Carrollton, TX zoning districts
57 districts, 57 with a written citation. Each row says what the district permits by primary use.
The City of Carrollton, Texas (spanning Dallas, Denton, and Collin Counties) regulates land use through its Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance — originally Ordinance No. 1470 (adopted May 23, 1962), as amended (e.g., Ord. Nos. 3871, 4066) — which is adopted by reference into the Code of Ordinances Chapter 153 (Zoning Ordinance), §153.01, and administered by the Planning & Zoning Department. The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance ("CZO," updated April 2026) is a standalone document organized into Roman-numeral Articles; permitted uses for EVERY district are governed by a single citywide Land Use Matrix in Article V ("Use of Land and Structures"), Section C, using the legend: • = Permitted by-right, S = Special Use Permit required (conditional), SDP = Special Development Plan required, blank/[ ] = Prohibited, plus A (accessory), Im (interim), T (temporary), _C (conditional per Art. XX.1). Article XIII formerly held the (NS) Neighborhood Service District (repealed 2022, not in the live layer); Article XXXIV holds definitions; Articles XXI/XXXI cover SUP conditions and district-boundary/map amendments; Articles 24–25 cover landscaping and parking. The code text is hosted on General Code's eCode360 (ecode360.com/45839774) and the CZO PDF on the city website, but both were bot-blocked (Cloudflare / Akamai) during authoring; grounding was therefore taken from the city's own adopted amendment ordinances and Planning & Zoning staff reports on the city's Granicus records portal, which reproduce the Article V Use Matrix (columns, legend) and quote verbatim official district names.
How to read the permissions
By right — allowed without discretionary approval. Conditional use — allowed only with a specific approval. Not permitted — not allowed as a primary use. Not resolved — the ordinance does not settle it in a way we would state as fact.
These describe the district. A specific parcel can also be affected by overlays, corridors, flood zones and site conditions.
| District | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
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(C/W)
Commercial Warehouse District
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| CZO (Ord. No. 1470, as amended) Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (C/W); verbatim name '(C/W) Commercial Warehouse District' per City Council packet 06/21/22 (Case PLZT 2021-250). Reproduced matrix shows commercial + light-manufacturing/warehousing uses permitted by-right (•) in the (C/W) column; residential dwelling rows blank (residential-prohibited reasoned from blank arts/mfg rows, not each residential use row). | |||
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(CC)
Corporate Commercial District
commercial
|
Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO (Ord. 1470, as amended) Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (CC); verbatim name '(CC) Corporate Commercial District' per CC packet 06/21/22. Office/commercial permitted by-right; reproduced manufacturing rows blank for (CC) (industrial-prohibited cell-consistent). Residential-prohibited reasoned from blank residential/arts rows, not every use row. | |||
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(D)
Duplex District
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO (Ord. 1470, as amended) Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (D); (D) Duplex District appears as a distinct residential column in the reproduced matrix (CC packet 06/21/22). Two-family dwellings by-right; reproduced arts/entertainment and manufacturing rows blank for the (D) column (commercial/industrial-prohibited reasoned from the reproduced blank rows, not every retail/office use row). | |||
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(DTC - HS)
Downtown Transit Center District — Historic Square Sub-District
mixed use
|
By right | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', Downtown Transit Center 'Historic Square' column (reproduced in CC packet 06/21/22, shows • for theater/beverages mfg); (DTC) Downtown Transit Center District is a form-based, mixed-use TOD district around the Downtown Carrollton DART station (est. Ord. amending CZO Apr. 19, 2005; carrolltontxdevelopment.com). Residential + commercial mixed by-right; industrial not a district use; exact permissions vary by form-based sub-district standards not directly read. | |||
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(DTC - UC)
Downtown Transit Center District — Urban Core Sub-District
mixed use
|
By right | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', Downtown Transit Center 'Urban Core' column (CC packet 06/21/22, shows • for theater/beverages mfg); DTC form-based TOD district (carrolltontxdevelopment.com). Highest-intensity mixed-use sub-district; residential+commercial by-right, industrial not a use; sub-district form standards not directly read. | |||
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(DTC - UF)
Downtown Transit Center District — Urban Fringe Sub-District
mixed use
|
By right | Conditional use | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', Downtown Transit Center 'Urban Fringe' column (CC packet 06/21/22). Commercial DOWNGRADED from by-right to conditional: in the reproduced matrix rows, Urban Fringe is BLANK where Historic Square/Urban Core/Urban General all show • (Theater, Beverages Mfg), and the Ord. 4066 text (packet p.91, fetched) repeatedly lists only 'Historic Square, Urban Core, and Urban General sub-districts' for commercial uses — Urban Fringe is consistently excluded. Residential mixed-use by-right; industrial not a use; sub-district standards not directly read, so commercial marked conditional rather than prohibited pending the full form-based table. | |||
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(DTC - UG)
Downtown Transit Center District — Urban General Sub-District
mixed use
|
By right | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', Downtown Transit Center 'Urban General' column (CC packet 06/21/22, shows • for theater/beverages mfg; carrolltontxdevelopment.com lists Historic Square/Urban Core/Urban General sub-districts). Residential+commercial mixed by-right, industrial not a use; sub-district standards not directly read. | |||
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(FTC)
Frankford Transit Center District
mixed use
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', Frankford TC column (CC packet 06/21/22). Matrix header reads 'Frankford TC' and the city eco-dev site names it '(FTC) Frankford Transit Center District', but the Ord. 4066 text calls it 'FRANKFORD TRANSIT DISTRICT' (no 'Center') twice — name evidence mixed. Form-based, mixed-use TOD district near the Frankford/North Carrollton DART station; residential+commercial by-right, industrial not a use; form-based sub-standards not directly read. | |||
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(FWY)
Freeway District
commercial
|
Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (FWY); verbatim name '(FWY) Freeway District' per CC packet 06/21/22. Industrial DOWNGRADED from conditional to prohibited: all seven manufacturing rows actually reproduced in the cited packet are BLANK (prohibited) for the (FWY) column — the earlier 'some manufacturing/industrial by SUP' claim was unsupported by any reproduced cell. High-visibility commercial/highway-oriented uses by-right; residential not a district use. | |||
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(GREENBELT)
Greenbelt / open-space feature label (not a base Use-Matrix zoning district)
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
|
Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| No corresponding column in the Article V §C Use Matrix (CC packet 06/21/22 matrix headers). GREENBELT is a GIS land-feature/open-space annotation, not a base zoning district; full CZO PDF unreachable (Akamai-blocked), so permissions left null rather than guessed. | |||
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(HC)
Heavy Commercial District
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (HC); verbatim name '(HC) Heavy Commercial District' per CC packet 06/21/22. Industrial UPGRADED from conditional to by-right on the cited cells: the reproduced matrix marks • by-right for six manufacturing categories in the (HC) column (S/SUP for Food Mfg only) — the same light-manufacturing band the map reads as by-right for (C/W); the prior conditional value was internally inconsistent with that identical evidence. Broad commercial uses by-right; residential not a district use (reasoned from blank residential/arts rows). | |||
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(IH)
Unresolved GIS district code (IH) — NOT confirmed as Heavy Industrial
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
|
Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| DOWNGRADED to null. The prior high-confidence identification as Heavy Industrial ('the ordinance always abbreviates it HI; GIS stores IH transposed') is contradicted by the map's own cited source: the CC packet 06/21/22 Art. V §C Use Matrix (p.71, re-read at 300dpi during verification) contains a DISTINCT (IH) column as the FIRST/lowest-intensity district column (blank in every reproduced use row) IN ADDITION TO a separate (HI) column between (LI) and the DTC columns — so the ordinance uses BOTH codes and the live-layer '(IH)' plausibly denotes the ordinance's own (IH) district, not Heavy Industrial. Live layer (DBO.Zoning_Polygon) shows three (IH) polygons (0.98/264.8/27.9 ac; Ordinance NONE/NONE/[3203]; PD=N). Its first-position, all-blank reproduced rows suggest an interim-holding / lowest-intensity district — the OPPOSITE of heavy-industrial-by-right — but the definitive name could not be obtained (CZO PDF, eCode360, Municode all 403; Internet Archive offline). Per cited-or-null, all tri-states nulled and confidence capped low pending the full ordinance. | |||
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(LAKE)
Lake / water-body feature label (not a base Use-Matrix zoning district)
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| No corresponding column in the Article V §C Use Matrix. LAKE is a GIS water-feature annotation, not a base zoning district; full CZO PDF unreachable, permissions left null. | |||
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(LC)
Light Commercial District
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Conditional use |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (LC); verbatim name '(LC) Light Commercial District' per CC packet 06/21/22. Industrial CORRECTED from prohibited: the reproduced matrix shows • PERMITTED BY-RIGHT in the (LC) column for Jewelry & Silverware Mfg, Sporting & Athletic Goods Mfg, Doll/Toy & Game Mfg, Office Supplies Mfg, Sign Mfg, and Beverages Mfg, plus S/SUP for Food Mfg — so 'prohibited' was contradicted by the cited packet. Set to 'conditional' as a conservative rollup (some light-mfg by-right, some by SUP; heavy manufacturing not shown) rather than blanket by-right, with confidence lowered to medium. Lower-intensity commercial/retail/service uses by-right; residential not a district use. | |||
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(LI)
Light Industrial District
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (LI); verbatim name '(LI) Light Industrial District' per CC packet 06/21/22. Light manufacturing/warehousing/industrial and commercial uses by-right; residential not a district use (reasoned from blank residential/arts rows, not every use row). | |||
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(LR-1)
Local Retail District (LR-1)
commercial
|
Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (LR-1); verbatim name '(LR-1) Local Retail District' per CC packet 06/21/22, which (Case PLZT 2021-250 / Ord.) amended the matrix to PROHIBIT theaters and beverage/jewelry & silver/sign manufacturing in (LR-1) — confirming neighborhood-serving retail by-right and manufacturing prohibited (industrial-prohibited cell-read here). Residential not a district use (reasoned from blank residential rows). | |||
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(LR-2)
Local Retail District (LR-2)
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Conditional use |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (LR-2); verbatim name '(LR-2) Local Retail District' per CC packet 06/21/22 (and Ord. 4066 tobacco/smoking-lounge amendments listing LR-2). Retail/service uses by-right; most manufacturing rows blank for (LR-2), but three rows (incl. Beverages Mfg 312, Jewelry Mfg) retain 'S' = SUP — industrial conditional; residential not a district use (reasoned from blank residential rows). | |||
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(MF-12)
Multi-Family Residential District (MF-12)
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL MF DISTRICTS)'; all MF districts share one use column. Multi-family dwellings by-right; reproduced retail/office/manufacturing rows blank for MF (commercial/industrial-prohibited reasoned from the reproduced blank rows). MF naming = units-per-acre (suffix interpretation inferred). Cf. '(MF-18) Multi-Family Residential District' named verbatim in Trinity Mills rezoning ordinance (Granicus). | |||
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(MF-15)
Multi-Family Residential District (MF-15)
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL MF DISTRICTS)'. Multi-family dwellings by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). Verbatim family name from '(MF-18) Multi-Family Residential District' (Granicus rezoning ordinance). | |||
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(MF-15) (LC)
Split zoning: Multi-Family Residential (MF-15) + Light Commercial (LC)
mixed use
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By right | By right | Conditional use |
| GIS polygon carries two base districts. MF-15 = '(ALL MF DISTRICTS)' matrix column (residential by-right); LC = '(LC) Light Commercial District' matrix column (commercial by-right, and light-manufacturing uses by-right per the reproduced (LC) cells — see (LC) row) per CC packet 06/21/22. Industrial set to 'conditional' to reflect the LC component's light-mfg allowance; combined tract; per-parcel split boundary governs which use applies where — not read from CZO. | |||
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(MF-18)
Multi-Family Residential District (MF-18)
residential high
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL MF DISTRICTS)'. Verbatim name '(MF-18) Multi-Family Residential District' — Trinity Mills/PD-45 rezoning ordinance (Granicus MetaViewer) states permitted uses = those by-right in (MF-18) 'in accordance with Article V of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance'. Multi-family dwellings by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). | |||
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(MF-20)
Multi-Family Residential District (MF-20)
residential high
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL MF DISTRICTS)'. Highest-density multi-family; dwellings by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). Family name per '(MF-18) Multi-Family Residential District' (Granicus). | |||
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(MHP)
Manufactured Home Park District
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (MHP) (reproduced in CC packet 06/21/22 matrix headers). Manufactured/mobile-home residential use by-right; retail/office/manufacturing rows blank for (MHP) (commercial/industrial-prohibited reasoned from reproduced blank rows). 'Manufactured Home Park' is the standard expansion of MHP (not read verbatim from the blocked CZO PDF). | |||
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(O-1)
Office District (O-1)
office
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Conditional use | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', columns '(O-1, O-2)'; the matrix groups O-1/O-2 and names them '(O-1, O-2, O-3, O-4) Office Districts' verbatim (CC packet 06/21/22). Office/professional uses by-right; heavy manufacturing not permitted; residential (typically MF by SUP) not directly read — marked conditional. | |||
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(O-2)
Office District (O-2)
office
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Conditional use | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', columns '(O-1, O-2)' (verbatim 'Office Districts' per CC packet 06/21/22). Office uses by-right; industrial not permitted; residential allowance not directly read — conditional. | |||
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(O-4)
Office District (O-4)
office
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Conditional use | By right | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column (O-4) (its own column; '(O-1..O-4) Office Districts' named verbatim, CC packet 06/21/22). Office uses by-right; industrial not permitted; residential allowance not directly read — conditional. | |||
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(O-4) (LR-1)
Split zoning: Office (O-4) + Local Retail (LR-1)
commercial
|
Conditional use | By right | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying two base districts: (O-4) Office + (LR-1) Local Retail — both matrix columns per CC packet 06/21/22. Office + neighborhood retail by-right; industrial not a use; residential inferred conditional; split-boundary details not read from CZO. | |||
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(O-4) (LR-2)
Split zoning: Office (O-4) + Local Retail (LR-2)
commercial
|
Conditional use | By right | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying (O-4) Office + (LR-2) Local Retail — both matrix columns per CC packet 06/21/22. Office + retail by-right; industrial not a use; residential inferred conditional; split-boundary details not read. | |||
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(OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION)
Open Space and Recreation feature label (not a base Use-Matrix zoning district)
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| No corresponding column in the Article V §C Use Matrix. GIS open-space/recreation land-use annotation, not a base zoning district; full CZO PDF unreachable, permissions left null. | |||
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(OPEN SPACE)
Open Space feature label (not a base Use-Matrix zoning district)
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| No corresponding column in the Article V §C Use Matrix. GIS open-space annotation, not a base zoning district; full CZO PDF unreachable, permissions left null. | |||
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(PARK)
Public Park feature label (not a base Use-Matrix zoning district)
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| No corresponding column in the Article V §C Use Matrix. GIS public-park annotation, not a base zoning district; full CZO PDF unreachable, permissions left null. | |||
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(SAND + GRAVEL EXTRACTION)
Sand & Gravel (mineral) Extraction area — governed by permit/site conditions, not a base Use-Matrix district
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| No corresponding base column in the Article V §C Use Matrix; mineral extraction in Carrollton is an intensive/interim use typically authorized by Special Use Permit or site-specific conditions rather than a base district. Full CZO PDF unreachable; permissions left null rather than guessed. | |||
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(SF-10/18)
Single-Family Residential District (SF-10/18)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)' (all detached SF districts share one use column; matrix header reproduced in CC packet 06/21/22). Single-family detached dwellings by-right; reproduced commercial/manufacturing rows blank for SF columns (commercial/industrial-prohibited reasoned from reproduced blank rows). SF-10/18 ≈ 10,000 sf lot / 1,800 sf dwelling (numeric convention inferred). | |||
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(SF-10/18) (SF-7/16) (SF-5/12)
Split zoning: multiple Single-Family Residential detached districts (SF-10/18, SF-7/16, SF-5/12)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying three detached SF districts; all map to the single '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)' Use-Matrix column (CC packet 06/21/22) — single-family detached by-right, commercial/industrial prohibited. Per-parcel split boundaries not read from CZO. | |||
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(SF-10/20)
Single-Family Residential District (SF-10/20)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)'. Single-family detached by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). SF-10/20 ≈ 10,000 sf lot / 2,000 sf dwelling (convention inferred). | |||
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(SF-12/20)
Single-Family Residential District (SF-12/20)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)'. Single-family detached by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). SF-12/20 ≈ 12,000 sf lot / 2,000 sf dwelling (convention inferred). | |||
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(SF-5/12)
Single-Family Residential District (SF-5/12)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)'. Single-family detached by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). SF-5/12 ≈ 5,000 sf lot / 1,200 sf dwelling (convention inferred). | |||
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(SF-5/12) (SF-A) (D)
Split zoning: Single-Family detached (SF-5/12) + Single-Family Attached (SF-A) + Duplex (D)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying three residential base districts: SF-5/12 detached ('ALL SF-DETACHED' column), SF-A attached ('ALL SF-ATTACHED DISTRICTS' column), and (D) Duplex column — all per CC packet 06/21/22 matrix headers. All-residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses; split boundaries not read. | |||
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(SF-5/12) (SF-PH)
Split zoning: Single-Family detached (SF-5/12) + Patio Home (SF-PH)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying SF-5/12 detached + SF-PH patio-home (an SF-attached district). Both map to SF Use-Matrix columns (detached / '(ALL SF-ATTACHED DISTRICTS)') per CC packet 06/21/22. Single-family residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses. | |||
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(SF-5/12) (SF-TH)
Split zoning: Single-Family detached (SF-5/12) + Single-Family Townhouse (SF-TH)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying SF-5/12 detached + SF-TH townhouse (SF-attached). Both map to SF Use-Matrix columns (detached / '(ALL SF-ATTACHED DISTRICTS)') per CC packet 06/21/22. Residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses. | |||
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(SF-6.5/12)
Single-Family Residential District (SF-6.5/12)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)'. Single-family detached by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). SF-6.5/12 ≈ 6,500 sf lot / 1,200 sf dwelling (convention inferred). | |||
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(SF-7/14)
Single-Family Residential District (SF-7/14)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)'. Single-family detached by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). SF-7/14 ≈ 7,000 sf lot / 1,400 sf dwelling (convention inferred). | |||
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(SF-7/14) (D)
Split zoning: Single-Family detached (SF-7/14) + Duplex (D)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying SF-7/14 detached + (D) Duplex; both are residential Use-Matrix columns (CC packet 06/21/22). Single-/two-family residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses; split boundary not read. | |||
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(SF-7/14) (SF-PH)
Split zoning: Single-Family detached (SF-7/14) + Patio Home (SF-PH)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying SF-7/14 detached + SF-PH patio-home (SF-attached). Both map to SF Use-Matrix columns per CC packet 06/21/22. Residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses. | |||
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(SF-7/16)
Single-Family Residential District (SF-7/16)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)'. Single-family detached by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). SF-7/16 ≈ 7,000 sf lot / 1,600 sf dwelling (convention inferred). | |||
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(SF-8.4/16)
Single-Family Residential District (SF-8.4/16)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)'. Single-family detached by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). SF-8.4/16 ≈ 8,400 sf lot / 1,600 sf dwelling (convention inferred). | |||
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(SF-8.4/16) (OFFICE)
Split zoning: Single-Family detached (SF-8.4/16) + Office
mixed use
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By right | Conditional use | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying SF-8.4/16 detached ('ALL SF-DETACHED' column, residential by-right) + an Office component (Office-district matrix column, office/commercial). Industrial not a use; split boundary/exact office district not read from CZO. | |||
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(SF-8.4/18)
Single-Family Residential District (SF-8.4/18)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)'. Single-family detached by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). SF-8.4/18 ≈ 8,400 sf lot / 1,800 sf dwelling (convention inferred). | |||
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(SF-8.4/18) (SF-6.5/12) (SF-5/12)
Split zoning: multiple Single-Family Residential detached districts (SF-8.4/18, SF-6.5/12, SF-5/12)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying three detached SF districts; all map to the single '(ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS)' Use-Matrix column (CC packet 06/21/22). Single-family detached by-right; commercial/industrial prohibited; split boundaries not read. | |||
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(SF-PH)
Single-Family Patio Home District
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-ATTACHED DISTRICTS)' (matrix header reproduced in CC packet 06/21/22). Patio-home single-family residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). 'Patio Home' is the standard expansion of SF-PH (not read verbatim from the blocked CZO PDF). | |||
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(SF-PH) (SF-TH)
Split zoning: Patio Home (SF-PH) + Single-Family Townhouse (SF-TH)
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying SF-PH patio-home + SF-TH townhouse — both SF-attached districts mapping to the '(ALL SF-ATTACHED DISTRICTS)' Use-Matrix column (CC packet 06/21/22). Attached single-family residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses. | |||
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(SF-PH) (SF-TH) (D)
Split zoning: Patio Home (SF-PH) + Townhouse (SF-TH) + Duplex (D)
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying SF-PH + SF-TH (SF-attached column) + (D) Duplex column — all residential per CC packet 06/21/22 matrix. Attached/two-family residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses; split boundaries not read. | |||
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(SF-TH)
Single-Family Townhouse District
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| CZO Art. V §C 'Use Matrix', column '(ALL SF-ATTACHED DISTRICTS)' (matrix header reproduced in CC packet 06/21/22). Attached single-family townhouse residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses (reasoned from reproduced blank rows). 'Townhouse' is the standard expansion of SF-TH (not read verbatim from the blocked CZO PDF). | |||
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(SF-TH) (D)
Split zoning: Single-Family Townhouse (SF-TH) + Duplex (D)
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying SF-TH townhouse (SF-attached column) + (D) Duplex column — both residential per CC packet 06/21/22 matrix. Attached/two-family residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses. | |||
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(TH) (D)
Split zoning: Townhouse (TH) + Duplex (D)
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying (TH) Townhouse + (D) Duplex — both attached/two-family residential districts in the Article V Use Matrix (D column confirmed CC packet 06/21/22; TH is the townhouse district). Residential by-right; commercial/industrial not district uses; split boundary not read. | |||
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(TH) (D) (MAINT FAC)
Split zoning: Townhouse (TH) + Duplex (D) + maintenance-facility component
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| GIS polygon carrying (TH) Townhouse + (D) Duplex residential districts plus a 'MAINT FAC' (maintenance-facility) annotation (an accessory/PD component, not a base district). Residential by-right per Art. V matrix; commercial/industrial not district uses; maintenance-facility component governed by site-specific/PD conditions not read from CZO. | |||
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(TMTC)
Trinity Mills Transit Center District
mixed use
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Added to close a coverage gap: the live city zoning FeatureServer (DBO.Zoning_Polygon) contains (TMTC) polygons (ColorGroup=COMM), confirmed during verification, but no (TMTC) row was present — TMTC previously appeared only in code_format/citation prose. Grounded from the already-cited CC packet 06/21/22: (TMTC) is a column in the Art. V §C Use Matrix marked 'SDP' (Special Development Plan required) for theater and beverages-mfg rows; (TMTC) Trinity Mills Transit Center is a form-based, mixed-use TOD district near the Trinity Mills DART station (carrolltontxdevelopment.com). Residential + commercial by-right subject to the SDP/form-based process (hence site-specific caveat); manufacturing rows are SDP/blank so industrial treated as prohibited as a base use. NOTE: (TMTC) is NOT in the supplied ground_codes list; added because the verifier confirmed it in the live layer and flagged its absence. | |||
Sources
- https://ecode360.com/45839774 — Carrollton, TX Code of Ordinances Chapter 153 'Zoning Ordinance' on General Code eCode360 (adopts the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance by reference; §153.01/§153.02); page is Cloudflare-protected, structure confirmed via search index
- https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-g-p/planning-zoning/zoning-information/zoning-ordinance — City Planning & Zoning 'Zoning Ordinance' page (confirms Use Matrix method: read Article V vertically by use, across to district column; districts include SF, LR, O, MF); Akamai-blocked to direct fetch, content via search index
- https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/home/showdocument?id=12786 — 'Carrollton Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Updated April 2026' (full CZO PDF); Akamai 'Access Denied' to all fetch attempts (datacenter IP + Googlebot spoof + proxies all blocked)
- https://carrolltontx.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=408&meta_id=23614 — City rezoning ordinance (1100 W Trinity Mills / PD-45): names the CZO as Ordinance No. 1470 as amended, and states permitted uses = those allowed by-right in the (MF-18) Multi-Family Residential District 'in accordance with Article V of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance'; SUP conditions per Articles XXI and XXXI. FETCHED (PDF, 11 pp.)
- https://carrolltontx.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=carrolltontx_d140a0d18d6bf7a0be7db4e7a8f01baf.pdf&view=1 — City Council packet June 21, 2022 (Case PLZT 2021-250): reproduces Article V, Section C 'Use Matrix' with its legend and district column headers. During verification the matrix page (p.71) was re-fetched and read at 300dpi: the district columns run (IH), (ALL SF-DETACHED DISTRICTS), (ALL SF-ATTACHED DISTRICTS), (D), (ALL MF DISTRICTS), (MHP), (O-1,O-2)/(O-3)/(O-4), (LR-1), (LR-2), (CC), (LC), (HC), (C/W), (FWY), (LI), (HI), DTC Historic Square/Urban Core/Urban General/Urban Fringe, TMTC, FTC. The reproduced use rows include theater/arts-entertainment and seven manufacturing categories; cell reads used below: (LC) marks • by-right for Jewelry & Silverware, Sporting & Athletic Goods, Doll/Toy & Game, Office Supplies, Sign, and Beverages Mfg (S for Food Mfg); (HC) marks • by-right for six mfg categories (S for Food Mfg); (C/W) similar by-right band; (FWY) all seven mfg rows BLANK; (IH) all reproduced use rows BLANK (first/lowest-intensity column); TMTC marks 'SDP' for theater and beverages mfg; Urban Fringe blank where Historic Square/Urban Core/Urban General show •. Gives verbatim official district names; repeals Article XIII (NS); references Ord. 4066 and 3871. FETCHED (PDF, ~95 pp.)
- https://www.carrolltontxdevelopment.com/development/transit-oriented-development/transit-center-zoning-district — City economic-development site: Transit Center (TC) form-based district established April 19, 2005; (DTC) Downtown Transit Center with Historic Square/Urban Core/Urban General sub-districts, (TMTC) Trinity Mills, (FTC) Frankford; form-based development code near DART Green Line stations. Via search index (Akamai-blocked to direct fetch)
- City of Carrollton ArcGIS FeatureServer (maps.cityofcarrollton.com/arcserver/.../SDE_Datasets/Planning/FeatureServer/1, DBO.Zoning_Polygon) — live zoning layer queried during verification for distinct Zoning values (coverage ground truth): confirmed three (IH) polygons (0.98 ac, 264.8 ac, 27.9 ac; Ordinance NONE/NONE/[3203]; PD=N) and (TMTC) polygons (ColorGroup=COMM); PDs live on a separate sublayer (FeatureServer/7) and overlays on FeatureServer/9.
- https://library.municode.com/tx/carrollton — legacy Municode landing for Carrollton (city has since migrated the live code to eCode360; not an active Municode API client as of 2026-07)
Table verified against the sources above on 2026-07-19. Ordinances change, so check the current code before relying on any row for a decision.
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