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Denton, TX Zoning

12 districts. 7 overlays.

Overview

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+ 5 more in Quirks & notes

Districts

res_sf 5mu 5industrial 2
CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
RR-5acRural Residential 5-acreres_sf217,800 sf[4]35 ft[5]0.5[6]0.5[7]0.2[8]2[9]50[1] / 25[2] / 50[3]
R1Residential 1res_sf15,000 sf[13]35 ft[14]0.5[15]0.5[16]2.9[17]2[18]30[10] / 25[11] / 10[12]
R3Residential 3res_sf10,000 sf[22]35 ft[23]0.5[24]0.5[25]4.4[26]2[27]25[19] / 20[20] / 7.5[21]
R5Residential 5res_sf7,500 sf[31]35 ft[32]0.5[33]0.5[34]5.8[35]2[36]20[28] / 15[29] / 5[30]
R7Residential 7res_sf4,000 sf[40]35 ft[41]0.5[42]0.5[43]10.9[44]2[45]15[37] / 10[38] / 5[39]
MNMixed Neighborhoodmu5,000 sf[49]45 ft[50]0.5[51]1[52]18[53]2[54]25[46] / 25[47] / 10[48]
MDMixed Downtownmu5,000 sf[58]75 ft[59]0.5[60]2.5[61]40[62]2[63]25[55] / 25[56] / 10[57]
MRMixed Regionalmu5,000 sf[67]65 ft[68]0.5[69]2[70]30[71]2[72]25[64] / 25[65] / 10[66]
SCSuburban Commercialmu5,000 sf[76]35 ft[77]0.5[78]0.5[79]—2[80]25[73] / 25[74] / 10[75]
HCHighway Commercialmu5,000 sf[84]45 ft[85]0.5[86]1[87]—2[88]25[81] / 25[82] / 10[83]
LILight Industrialindustrial5,000 sf[92]45 ft[93]0.5[94]0.5[95]—2[96]25[89] / 25[90] / 10[91]
HIHeavy Industrialindustrial5,000 sf[100]55 ft[101]0.5[102]0.5[103]—2[104]25[97] / 25[98] / 10[99]

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

HDO
Historic District Overlay
historic-preservation
DDC §3-6.1
coa_requiredTrue
demolition_reviewHistoric Landmark Commission
district_count3
landmark_count68
AHHD
Airport Height Hazard District
airport
DDC §3-6.2
horizontal_surface_height_limit_ft150
faa_notification_form7460-1
citation_federal14 CFR Part 77
ACLUD
Airport Compatible Land Use District
airport
DDC §3-6.2
incompatible_usesresidential_in_APZ; public_assembly_in_APZ
notesDual-overlay structure: AHHD regulates height, ACLUD regulates use; both stack on base district.
RRO
Rayzor Ranch Overlay
special-district
DDC §3-6.3
sub_areasRR-1; RR-2
slope_angle_setback_degrees35
slope_angle_setback_noteGeometric setback from adjacent residential (unusual in TX; most TX cities use flat foot-setback).
mixed_use_standardsPer RRO ordinance; supersedes MN/MR base
FO
Floodplain Overlay
floodplain
DDC §3-6.4
freeboard_above_bfe_in18
freeboard_noteMore conservative than federal NFIP 12-inch minimum and most TX peers.
no_rise_floodwayTrue
substantial_improvement_pct50
citation_federal44 CFR §60.3, §59.1
ESA
Environmentally Sensitive Areas Overlay
habitat-sensitivity
DDC §3-6.5
habitat_types_count4
buffer_widths_per_habitatvaries; 50 ft riparian minimum reference
impervious_cover_capsTrue
mitigation_requiredTrue
MPO
Mixed-Use Planned Overlay
special-district
DDC §3-6.6
per_instance_standardsvaries by approved MPO ordinance
typical_adjustmentsbase_density; far; use_table
approval_pathCouncil approval required; site plan + ordinance adoption trigger (§3-6.6.A)
enumeration_statuscomplete MPO roster pending Planning Department retrieval

Adopted building codes

Home rule; major cities on 2024 IBC

IBC
2024
IRC
2021
NEC
2023
IFC
Local adoption
IECC (Residential)
2015
IECC (Commercial)
2015

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Quirks & notes

Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure per DDC §3-2.4.
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area.
far
Gross floor area / lot area.
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre.
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit unless noted.

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far
buildable_width_ft
lot_width_ft - setback_side_ft * 2
buildable_depth_ft
lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft
max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10

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Sources & references

Citations
  1. [1] §3-2.4
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Research status

Publication gates

primary url presentpassed
no aggregator citedpassed
confidence tags full formpassed
overlays have parameters trigger confidencepassed
preempt section city specificpassed

Data quality

65%completeness28 confirmed18 partial1 not found
Documented gaps
  • R1-R7 and MN-HI numeric standards carried from v1 extract — confirm against DDC §3-2.4 PDF
  • ESA per-habitat buffer widths partial (§3-6.5.B)
  • MPO per-instance parameters partial (§3-6.6)

Known issues

freshness:volatiledata:gaps-present

Verification

last_verified_at2026-04-19T00:00:00Z
verifier_specialist10-publication-validator
verifier_version1.0
verification_resultpassed
wave2

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