Irving, TX zoning districts
48 districts, 48 with a written citation. Each row says what the district permits by primary use.
City of Irving, Dallas County, TX. Zoning lives in the Irving Land Development Code (LDC). Irving is mid-transition between two published forms of the SAME operative regulations: (1) the legacy 'Part II — Zoning Ordinance No. 1144' (Municode, sections cited as 'Sec. 52-xx'), and (2) the reorganized Unified Development Code (UDC) on eCode360, where districts sit in Chapter UDC-2 'Zoning Districts, Uses, and Standards' — §2.4 Residential Districts, §2.5 Nonresidential (office/retail/industrial/outside-storage) Districts, §2.6 Mixed-Use Districts (PUD §2.6.4, TOD §2.6.5, Heritage Crossing/HCD §2.6.6). Districts repealed by the UDC recodification are preserved in 'Part V — Repealed Zoning Districts' (Municode) / 'Chapter UDC-R Repealed Zoning Districts' (eCode360) and STILL appear on the live parcel map for legacy-zoned land (e.g. R-ZL, IP-AR, M-FW). Irving uses cumulative (pyramidal) zoning in the traditional commercial ladder: C-N permits all P-O uses plus more; C-C permits all C-N uses plus more; ML permits all C-W uses plus manufacturing. The city describes itself as 35 base districts + overlay districts. Use permissions here reflect the LDC use chain ONLY; Texas SB 840 (2025) state preemption of multifamily/mixed-use by-right in office/commercial/mixed-use/light-industrial zones is a separate jurisdiction-wide layer, not encoded per-district below.
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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AG
Agricultural
agricultural
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Conditional use | Conditional use | Conditional use |
| Irving LDC AG agricultural district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 (use list read: agriculture + extractive + private airports). SOURCED for listed uses; single-family-dwelling cell not confirmed. | |||
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C-C
Community Commercial
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC Sec. 52-22 C-C community commercial district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5 (use list read). SOURCED for commercial uses; residential-prohibited is category-judgment. | |||
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C-N
Neighborhood Commercial
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC C-N neighborhood commercial district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5 (cumulative on P-O; use list read). SOURCED for commercial uses; residential-prohibited is category-judgment. | |||
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C-O
Commercial Office
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC C-O commercial office district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5 (cumulative on P-O). SOURCED for commercial uses; residential-prohibited is category-judgment. | |||
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C-OU
Commercial – Outside Uses / Outdoor
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Conditional use |
| Irving LDC C-OU commercial outside-uses district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5. District identity SOURCED; full use cell not read directly. C-OU tier use lists corrected at verification against the city's official district summaries (irvingtx.gov). | |||
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C-OU-1
Commercial – Outside Uses, Tier 1
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Conditional use |
| Irving LDC C-OU-1 outside-uses district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5. Tier identity SOURCED; use cell not read directly. C-OU tier use lists corrected at verification against the city's official district summaries (irvingtx.gov). | |||
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C-OU-2
Commercial – Outside Uses, Tier 2
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Conditional use |
| Irving LDC C-OU-2 outside-uses district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5. Tier identity SOURCED; use cell not read directly. C-OU tier use lists corrected at verification against the city's official district summaries (irvingtx.gov). | |||
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C-OU-3
Commercial – Outside Uses, Tier 3
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Not resolved |
| Irving LDC C-OU-3 outside-uses district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5. Tier identity SOURCED; use cell not read directly. C-OU tier use lists corrected at verification against the city's official district summaries (irvingtx.gov). | |||
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C-P
Commercial – C-P (designation not grounded)
commercial
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Not grounded to an Irving LDC use section. NULL per CITED-OR-NULL. | |||
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C-W
Commercial Warehouse
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Conditional use |
| Irving LDC C-W commercial warehouse district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5 (referenced as the base of ML districts' cumulative uses). SOURCED for identity/relationship; full use cell not read directly. | |||
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CP
CP (designation not grounded)
commercial
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Not grounded to an Irving LDC use section. NULL per CITED-OR-NULL. | |||
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DDD
Downtown Development District
mixed_use
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Irving downtown development district (4 subdistricts) per city summary; specific use cells not grounded. NULL per CITED-OR-NULL. | |||
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FWY
Freeway District
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Conditional use |
| Irving LDC FWY freeway district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 (use list read from city district summary). SOURCED for permitted uses; residential-prohibited is category-judgment. | |||
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HCD
Heritage Crossing Redevelopment District
mixed_use
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Irving UDC §2.6.6 Heritage Crossing Redevelopment District (mixed-use walkable village). SOURCED for mixed-use character; specifics form-based/subdistrict controlled. | |||
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HCD-CMU
Heritage Crossing – Commercial Mixed Use
mixed_use
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Irving UDC §2.6.6 Heritage Crossing, CMU subdistrict. SOURCED for HCD mixed-use frame; subdistrict use cell not read directly. | |||
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HCD-NMU
Heritage Crossing – Neighborhood Mixed Use
mixed_use
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Irving UDC §2.6.6 Heritage Crossing, NMU subdistrict. SOURCED for HCD mixed-use frame; subdistrict use cell not read directly. | |||
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IP-AR
Industrial Park – Airport Related
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Irving LDC former Sec. 52-35 IP-AR industrial park–airport related regulations (use list read); Part V Repealed. SOURCED for permitted uses and repealed status. | |||
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M-FW
Freeway District (M-FW, repealed)
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Irving LDC Part V Repealed / former M-FW freeway district regulations (use list read). SOURCED for permitted uses and repealed status. | |||
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ML-120
Light Industrial (120,000 sf min lot)
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Irving LDC Sec. 52-26 ML light industrial district regulations (ML-120 lot-size variant), Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5. SOURCED for ML use family; ML-120-specific cell not read separately. | |||
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ML-20
Light Industrial (20,000 sf min lot)
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Irving LDC Sec. 52-26 ML light industrial district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5 (use list read; cumulative on C-W). SOURCED. | |||
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ML-20a
Light Industrial (20,000 sf, variant A)
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Irving LDC Sec. 52-26 ML light industrial regulations as amended variant. SOURCED for base ML-20; variant delta not read. | |||
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ML-40
Light Industrial (40,000 sf min lot)
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Irving LDC Sec. 52-26 ML light industrial district regulations (ML-40 lot-size variant), Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5. SOURCED for ML use family; ML-40-specific cell not read separately. | |||
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P-O
Professional Office
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC P-O professional office district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.5 (use list read). SOURCED for commercial uses; residential-prohibited is cumulative-chain judgment. | |||
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PUD
Planned Unit Development
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Irving UDC §2.6.4 Planned Unit Development; Ord. No. 1144. Development-plan controlled — permissions NULL per CITED-OR-NULL. | |||
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R-10
Single-Family (10,000 sf min lot)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC single-family district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. SOURCED. | |||
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R-15
Single-Family (15,000 sf min lot)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC single-family district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. SOURCED. | |||
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R-2.5
Two-Family / higher-density residential (2,500 sf/unit)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC residential district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. Naming-pattern inference; exact use cell not verified. | |||
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R-3.5
Two-Family (3,500 sf/unit)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC two-family district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4 (single-family or duplex, 3,500 sf/unit). SOURCED. | |||
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R-40
Single-Family (40,000 sf min lot)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC single-family district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 §52-7 series / UDC §2.4 ('no use other than single-family detached dwelling'). SOURCED. | |||
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R-6
Single-Family (6,000 sf min lot)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC Ord. No. 1144 §52-11 R-6 single-family district regulations (verified, elaws mirror) / UDC §2.4. SOURCED. | |||
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R-6A
Single-Family (6,000 sf, variant A)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC R-6 single-family district regulations (§52-11) as amended variant; UDC §2.4. SOURCED for base R-6; variant delta not independently read. | |||
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R-7.5
Single-Family (7,500 sf min lot)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC single-family district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. SOURCED. | |||
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R-MF
Multifamily (generic)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC multifamily district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. District identity SOURCED; generic-tier use cell not separately read. | |||
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R-MF-1
Multifamily-1
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC R-MF-1 multi-family district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4 (≥18 u/ac). SOURCED for residential; commercial-prohibited is category-judgment. | |||
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R-MF-2
Multifamily-2
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC R-MF-2 multi-family district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. SOURCED for residential; commercial-prohibited is category-judgment. | |||
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R-MH
Manufactured / Mobile Home
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC R-MH manufactured-home district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. District identity SOURCED; exact use cell not verified. | |||
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R-PH
Patio Home (single-family detached)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC R-PH patio home district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. SOURCED. | |||
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R-SFA
Single-Family Attached (3,500 sf/lot)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC R-SFA single-family attached district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. SOURCED. | |||
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R-TH
Townhouse
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC R-TH townhouse district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4. District identity SOURCED; exact use cell not verified. | |||
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R-XF
Extra-Family (single-family + group living)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC R-XF extra-family district regulations, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC §2.4 (use list read: SF detached + group-living/institutional). SOURCED for permitted uses; commercial-prohibited is category-judgment. | |||
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R-ZL
Zero Lot Line (single-family, 4,000 sf min lot)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC Part V Repealed Zoning Districts, former §52-12b R-ZL zero-lot-line regulations (one single-family detached home, 4,000 sf min). SOURCED (repealed status). | |||
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R-ZLa
Zero Lot Line (variant A)
residential
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Irving LDC Part V Repealed, R-ZL zero-lot-line regulations as amended variant. SOURCED for base R-ZL; variant delta not read. | |||
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RAB
RAB (restaurant-alcohol designation, not a base district)
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Irving UDC §3.3 alcohol-use regulation (R-AB), not a base district. NULL per CITED-OR-NULL. | |||
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S-P
Site Plan (generic)
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Irving LDC site-plan zoning, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC Ch. UDC-2. Site-plan controlled — permissions NULL per CITED-OR-NULL. | |||
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S-P (C-OU)
Site Plan with C-OU base context
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Irving LDC site-plan zoning, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC Ch. UDC-2. Site-plan controlled — permissions NULL per CITED-OR-NULL. | |||
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S-P-1
Detailed Site Plan
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Irving LDC S-P-1 detailed site plan, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC Ch. UDC-2. Site-plan controlled — permissions NULL per CITED-OR-NULL. | |||
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S-P-2
Generalized Site Plan
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Irving LDC S-P-2 generalized site plan, Ord. No. 1144 / UDC Ch. UDC-2. Site-plan controlled — permissions NULL per CITED-OR-NULL. | |||
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TOD
Transit Oriented Development
mixed_use
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Irving UDC §2.6.5 Transit Oriented Development (mixed high-density residential + commercial described). SOURCED for mixed-use character; parcel specifics are TOD-plan controlled. | |||
Sources
- Irving LDC, Part II — Zoning Ordinance No. 1144 (Municode): https://library.municode.com/tx/irving/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=PTIIZOORNO1144
- Sec. 52-22 C-C community commercial district regulations (Municode): https://library.municode.com/tx/irving/codes/land_development_code/363262?nodeId=PTIIZOORNO1144_S52-22COCODIRE
- Sec. 52-26 ML light industrial district regulations (Municode): https://library.municode.com/tx/irving/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=PTIIZOORNO1144_S52-26MLLIINDIRE
- § 52-11 R-6 single-family district regulations (elaws mirror): http://irving-tx.elaws.us/code/ldc_ptii_sec52-11
- Part V — Repealed Zoning Districts, incl. R-ZL former §52-12b (Municode): https://library.municode.com/tx/irving/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=PTVREZODI
- Irving UDC, Chapter UDC-2 Zoning Districts, Uses, and Standards (eCode360): https://ecode360.com/45749882
- Irving UDC, Chapter UDC-R Repealed Zoning Districts (eCode360): https://ecode360.com/45905514
- Irving 'What is this Zoning District?' district summaries (irvingtx.gov): https://irvingtx.gov/index.php?section=news-codes-ordinances&prrid=340
- Live district source — ArcGIS Planning_and_Zoning layer 5, District field: https://services3.arcgis.com/OfsJXUlu8pSkbl7B/arcgis/rest/services/Planning_and_Zoning/FeatureServer/5/query
- Overlay source — ArcGIS ZoningOverlays layer 0: https://services3.arcgis.com/OfsJXUlu8pSkbl7B/arcgis/rest/services/ZoningOverlays/FeatureServer/0/query
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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