Lubbock, TX

13 zoning districts · Population 263,930

C-2A

General Commercial

General commercial and retail district for community-scale shopping and services.

Height: 45 ft Min Lot: 5,000 sqft 5 permitted uses
GI

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.

Height: 140 ft Min Lot: 130,680 sqft 3 permitted uses
HDR

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.

Min Lot: 700 sqft 4 permitted uses
LI

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.

Min Lot: 20,000 sqft 3 permitted uses
MDR

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.

Min Lot: 1,400 sqft 5 permitted uses
MU

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.

Min Lot: 1,000 sqft 4 permitted uses
NC

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.

Min Lot: 1,000 sqft 3 permitted uses
OF

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.

Min Lot: 1,000 sqft 3 permitted uses
R-1

Single-Family Residential

Low-density single-family residential district. Standard suburban development pattern.

Height: 35 ft Min Lot: 7,000 sqft 3 permitted uses
R-3

Multi-Family Residential

Multi-family district for apartments and group housing. Common near Texas Tech University campus.

Height: 50 ft Min Lot: 5,000 sqft 4 permitted uses
RE

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.

Height: 45 ft Min Lot: 87,120 sqft 4 permitted uses
SF-1

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.

Height: 35 ft Min Lot: 21,700 sqft 4 permitted uses
SF-2

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.

Min Lot: 5,000 sqft 3 permitted uses