Universal City zoning typically limits single-family lot coverage by buildings to 35 to 45 percent, with impervious surface caps that include driveways, patios, and accessory structures.
Universal City zoning regulates how much of a residential lot can be covered by buildings and impervious surfaces. Most single-family districts allow 35 to 45 percent building coverage, meaning the primary house and accessory structures combined cannot exceed that share of the lot area. Some newer subdivisions and PDs impose additional impervious surface caps of 55 to 65 percent that include driveways, sidewalks, patios, and pool decks to manage stormwater runoff in Cibolo Creek watershed. Lot coverage is calculated at the ground floor footprint, so second-story cantilevers typically do not add to the count but decks over 30 inches above grade may. Expanding a home, adding a pool house, or paving large patios can trigger coverage review during permitting.
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