Lubbock, TX
13 zoning districts · Population 263,930
General Commercial
General commercial and retail district for community-scale shopping and services.
General Industrial
This district accommodates more intensive industrial uses, including manufacturing, processing, and heavy equipment operations, which may have outdoor activities and a greater impact on the surrounding environment.
High Density Residential
This district is intended for mid- to high-rise apartment development in a mixed-use district or center, including detached single-family garden homes, live-work buildings, and other vertically mixed-use buildings with urban open space.
Light Industrial
This district provides for industrial uses (non-retail) that are less intensive than General Industrial, including office, warehousing, distribution, and light assembly, with operations primarily indoors without creating noxious elements.
Medium Density Residential
This district is established to provide for a village neighborhood environment of smaller-sized lots, accommodating attached dwellings such as duplexes, townhouses, and multiplexes.
Mixed-Use Districts (General)
These districts permit both residential and nonresidential principal uses, either vertically within the same structure or horizontally on the same lot, to encourage vibrant, walkable communities.
Neighborhood Commercial
This district provides for a broad range of single-use and multi-tenant centers with retail, service, and office uses, typically with on-site surface parking. It may be located along major thoroughfares or at nodes with increased intensity.
Office
This district is intended for the development of centers for professional employment and can serve as a transition between more intense uses and residential areas, requiring site and building compatibility with adjacent residential uses.
Single-Family Residential
Low-density single-family residential district. Standard suburban development pattern.
Multi-Family Residential
Multi-family district for apartments and group housing. Common near Texas Tech University campus.
Residential Estates
This district provides for very low-density residential neighborhoods with on-site utilities, preserving a rural low-density character and allowing for large animals. It also accommodates residential neighborhoods with a high percentage of common open space.
Very Low Density Single-Family
This district is intended for neighborhoods with large to moderately sized lots, each with a single-family detached dwelling and internal street access. It also allows for clustering of moderately sized lots with common open space.
Low Density Single-Family
This district provides for smaller to moderately-sized lots for single-family detached dwellings on public utilities, with open space located on private lots. It is also the default zoning for annexed lands.