Live Oak caps building coverage on residential lots at roughly 40-50 percent depending on district, with separate impervious cover limits that include driveways and patios.
Live Oak regulates lot coverage through building-coverage and impervious-cover standards in its zoning ordinance. In typical single-family districts (R-1, R-2), the footprint of all buildings combined may not exceed 40 to 50 percent of the lot area, depending on district. Impervious cover (buildings plus driveways, patios, pool decks, and sidewalks) is capped at a higher percentage, often 60 to 70 percent, to manage stormwater runoff in the Cibolo Creek watershed. Overhangs of less than 2 feet and open-grid paving may be excluded from calculations. Additions that push coverage over the cap are denied unless offset by removal of other impervious surfaces or granted a variance. Lot-coverage calculations are reviewed during building permit application using scaled site plans.
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