An abbreviation for Accessory Dwelling Unit
An additional unit added to an existing residence. These can be garage apartments, standalone buildings, basements, etc.
Abbreviation for Austin Neighborhoods Council, an umbrella group of neighborhood associations that generally resist more and diverse housing in neighborhoods
Build Absolutely Nothing at All Near Anyone
Citizens Against Virtually Everything
An abbreviation for Central Business District
Often refers to a zoning category that covers part of a city's downtown
Abbreviation for Conditional Overlay
An "overlay" on base zoning that further restricts the land uses
A private covenant between homeowners that resticts what can and can't be build on a given parcel of land.
Abbreviation for Deed Restriction
An abbreviation for Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, an umbrella group of neighborhood associations and individual neighbors generally favoring more and diverse housing (and people) in neighborhoods
An abbreviation for Floor Area Ratio
The ratio of a building's total floor area to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built
Another name for an Accessory Dwelling Unit
Housing and Transit Cost, or the combined cost of housing and transportation for an individual or household
Housing Opposition Group
The code that governs a city's zoning and land use regulations
An abbreviation for Land Development Code
Locally Unwanted Land Uses
An abbreviation for Multi-Family
Often part of a zoning category that allows a mix of residential and commercial development
An abbreviation for Multiple Listing Service
An abbreviation for Mixed Use
Often part of a zoning category that allows more than one unit on a given lot. This can be anything from a duplex to a high-rise apartment building.
A database of properties listed for sale. Commonly referred to as MLS.
The initials of Natasha Harper Madison, the District 1 city council member and mayor pro tem of Austin, TX
Abbreviation for Neighborhood Association
Not in My Backyard
Public Housing in My Backyard
A master-planned development created under a special permitting scheme in which developers are able to waive certain zoning regulations if they can demonstrate that their plan on the whole serves the purpose of those regulations better.
An abbreviation for Planned Unit Development
Obtainable attached single family housing that has been used successfully in cities across the world
A residential unit that is rented out to short-term renters and tourists, commonly through services like AirBnB.
A private room with shared kitchen, bathroom, or other facilities, typically aimed at low-income individuals.
An abbreviation for Single Room Occupancy
An abbreviation for Short-Term Rental
An abbreviation for Single Family, Square Feet, or San Francisco
Often refers to a zoning category that prohibits anything other than detached houses
Yes in my Backyard