Kyle, TX Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Chart 1 in City Code Section 53-33(k) is the master dimensional table for the City of Kyle's zoning ordinance: every district from Agricultural (A) through Planned Unit Development (PUD) has its own row setting a front setback, side setback, corner-lot side-street setback, rear setback, minimum lot area, minimum lot width and height limit. For the R-1-1 single-family district, one of the city's larger-lot subdivisions classifications, Chart 1 sets a 35-foot front setback, a 10-foot side setback, a 20-foot setback along a side street on corner lots, and a 20-foot rear setback, applied to a minimum lot of 8,190 square feet with an 80-foot minimum street-line width and a 35-foot maximum building height.

Section 53-33(j) ties the height and setback lines together: no building may be erected or maintained within the required setback line, or above the height limit set in Chart 1, anywhere in the city, except where the code specifically authorizes a taller structure such as a church spire or water tower. The city building official reviews every building permit application against these figures before construction, and the setbacks apply on top of, not instead of, any tighter setback recorded on a subdivision's approved plat. Because Chart 1 sits inside Chapter 53, Kyle's general zoning penalty in Code Section 1-14 governs enforcement: building outside the R-1-1 setback lines is a zoning violation punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.00, well above the code's general $500.00 cap for ordinary offenses, with each day the encroachment remains counted as a separate offense.