Bastrop, TX — Zoning

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Planned Development Districts are existing master planned developments created under previous Codes that allow a mix of land uses and design Standards. Each area has speciï¬c concept and Development plans that determine Street connectivity, Lot layout, and Building design.

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Rural living and sparsely settled lands to be located in a manner that does not cause a nuisance to a more intensely inhabited areas. P2 consists of sparsely settled lands in open or cultivated states that may include food production.

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More intense Building Types that provide more lifestyle choices. It provides for a mix of Residential Building Types. Commercial and Ofﬁce uses are allowed in this District only in House form Structures. Because P4 is a transition area, the Street Types consists of multimodal Streets, but are primarily Residential urban fabric.

Areas that by their function, deposition, or conﬁguration cannot, or should not, conform to one or more of the Place Types. EC shall be used for job creation centers and Building forms that do not ﬁt within the character of the Place Types.

Higher density mixture of Building Types that accommodate commercial, retail, ofﬁces, row houses, and apartments. It has a tight network of Streets, with wide sidewalks, steady Street Tree plantings, and buildings set close to the sidewalks. P5 is a highly walkable area. A continuous line of buildings is critical to deﬁne the Public Frontage and allow for visible activity along the Street edge.

Civic Spaces and/or Civic Buildings serve as community features that provide relief from the urban environment inside each neighborhood.

Low density Residential areas. P3 is adjacent to higher Place Types that have some mixed use buildings. Planting is naturalistic and setbacks vary from relatively deep to shallow. The roads and blocks may be irregular to accommodate natural conditions.

Lands in a natural state or reverting to a wilderness condition, including lands unsuitable for settlement due to topography, hydrology or vegetation. P1 is intended to preserve areas that contain sensitive habitats, active or passive Open Spaces, parks and limited agriculture uses.

Place Type Overlays are established through the zoning process and provide regulations in addition to the base Place Type designation. See the ordinance creating or modifying the Overlay for specifics.