Code of Ordinances/Zoning

An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been established to provide local government to a population in a defined area.

Zoning, the regulation of the use of real property by local government, restricts a particular territory to residential, commercial, industrial, or other uses. The local governing body considers the character of the property, as well as its fitness for particular uses. It must enact the regulations in accordance with a well-considered and comprehensive plan intended to avoid  arbitrary exercise of government power. 

A comprehensive plan is a general design to control the use of properties in the entire municipality, or at least in a large portion of it. 

Click here for the City of Santa Fe, Texas, Code of Ordinance and Zoning Codes.

The land use zoning matrix sets out details of the most common forms of development land uses in accordance with the zoning objectives. The matrix allows property owners to verify what is allowed in each zone. Please click on the zoning matrix below to view or print the zoning matrix.