TBD Fm 2495, Athens, TX 75752

Central Business District

The central business district development standards are designed to accommodate development of a diversity of office, retail, commercial, and civic land uses located in a more densely developed environment than typically found elsewhere in the city. Mixed use developments of compatible residential and nonresidential uses are allowed and encouraged. Special provisions are required for building materials, signage, lighting, screening and landscape requirements in order to improve, enhance and preserve the aesthetic quality of the downtown architecture. The central business district of Athens is hereby established as follows: Corsicana Street, north and south sides between the west boundary line of Carroll Street and the east boundary line of Pinkerton Street; Palestine Street, east and west sides, between the north boundary line of College Street and the south boundary line of Larkin Street; Prairieville Street, east and west sides, between the north boundary line of College Street and the south boundary line of Larkin Street; and Tyler Street, north and south sides, between the west boundary line of Carroll Street and the east boundary line of Pinkerton Street.