Editor’s note:
Ordinance 20159, adopted April 3, 2012, amended this chapter in its entirety. Subsequent amendments are as shown in the history notes following each section. See also the Code Comparative Table for detailed analysis.
Section
Article 1: General
4.100 Districts established
4.101 District hierarchy
4.102 District maps
4.103 Compliance with district standards
Article 2: Special Purpose Districts
4.200 Agricultural district (“AG”)
4.201 Community facilities (“CF”) district
4.202 Manufactured housing (“MH”) district
4.203 Floodplain (“O-1”) district
4.204 Floodplain (“O-2”) district
Article 3: Planned Development (“PD”) District
4.300 Purpose and intent
4.301 Designation of “PD” district
4.302 Procedure for site plan approval in “PD” district
4.303 Site plan revisions
4.304 Considerations for site plan approval
4.305 Uses
4.306 Property development standards
Article 4: Overlay Districts
4.400 Conservation (“CD”) overlay district
4.401 Historic preservation ordinance - historic overlays
(a) Purpose and intent.
(b) City historic preservation officer.
(c) Identification and designation of cultural resources.
(d) Certificates of appropriateness (changes to historic properties).
(e) Unreasonable economic hardship.
(f) Historic site tax exemption.
(g) Appeals.
(h) Penalties.
4.402 Urban design district-downtown
4.403 Panther island peripheral zone (“PIP”) overlay district
4.404 I-35W corridor (“I-35W”) design overlay district
4.405 Airport/airfield (“AO”) overlay district
4.406 TCU residential (“TCU”) overlay district
4.407 Conditional use permit (“CUP”) overlay district
4.408 Stop Six (“SS”) overlay district
Article 5: Reserved
Article 6: Residential District Use Table
4.600 Allowed uses
4.601 Key to table designations
4.602 Unlisted uses
4.603 Residential district use table
Article 7: Residential Districts
4.700 One-family (“A-2.5A”) district
4.701 One-family (“A-43”) district
4.702 One-family (“A-21”) district
4.703 One-family (“A-10”) district
4.704 One-family (“A-7.5”) district
4.705 One-family (“A-5”) district
4.706 One-family Restricted (“AR”) district
4.707 Two-family (“B”) district
4.708 Zero lot line/cluster (“R1”) district
4.709 Townhouse/cluster (“R2”) district
4.710 Low density multifamily (“CR”) district
4.711 Medium density multifamily (“C”) district
4.712 High density multifamily (“D”) district
4.713 Urban residential (“UR”) district
Article 8: Nonresidential District Use Table
4.800 Allowed uses
4.801 Key to table designations
4.802 Unlisted uses
4.803 Nonresidential district use table
Article 9: Commercial Districts
4.900 Neighborhood commercial restricted (“ER”) district
4.901 Neighborhood commercial (“E”) district
4.902 General commercial restricted (“FR”) district
4.903 General commercial (“F”) district
4.904 Intensive commercial (“G”) district
4.905 Central business (“H”) district
Article 10: Industrial Districts
4.1000 Light industrial (“I”) district
4.1001, 4.1002 Reserved
4.1003 Medium industrial (“J”) district
4.1004 Heavy industrial (“K”) district
Article 11: Inactive Districts
4.1100 Multifamily highrise (“D-HR1”) district
4.1101 Multifamily highrise (“D-HR2”) district
4.1102 Office midrise (“O-M”) district
4.1103 Planned commercial (“E-P”) district
4.1104 Industrial park (“IP”) district
Article 12: Form-Based Code District Use Table
4.1200 Allowed uses
4.1201 Key to table designations
4.1202 Unlisted uses
4.1203 District use table
Article 13: Form-Based Districts
4.1300 Low intensity mixed-use (“MU-1”) district
4.1301 Reserved
4.1302 High intensity mixed-use (“MU-2”) district
4.1303 Reserved
4.1304 Panther Island (“PI”) district
4.1305 Near southside (“NS”) district
4.1306 Camp Bowie (“CB”) district
4.1307 Trinity Lakes (“TL”) district
4.1308 Berry/University (“BU”) district
4.1309 Stockyards (“SY”) district
In order to regulate and restrict the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged for specified uses, to regulate and restrict the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged, to protect and preserve places and areas of historical and cultural importance and significance, to regulate and determine the area of yards and other open spaces and to regulate and limit the density of population, the City of Fort Worth is hereby divided into districts that are grouped in classes for convenience of reference as follows.
(a) Special purpose districts.
(1) Agricultural (“AG”) district;
(2) Community facilities (“CF”) district;
(3) Manufactured housing (“MH”) district;
(4) Floodplain (“O-1”) district; and
(5) Floodplain (“O-2”) district.
(b) Planned development district. Planned development (“PD”) district.
(c) Overlay districts.
(1) Conservation (“CD”) overlay district;
(2) Historic preservation (“HSE,” “HC,” “DD”) overlay district;
(3) Urban design (“DUDD”) overlay district-downtown;
(4) Panther island peripheral zone (“PIP”) overlay district;
(5) I-35W north corridor (“I-35W”) overlay district;
(6) Airport/airfield overlay district; and
(7) Conditional use permit.
(d) Residential districts.
(1) One-family (“A-2.5A”) district;
(2) One-family (“A-43”) district;
(3) One-family (“A-21”) district;
(4) One-family (“A-10”) district;
(5) One-family (“A-7.5”) district;
(6) One-family (“A-5”) district;
(7) One-family restricted (“AR”) district;
(8) Two-family (“B”) district;
(9) Zero lot line/cluster (“R1”) district;
(10) Townhouse/cluster (“R-2”) district;
(11) Low density multifamily (“CR”) district;
(12) Medium density multifamily (“C”) district;
(13) High density multifamily (“D”) district; and
(14) Urban residential (“UR”) district.
(e) Commercial districts.
(1) Neighborhood commercial restricted (“ER”) district;
(2) Neighborhood commercial (“E”) district;
(3) General commercial restricted (“FR”) district;
(4) General commercial (“F”) district;
(5) Intensive commercial (“G”) district; and
(6) Central business (“H”) district.
(f) Industrial districts.
(1) Light industrial (“I”) district;
(2) Medium industrial (“J”) district; and
(3) Heavy industrial (“K”) district.
(g) Inactive districts.
(1) Multifamily highrise (“DHR1”) district;
(2) Multifamily highrise (“DHR2”) district;
(3) Planned commercial (“EP”) district;
(4) Office midrise (“OM”) district; and
(5) Industrial park (“IP”) district.
(h) Form-based districts.
(1) Low intensity mixed-use (“MU-1”) district;
(2) High intensity mixed-use (“MU-2”) district;
(3) Panther Island (“PI”) district;
(4) Near southside (“NS”) district;
(5) Camp Bowie (“CB”) district;
(6) Trinity Lakes (“TL”) district;
(7) Berry/University (“BU”) district; and
(8) Stockyards (“SY”) district.
(Ord. 20159-04-2012, § 1 (Exh. A), passed 4-3-2012; Ord. 22336-08-2016, § 1, passed 8-2- 2016; Ord. 22703-05-2017, § 5, passed 5-2-2017; Ord. 22810-08-2017, § 2, passed 8-1-2017, eff. 9-7-2017; Ord. 23609-03-2019, § 4, passed 3-19-2019; Ord. 23886-10-2019, § 1, passed 10-15-2019, eff. 11-7-2019)
References in this zoning ordinance to more or less restrictive zoning districts refer to the base zoning districts established above and represent a progression from the “A” district as the most restrictive base zoning district to the “K” district as the least restrictive base zoning district. Special purpose and inactive districts are not included in the zoning district hierarchy.
(Ord. 20159-04-2012, § 1 (Exh. A), passed 4-3-2012)
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