Lubbock, TX Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- District
- West Broadway (MU-1) Mixed-Use, § 39.02.005(b)
- Max lot coverage, nonresidential
- 100%
- Max lot coverage, residential
- 50%
- Min lot width
- 50 feet
- Min lot area
- None specified
- Rear setback
- 5 ft; 20 ft for garages
- Max height
- 2 stories, not exceeding 45 ft
Summary
In Lubbock's West Broadway (MU-1) Mixed-Use district, the transitional corridor linking Texas Tech and downtown, the Unified Development Code caps lot coverage at 100 percent generally but only 50 percent for residential uses on the same lot. The same building-placement table sets a 50-foot minimum lot width and no minimum lot area.
3. Building placement. Setbacks Minimum Front Setback1 25' B Minimum Side Street Setback1 10' C Minimum Side Setback 5' D Minimum Rear Setback 5'; 20' for garages E Frontage Build-out Minimum Front Street Frontage 30% F Minimum Side Street Frontage None G Block Standards Maximum Block Perimeter 2,000 linear feet — Minimum Lot Width2 50' F Minimum Lot Depth None G Minimum Lot Area None — Maximum Lot Coverage 100%; 50% for Residential Uses —
Full Breakdown
" That means a commercial or mixed building on a West Broadway MU-1 lot can occupy the entire lot, while a residential building on the same lot is capped at half the lot area, a deliberate split reflecting the district's mix of low-density residential buildings and large historic churches on small to medium lots described in the district overview. The same table pairs the coverage cap with a 25-foot minimum front setback, a 10-foot minimum side-street setback, a 5-foot minimum side setback, and a 5-foot minimum rear setback (20 feet where a garage sits on the rear line), plus a 50-foot minimum lot width and no minimum lot depth or lot area requirement.
a-1. 005) cap lot coverage at a flat 100 percent with no residential carve-out, making the West Broadway 50-percent residential limit the more restrictive, distinctive figure in the code. Building height in West Broadway MU-1 is separately capped at two stories, not exceeding 45 feet, with towers and cupolas under a 20-by-20-foot footprint allowed up to 30 feet above that limit.
Violations & Fines
Building or expanding a residential structure beyond the 50 percent lot-coverage cap, or a nonresidential structure beyond 100 percent, in the West Broadway MU-1 district is a zoning-standard violation reviewed at building-permit stage; the Director of Planning and city building official enforce the district's dimensional table before issuing permits, and noncompliant plans are rejected until they meet the table's setback, coverage, and lot-width figures.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the maximum lot coverage in Lubbock's West Broadway MU-1 district?
Does the 50 percent residential lot-coverage limit apply citywide in Lubbock?
Is there a minimum lot area requirement in West Broadway MU-1?
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Sources & Official References
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