3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Nueces County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Nueces County cannot zone and sets no building setbacks; its only land-layout power is subdivision platting. Corpus Christi's RS-6 district requires a 25-ft street, 5-ft side, and 5-ft rear yard.
Corpus Christi UDC Table 4.3.3 (§ 4.3.3)
SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICTS ... RS-6 -- Min. Yards (ft.): Street 25; Side (single) 5; Side (total) 10; Rear 5; Min. Open Space 30%; Max. Height (ft.) 35.
Nueces County cannot zone and sets no building height limit. Corpus Christi caps single-family homes at 35 feet (45 feet in the Farm-Rural district), measured to the roof ridge.
Corpus Christi UDC Table 4.3.3 (§ 4.3.3)
Max. Height (ft.): FR 45; RE 35; RS-22 35; RS-15 35; RS-10 35; RS-6 35; RS-4.5 35.
Unincorporated Nueces County sets no lot-coverage limit because it cannot zone. Corpus Christi requires single-family lots to keep at least 30% open space and defines building coverage as the lot area covered by structures.
Corpus Christi UDC § 4.2.7.A
Building coverage is the maximum area of the lot that is permitted to be covered by buildings, including both principal and accessory structures. Building coverage does not include paved areas such as driveways, uncovered porches or patios, decks, swimming pools or pool cages, or roof overhangs of less than 3 feet.
1 cities in Nueces County have their own building setbacks & zoning rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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