Corpus Christi, TX

12 zoning districts · Population 317,863

CBD

Downtown Commercial District

This zoning district encompasses the retail and office core of the central business district, intended to ensure harmonious development by integrating residential, public/civic office, retail, and entertainment uses.

FAR: 3 4 permitted uses
CC

Commercial Compatible District

This zoning district provides for a wide range of business uses in appropriate locations, acting as a buffer between residential uses and more intensive public facilities, private businesses, and manufacturing uses.

1 permitted uses
CG-2

General Commercial

General commercial district for a wide range of retail, service, and office uses.

Height: 60 ft Min Lot: 5,000 sqft 5 permitted uses
CN-1

Neighborhood Commercial 1 District

This zoning district provides areas for commercial activity such as convenience goods and personal services that primarily benefit nearby residential areas, with pedestrian access.

Height: 35 ft 4 permitted uses
FR

Farm Rural District

This zoning district includes lands that are relatively underdeveloped and agricultural in nature, intended to permit the continued use of the land for agricultural purposes. It is the default zoning district for land newly-annexed to the City.

1 permitted uses
IH

Heavy Industrial District

This zoning district provides for industrial operations of all types that may be noxious or offensive due to odors, smoke, dust, noise, fumes, or vibrations, and is not appropriate adjacent to a residential zoning district.

Height: 150 ft 4 permitted uses
IL

Light Industrial District

This zoning district accommodates light manufacturing, fabricating, warehousing, and wholesale distributing in buildings with access by major arterials, freeways, or railroads.

4 permitted uses
ON

Neighborhood Office District

This zoning district provides a location for office development with relatively low traffic generation, suitable as a transition between residential and nonresidential areas.

1 permitted uses
RE

Residential Estate District

This zoning district provides for single-family residential development of a spacious character together with related recreational facilities, and is intended to retain a rural character.

Min Lot: 43,560 sqft 2 permitted uses
RM-1

Multifamily 1 District

This zoning district provides for a variety of housing types at multifamily densities, suitable for areas with convenient access to collector and arterial streets, and nearby civic and commercial uses.

4 permitted uses
RM-3

Multi-Family Medium Density

Multi-family district for apartments and condominiums at medium density.

Height: 45 ft Min Lot: 6,000 sqft 4 permitted uses
RS-6

Single-Family 6 District

This zoning district provides for orderly suburban residential development and redevelopment, allowing a limited number of public and civic uses to preserve the single-family character of the neighborhood.

Height: 35 ft Min Lot: 6,000 sqft 5 permitted uses