Antonio documents shall prevail. This information is provided as a summary and quick glance only. Only a few zoning districts are summarized here. All properties are also subject to other city codes, including NCD, Property Maintenance and the Uniform Development Code (UDC). Consult the city's One Stop for help.

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Select and Common Zoning Districts

	R-6	Residential Single-Family District (Sec. 35-310.05) Single-family dwelling (detached) with a minimum lot size of 6,000 sq feet and a minimum lot width of 50 feet
	R-4	Residential Single-Family District (Sec. 35-310.05) Single-family dwelling (detached) with a minimum lot size of 4,000 sq feet and a minimum lot width of 35 feet
	RM-6	Residential Mixed District (Sec. 35-310.06) Single-family dwelling (detached, attached or townhouse), two-family dwelling, row-house or zero-lot line dwelling, accessory dwelling, with a minimum lot size of 6,000 sq ft and a minimum lot width of 15 feet. (NCD overlay requires minimum of 25 ft)
	RM-4	Residential Mixed District (Sec. 35.310.06) Single-family dwelling (detached, attahe or townhouse), two-family dwelling, three-family dwelling, four-family dwelling, row-house or zero-lot line dwelling, accessory dwelling, with a minimum lot size of 4,000 sq ft and a minimum lot width of 15 feet (NCD overlay requires minimum of 25 ft)
	MF-##	Multi-Family (Sec. 35-310-07) Multi-Family and some other uses. The "##" will be a number which represents the maximum number of units per acre of land on the site.
	C-1	Light Commercial District (Sec. 35-310.10) C-1 districts accommodate neighborhood commercial uses which depend on a greater volume of vehicular traffic than an NC district. C-1 uses are considered appropriate buffers between residential uses and C-2 and C-3 districts and uses. Building sie is limited to 5,000 sq feet. Examples of permitted uses: arcade, boarding house, non-commercial athletic field, retail furniture sales, grocery store, nursery (retail - no growing of plants on site permitted), retail office equipment and suppy, and retail rug or carpet sales. No outdoor storage or display of goods shall be permitted except for outdoor dining.
	C-2	Commercial Disrict (Sec. 35-310.10) C-2 districts accommodate community commercial uses, with unlimited building size, and building height limitation of 25 feet. Exampes of permitted uses: liquor store, miniature golf and other indoor gaming facilities, small indoor movie theater, pet cemetery, auto & light truck oil, lube & tune-up, auto glass tinting, tire repair (sale and instllation only), gas station, appliance sales & repair, charitable food & clothing banks and dry cleaning. No outdoor storage or display of goods shall be permitted except for outdoor dining.
	I-1	General Industrial District (Sec. 35-310.13) The general industrial district accommodates areas of heavy and concentrated fabrication and manufacturing and industral uses which are suitable based on the character of adjacent development. Examples of permitted uses: auto & light truck auction, truck stop, abrasives manufacturing, food & drug manufacturing, sand & gravel storage & sales, outdoor flea market, manufactured homes/oversized vehicles sales, service and storage.
	NCD	Neighborhood Conservation Districts (Sec. 35-335) Overlay district designed to protect residential neighborhoods or commercial districts that are worthy of preservation and protection, but which may lack sufficient historical, architectural or cultural significance to be designated as historic districts at the present time. Additional design standards apply in these districts.
	IDZ	Infill Development Zone (Sec. 35-343) Provide flexible standard for use, setbacks, and parking for the development and reuse of underutilized parcels within a qualifying area of the city.

The UDC is the only source for complete and dependable zoning regulations and permitted uses. This page is provided as a courtesty and is a brief summary only but the links within each definition will take you to the section of the Municipal Code, specifically the Uniform Development Code (or UDC) that precisely defines each zone.

Updated 06/14/2016