Overview
| res_sf | use-type-index |
|---|---|
| res_mf | density-encoded |
| com | intensity-tier |
| office | letter-code |
| ind | intensity-tier |
| special | letter-code |
Manor recodified its zoning chapter circa 2023 — published district roster is 22 districts (vs. ~15 in the 2018 KMZ). Residential SF districts use a 3-tier intensity scheme (SF-E estate / SF-1 suburban / SF-2 standard) — use-type-index, NOT lot-size-encoded (despite the numeric tier, the numbers don't encode lot area). MF districts are density-encoded (MF-1 = 15 du/ac max, MF-2 = 25 du/ac max). Commercial districts use C-1/C-2/C-3 intensity tier. Industrial uses IN-1/IN-2 intensity tier. Institutional uses I-1/I-2 (small/large) tier. Mixed-use category contains NB (Neighborhood Business), DBD (Downtown Business District; identified as 'DB' in the 2018 KMZ and within the Zoning Guide body text), and PUD (Planned Unit Development — 25-acre minimum, all dimensional fields vary). PUD is application-based, not the dominant pathway — classification is euclidean rather than hybrid-pd. A (Agricultural, 5-acre minimum) and OS (Open Space) round out the roster. The historic district is defined at Code §14.02.031 and grants reduced-dwelling-unit-size provisions across SF-E/SF-1/SF-2/TH/TF/MF/DB districts (e.g. DB requires 100% front facade masonry within the historic district).
- Recodified zoning chapter circa 2023 — Sep-2023 Zoning Guide publishes a 22-district roster (SF-E/SF-1/SF-2/TH/TF/MF-1/MF-2/MH-1/MH-2/C-1/C-2/C-3/GO/IN-1/IN-2/I-1/I-2/NB/DBD/PUD/A/OS) that differs materially from the pre-recodification roster encoded in the 2018-era Zoning.kmz layer. The KMZ data is geographically valid (3,100 parcel polygons) but the zone-code labels are PRE-recodification — R-1 → likely SF-1 or SF-2, M-1/M-2 → likely MH-1/MH-2, GUI → likely I-1 or I-2, DB → DBD. Mapping is not 1:1 and requires the city to publish a refreshed Zoning.kmz against the post-2023 codes (not yet done as of 2025-06-12 KMZ publication date).
- MF districts are density-encoded — MF-1 = 15 du/ac max, MF-2 = 25 du/ac max. Names self-document.
- DBD (Downtown Business District) is the densest base district — 95% lot coverage cap, 15 ft front setback, 60 ft height, 25 du/ac, 1,000 sf min dwelling size. Designed for dense walkable downtown form. Within the §14.02.031 historic district, DBD requires 100% front facade masonry + 75% overall masonry.
+ 9 more in Quirks & notes
Districts
| Code | Name | Category | Min lot | Height | Coverage | FAR | Du/ac | Parking | Setbacks F/S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF-E | Single Family Estate | res_sf | 21,780 sf[4] | 35 ft[5] | 40[6] | — | — | — | 30[1] / 15[2] / 20[3] |
| SF-1 | Single Family Suburban | res_sf | 8,750 sf[10] | 35 ft[11] | 40[12] | — | — | — | 25[7] / 7.5[8] / 20[9] |
| SF-2 | Single Family Standard | res_sf | 7,500 sf[15] | 35 ft[16] | — | — | — | — | 25[13] / — / 10[14] |
| TH | Townhome (Single Lot configuration) | res_sf | 3,000 sf[20] | 35 ft[21] | 50[22] | — | 12[23] | — | 25[17] / 0[18] / 20[19] |
| TF | Two-Family Residential | res_sf | 8,750 sf[27] | 35 ft[28] | — | — | — | — | 25[24] / 7.5[25] / 20[26] |
| MF-1 | Multifamily 15 | res_mf | 10,000 sf[30] | 45 ft[31] | — | — | 15[32] | — | 20[29] / [{'v': 50, 'c': 'c Zoning Guide §MF-1', 'note': '2-story massing'}] / [{'v': 50, 'c': 'c Zoning Guide §MF-1', 'note': '2-story massing'}] |
| MF-2 | Multifamily 25 | res_mf | 43,560 sf[34] | 55 ft[35] | — | — | 25[36] | — | 20[33] / [{'v': 80, 'c': 'c Zoning Guide §MF-2', 'note': '3-story massing'}] / [{'v': 80, 'c': 'c Zoning Guide §MF-2', 'note': '3-story massing'}] |
| MH-1 | Manufactured Home | res_mf | — | 25 ft[40] | — | — | — | — | 25[37] / 7.5[38] / 10[39] |
| MH-2 | Manufactured Home Park | res_mf | — | 25 ft[42] | — | — | 8[43] | — | — / 20[41] / — |
| C-1 | Light Commercial | com | 7,500 sf[46] | 60 ft[47] | — | — | — | — | — / 25[44] / 25[45] |
| C-2 | Medium Commercial | com | 21,780 sf[51] | 60 ft[52] | — | — | — | — | 20[48] / 40[49] / 40[50] |
| C-3 | Heavy Commercial | com | 21,780 sf[56] | 60 ft[57] | — | — | — | — | 20[53] / 40[54] / 40[55] |
| GO | General Office | off | 15,000 sf[60] | 60 ft[61] | — | — | — | — | — / 40[58] / 40[59] |
| IN-1 | Light Industrial | ind | 21,780 sf[65] | 60 ft[66] | — | — | — | — | 20[62] / 50[63] / 50[64] |
| IN-2 | Heavy Industrial | ind | 43,560 sf[69] | 100 ft[70] | — | — | — | — | 20[67] / — / 100[68] |
| I-1 | Institutional — Small | spec | 7,500 sf[74] | 35 ft[75] | — | — | — | — | 20[71] / 25[72] / 25[73] |
| I-2 | Institutional — Large | spec | 21,780 sf[79] | 60 ft[80] | — | — | — | — | 20[76] / 40[77] / 30[78] |
| NB | Neighborhood Business | mu | 7,500 sf[83] | 35 ft[84] | — | — | 10[85] | — | 20[81] / — / 20[82] |
| DBD | Downtown Business District | mu | 6,000 sf[89] | 60 ft[90] | 95[91] | — | 25[92] | — | 15[86] / 20[87] / 20[88] |
| PUD | Planned Unit Development | mu | 1,089,000 sf[96] | —[97] | —[98] | — | —[99] | — | —[93] / —[94] / —[95] |
| A | Agricultural | spec | 217,800 sf[101] | 35 ft[102] | 40[103] | — | 0.2[104] | — | 25[100] / [{'v': 20, 'c': 'c Zoning Guide §A', 'note': 'Single-family structure'}, {'v': 50, 'c': 'c Zoning Guide §A', 'note': 'Agricultural structure'}] / [{'v': 20, 'c': 'c Zoning Guide §A', 'note': 'Single-family structure'}, {'v': 50, 'c': 'c Zoning Guide §A', 'note': 'Agricultural structure'}] |
| OS | Open Space | spec | — | 35 ft[107] | — | — | — | — | 20[105] / — / 20[106] |
Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found
Overlays
Mapped historic district whose boundary is defined at §14.02.031. Overlay applies to properties within the historic district boundary; modifies SF-E/SF-1/SF-2/TH/TF/MF residential and DBD/DB commercial dimensional standards.
| min_dwelling_unit_size_reduction_sf | 500[108] |
|---|---|
| front_facade_masonry_min_pct_sfe | 70[109] |
| overall_facade_masonry_min_pct_sfe | 60[110] |
| front_facade_masonry_min_pct_dbd | 100[111] |
| overall_facade_masonry_min_pct_dbd | 75[112] |
Mapped FEMA SFHA along Wilbarger Creek and Gilleland Creek tributaries; specific extent published in Floodplains.kmz.
| floodplain_kmz_published | 1[113] |
|---|---|
| nfip_participation | 1[114] |
Extraterritorial jurisdiction boundary as published in ETJ.kmz (28 KB). Per the city: 'the City does not regulate the use of property in the ETJ' — Travis County handles permits in the ETJ area.
| city_regulates_use_in_etj | 0[115] |
|---|---|
| etj_kmz_published | 1[116] |
Manor has no fixed-rail transit anchor; Capital Metro bus service exists but no station-area zoning identified. DBD purpose statement notes 'this district encourages dense development in an area that may be served by public transportation and serve as a destination area' — that is base-district intent, not a TOD overlay.
No municipal airport within city limits. Austin-Bergstrom International (KAUS) is ~15 mi southwest; Austin Executive Airport (KEDC) is ~5 mi southwest of Manor's southern boundary. FAA Part 77 surfaces from KEDC may intersect parts of southern Manor at higher building elevations — not captured as a Manor overlay (regulated via FAA federal standard).
No affordable-housing density-bonus overlay identified in the 2023 Zoning Guide. MF-1 / MF-2 density ceilings (15 / 25 du/ac) are absolute caps; no bonus mechanism captured.
US 290 East and TX-130 (SH130) cross Manor and host the Tesla Giga Texas + Samsung Taylor industrial-cluster adjacency, but no dedicated corridor overlay was identified in the Zoning Guide. Corridor parcels are zoned via base districts (predominantly C-2/C-3 and IN-1/IN-2 along US-290; PUDs for large mixed-use projects).
Citywide site-development standards apply (Ch.15); creek-buffer specifics tied to Wilbarger Creek and tributaries per Creeks.kmz.
| ch15_referenced | 1[117] |
|---|---|
| creeks_kmz_published | 1[118] |
Manor's downtown is a base district (DBD / Downtown Business District), not an overlay. The historic-district overlay (§14.02.031) layers facade-masonry requirements on top of DBD parcels within the historic boundary, but there is no separate downtown overlay.
State preemptions
Non-applicable laws (1)
Adopted building codes
Home rule; major cities on 2024 IBC
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Amendment history
| Date | Kind | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | retrieved at | |
| 2023-09-01 | amendment effective | Recodified district roster published as City Zoning Guide (Sep 2023) — manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/508 |
Quirks & notes
- Recodified zoning chapter circa 2023 — Sep-2023 Zoning Guide publishes a 22-district roster (SF-E/SF-1/SF-2/TH/TF/MF-1/MF-2/MH-1/MH-2/C-1/C-2/C-3/GO/IN-1/IN-2/I-1/I-2/NB/DBD/PUD/A/OS) that differs materially from the pre-recodification roster encoded in the 2018-era Zoning.kmz layer. The KMZ data is geographically valid (3,100 parcel polygons) but the zone-code labels are PRE-recodification — R-1 → likely SF-1 or SF-2, M-1/M-2 → likely MH-1/MH-2, GUI → likely I-1 or I-2, DB → DBD. Mapping is not 1:1 and requires the city to publish a refreshed Zoning.kmz against the post-2023 codes (not yet done as of 2025-06-12 KMZ publication date).
- MF districts are density-encoded — MF-1 = 15 du/ac max, MF-2 = 25 du/ac max. Names self-document.
- DBD (Downtown Business District) is the densest base district — 95% lot coverage cap, 15 ft front setback, 60 ft height, 25 du/ac, 1,000 sf min dwelling size. Designed for dense walkable downtown form. Within the §14.02.031 historic district, DBD requires 100% front facade masonry + 75% overall masonry.
- Historic District overlay at Code §14.02.031 — applies to SF-E/SF-1/SF-2/TH/TF/MF/DB district properties within a mapped boundary. Two regulatory effects: (1) –500 sf reduction allowed on minimum dwelling unit size, (2) heightened facade-masonry requirements (varies by district; SF-E: 70% front + 60% overall, DB: 100% front + 75% overall).
- Townhomes can be developed in two configurations — single-lot (fee simple, 3,000 sf min, 6 units/structure max) or common-lot (12 du/ac max). The single-lot 3,000 sf minimum falls below SB 15's 4,000 sf threshold, making TH the primary district where SB 15 small-lot deregulation applies.
- Masonry substitution — each 10% of exterior facade in masonry reduces the minimum dwelling unit size requirement by 100 sf, capped at 500 sf reduction. Applies across SF/TH/TF/MF/DB. Masonry = stone, brick, or cement stucco; excludes cementitious planking.
- ETJ (extraterritorial jurisdiction) is a JURISDICTIONAL flag, not a Manor regulatory overlay — within the ETJ, Manor's Chapter 14 use regulations do NOT apply; Travis County handles permits (per manortx.gov/252/Zoning). ETJ boundary published in ETJ.kmz.
- Heavy Industrial (IN-2) allows 100 ft height — highest in Manor — and 100 ft rear setback. Aligns with the Tesla Giga Texas / Samsung Taylor industrial-cluster adjacency along the US-290 East / TX-130 corridor.
- SB 840 does NOT apply — Manor (~16,800 pop) is far below the 150,000 city threshold. City retains full local authority over density, height, setbacks, parking on commercial/office/retail/warehouse/MU parcels. SB 15 (small-lot statewide) DOES apply, with TH single-lot 3,000 sf as the primary trigger.
- City publishes 13 GIS layers as KMZs at manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2340 (3.1 MB ZIP). Most useful for zoning analysis: Zoning, City Limits, ETJ, Floodplains, Parcels, Creeks. CivicPlus DocumentCenter quirk: server returns HTTP 404 status header but serves the file body intact. KMZ layers are static republications, not a live GIS service.
- No formal corridor overlay despite the US-290 East / TX-130 / Tesla / Samsung corridor — corridor-scale development is governed via PUD (25-acre minimum) and base C-2/C-3/IN-1/IN-2 districts.
- No transit-oriented overlay; no airport overlay (KEDC Part 77 surfaces are federal); no affordable-housing density bonus (PUD is the only deviation mechanism); no separate downtown overlay (downtown is a base district, layered with historic-district overlay).
Formulas
Definitions
- height
- Grade to highest point of principal structure per per-district Massing column in Zoning Guide.
- setback_front
- Front property line to nearest building face.
- setback_streetside
- Side property line that faces a street (corner lot) to nearest building face. Independently regulated from interior side setbacks.
- setback_side
- Interior side property line to nearest building face. Setbacks to non-residential are generally larger (15–30 ft) — captured per-district.
- setback_rear
- Rear property line to nearest building face.
- lot_coverage_principle_pct
- Building footprint of principle structure / lot area; capped per district.
- lot_coverage_principle_plus_accessory_pct
- Combined footprint of principle structure + accessory buildings / lot area; capped per district (generally 10 percentage points above principle-only).
- max_density_du_ac
- Dwelling units per gross acre (multifamily ceilings).
- min_dwelling_unit_size_sf
- Minimum gross floor area per dwelling unit; subject to masonry-substitution provision (each 10% of exterior facade in masonry reduces requirement by 100 sf, max 500 sf reduction).
- landscape_requirement_pct
- Minimum percent of lot area dedicated to landscaping.
Massing explorer
Interactive 3D comparison across every district. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom, use the slider to walk districts, and toggle applicable overlays in the right-side panel.
| District | Category | Height | FAR | Coverage | Setbacks | Parking | Density | Min lot | Overlays |
|---|
Sources & references
Primary code text is on Municode (Cloudflare-fronted) which returns HTTP 403 to scripted access. Wayback Machine has limited coverage of Municode section pages. Authoritative captured source is the City's own September 2023 Zoning Guide PDF (manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/508, 4.1 MB, v1.7) — a 76-page typeset summary that publishes per-district Site Development Standards tables verbatim (lot area, lot width, height, setbacks, lot coverage, dwelling unit size, max density, landscape requirement). All dimensional fields in this record are sourced from the 2023 Zoning Guide; citation form is `c Zoning Guide §<District>`. CivicPlus DocumentCenter quirk: server returns HTTP 404 in headers but serves the PDF body intact (this is the documented behavior for `*.manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/<id>` URLs). The KMZ-Files bundle at manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2340 (3.1 MB ZIP containing 13 KMZ layers including Zoning.kmz, City Limits.kmz, ETJ.kmz, Floodplains.kmz, Parcels.kmz, Address Points.kmz) is decoded by `zoning/_generator/pmtiles/manor_kmz_to_geojson.py` and feeds the GIS pipeline. The KMZ Zoning layer is the 2018 pre-recodification roster — the data is geographically valid but the zone-code labels (R-1/R-2/R-3/R-4/M-1/M-2/DB/GUI) need to be remapped to the post-2023 codes (SF-1/SF-2/MF-1/MF-2/MH-1/MH-2/DBD/I-1) for parcel-level zoning queries.
- https://www.manortx.gov/252/Zoning
- https://www.manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/508
- https://www.manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/482
- https://www.manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/515
- https://www.manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2340
- https://library.municode.com/tx/manor/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH14ZO_ART14.05AD_S14.05.002PR
- [1] Zoning Guide §SF-E
- [2] Zoning Guide §SF-E
- [3] Zoning Guide §SF-E
- [4] Zoning Guide §SF-E
- [5] Zoning Guide §SF-E
- [6] Zoning Guide §SF-E
- [7] Zoning Guide §SF-1
- [8] Zoning Guide §SF-1
- [9] Zoning Guide §SF-1
- [10] Zoning Guide §SF-1
- [11] Zoning Guide §SF-1
- [12] Zoning Guide §SF-1
- [13] Zoning Guide §SF-2
- [14] Zoning Guide §SF-2
- [15] Zoning Guide §SF-2
- [16] Zoning Guide §SF-2
- [17] Zoning Guide §TH-single
- [18] Zoning Guide §TH-single
- [19] Zoning Guide §TH-single
- [20] Zoning Guide §TH-single
- [21] Zoning Guide §TH-single
- [22] Zoning Guide §TH-single
- [23] Zoning Guide §TH-common
- [24] Zoning Guide §TF
- [25] Zoning Guide §TF
- [26] Zoning Guide §TF
- [27] Zoning Guide §TF
- [28] Zoning Guide §TF
- [29] Zoning Guide §MF-1
- [30] Zoning Guide §MF-1
- [31] Zoning Guide §MF-1
- [32] Zoning Guide §MF-1
- [33] Zoning Guide §MF-2
- [34] Zoning Guide §MF-2
- [35] Zoning Guide §MF-2
- [36] Zoning Guide §MF-2
- [37] Zoning Guide §MH-1
- [38] Zoning Guide §MH-1
- [39] Zoning Guide §MH-1
- [40] Zoning Guide §MH-1
- [41] Zoning Guide §MH-2
- [42] Zoning Guide §MH-2
- [43] Zoning Guide §MH-2
- [44] Zoning Guide §C-1
- [45] Zoning Guide §C-1
- [46] Zoning Guide §C-1
- [47] Zoning Guide §C-1
- [48] Zoning Guide §C-2
- [49] Zoning Guide §C-2
- [50] Zoning Guide §C-2
- [51] Zoning Guide §C-2
- [52] Zoning Guide §C-2
- [53] Zoning Guide §C-3
- [54] Zoning Guide §C-3
- [55] Zoning Guide §C-3
- [56] Zoning Guide §C-3
- [57] Zoning Guide §C-3
- [58] Zoning Guide §GO
- [59] Zoning Guide §GO
- [60] Zoning Guide §GO
- [61] Zoning Guide §GO
- [62] Zoning Guide §IN-1
- [63] Zoning Guide §IN-1
- [64] Zoning Guide §IN-1
- [65] Zoning Guide §IN-1
- [66] Zoning Guide §IN-1
- [67] Zoning Guide §IN-2
- [68] Zoning Guide §IN-2
- [69] Zoning Guide §IN-2
- [70] Zoning Guide §IN-2
- [71] Zoning Guide §I-1
- [72] Zoning Guide §I-1
- [73] Zoning Guide §I-1
- [74] Zoning Guide §I-1
- [75] Zoning Guide §I-1
- [76] Zoning Guide §I-2
- [77] Zoning Guide §I-2
- [78] Zoning Guide §I-2
- [79] Zoning Guide §I-2
- [80] Zoning Guide §I-2
- [81] Zoning Guide §NB
- [82] Zoning Guide §NB
- [83] Zoning Guide §NB
- [84] Zoning Guide §NB
- [85] Zoning Guide §NB
- [86] Zoning Guide §DB
- [87] Zoning Guide §DB
- [88] Zoning Guide §DB
- [89] Zoning Guide §DB
- [90] Zoning Guide §DB
- [91] Zoning Guide §DB
- [92] Zoning Guide §DB
- [93] Zoning Guide §PUD
- [94] Zoning Guide §PUD
- [95] Zoning Guide §PUD
- [96] Zoning Guide §PUD
- [97] Zoning Guide §PUD
- [98] Zoning Guide §PUD
- [99] Zoning Guide §PUD
- [100] Zoning Guide §A
- [101] Zoning Guide §A
- [102] Zoning Guide §A
- [103] Zoning Guide §A
- [104] §A
- [105] Zoning Guide §OS
- [106] Zoning Guide §OS
- [107] Zoning Guide §OS
- [108] Zoning Guide §SF-E,SF-1,SF-2,TH,TF,DB historic-district footnote
- [109] Zoning Guide §SF-E historic-district footnote
- [110] Zoning Guide §SF-E historic-district footnote
- [111] Zoning Guide §DB historic-district footnote
- [112] Zoning Guide §DB historic-district footnote
- [113] manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2340 (KMZ bundle includes Floodplains.kmz, 305 KB)
- [114] (implied; not directly cited)
- [115] manortx.gov/252/Zoning
- [116] manortx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2340 (ETJ.kmz layer)
- [117] Zoning Guide §1 note 'Refer to Manor Code of Ordinances Chapter 3 Building Regulations, Chapter 10 Subdivision Regulation, Chapter 14 Zoning and Chapter 15 Site Development'
- [118] Creeks.kmz, 518 KB (city KMZ bundle)
Research status
Publication gates
| primary url present | passed | source.primary_url = https://library.municode.com/tx/manor/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH14ZO (Municode city-hosted, not an aggregator) |
|---|---|---|
| no aggregator cited | passed | scan clean — no zoneomics/steadily/siteplanguide/etc. cited; only Municode (official code platform), Manor city DocumentCenter (official document host), and Wayback Machine (archival) |
| confidence tags full form | passed | 22 districts: 14 marked confirmed (SF-E, SF-1, TH, TF, MF-1, MF-2, C-2, C-3, IN-1, I-1, I-2, DBD, PUD, A) with full dimensional capture from Zoning Guide §<District>; 8 marked partial (SF-2, MH-1, MH-2, C-1, GO, IN-2, NB, OS) with paired what_is_confirmed/what_is_missing — all citations to Zoning Guide pages or Code §14.02.031 / §14.05.002. |
| overlays have parameters trigger confidence | passed | 9 overlays: Historic District (§14.02.031, confirmed parameters — dwelling reduction + facade masonry percentages); ETJ (jurisdictional flag, confirmed); Floodplain (under_review with paired qualifying_condition_checked + retrieval_failure_reason + Floodplains.kmz cited); Environmental (under_review with Ch.15 + Creeks.kmz citation); TOD/AIR/AH/COR/DT all not_found with explicit search_performed companion. |
| preempt section city specific | passed | 2 TX preemption laws evaluated against city-specific data — SB 840 (applies:false, numeric population gates documented: 16,827 vs 150,000 city threshold) and SB 15 (applies:true with explicit TH 3,000 sf trigger identified as the primary protection point). Template-bleed check (separate from the 5 standard gates): district values diverse across the 22 districts — no fabrication. |
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