Pflugerville, TX zoning districts
22 districts, 22 with a written citation. Each row says what the district permits by primary use.
Zoning in Pflugerville, Texas is governed by the City of Pflugerville Unified Development Code (UDC), Subchapter 4 'Establishment of Districts and Boundaries', hosted by the city on the encodeplus.com platform. Subchapter 4.2 establishes the residential zoning districts (A, SF-E, SF-S, SF-R, SF-MU, 2-F, MF-10, MF-20, MH) with master use table Table 4.2.2; Subchapter 4.3 establishes the non-residential districts (PF, O, NS, R, GB1, GB2, CI, LI, GI) with master use table Table 4.3.2; Subchapter 4.4 establishes the corridor (form-based mixed-use) districts (CL3, CL4, CL5) with master use table Table 4.4.2; and Subchapter 4.5.3 establishes the Planned Unit Development (PUD) district, a site-specific district regulated by each PUD's own Regulating Plan and Development Code. In every use table, a use marked 'P' is permitted by right, 'C' permitted subject to conditions, 'S' requires a Specific Use Permit, 'C/S' permitted with conditions unless a Specific Use Permit is required, and a blank cell means the use is not allowed ('If there is no designation found for a particular use in a specific zoning district, that use is not allowed within that zoning district'). SB 840 residential-in-commercial state preemption is applied at the scorer layer, not baked into this city table.
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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2-F
Two Family Residential District
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.2.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002); 'Duplex' = P and 'Single Family Attached (2 units)' = P in the 2-F column; commercial/industrial rows blank (prohibited). Sec. 4.2.1: 'duplex or similar two unit housing types'. | |||
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A
Agriculture/Development Reserve District
agricultural
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Subchapter 4, Sec. 4.2 (Residential Zoning Districts), Table 4.2.2 Residential Districts - Permitted Uses (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002); 'Single Family, Detached' = P and 'Farm, Ranch, Garden, Orchard, or Vineyard' = P in the A column; general commercial rows (Retail Sales and Services, Restaurant) carry no designation in the A column and per the table preamble 'If there is no designation found for a particular use in a specific zoning district, that use is not allowed' (prohibited); no industrial uses listed. A is an interim/agricultural reserve district (Sec. 4.2.1) - category judgment. | |||
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CI
Campus Industrial District
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.3.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003); 'Industrial Uses (Light)' = P, 'Office/Warehouse' = P and 'Machine Shop' = P in the CI column (industrial by right); 'Office: Administrative, Medical, or Professional' = P and 'Retail Sales and Services' = P (commercial by right); residential-use rows blank (prohibited). Sec. 4.3.1: CI 'intended to include land ... used ... as an employment center, including ... light industrial, research and development centers, multi-story offices, business services and limited retail services'. | |||
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CL3
Suburban Level 3 Corridor District (Neighborhood)
mixed use
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Sec. 4.4 (Corridor Districts), Table 4.4.2 Corridor Districts - Permitted Uses (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.004); 'Single Family, Detached' = P, 'Duplex' = P, 'Single Family Attached (3 or more) Townhome; Triplex and Quadplex Dwelling' = P and 'Assisted Living' = P in the CL3 column (residential by right); 'Retail Sales and Services' = P, 'Restaurant' = P, 'Office: Administrative, Medical, Professional or Headquarters' = P and 'Personal Services' = P (commercial by right); 'Industrial Uses (Light)' carries no CL3 designation (prohibited). Sec. 4.4.1: CL3 'features neighborhood-scale suburban development primarily consisting of a mix of small-scale residential uses with limited, compatible commercial uses'. | |||
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CL4
Urban Level 4 Corridor District
mixed use
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By right | By right | Conditional use |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.4.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.004); 'Assisted Living' = P, 'Live Work Unit' = P, 'Skilled Nursing/Nursing Home' = P and 'Multi-Family, Urban' = C in the CL4 column (residential by right); 'Retail Sales and Services' = P, 'Restaurant' = P and 'Office: Administrative, Medical, Professional or Headquarters' = P (commercial by right); 'Industrial Uses (Light)' = S (requires a Specific Use Permit) - industrial conditional. Sec. 4.4.1: CL4 creates 'vibrant and walkable neighborhoods and employment centers ... with density sufficient to support a range of housing types'. | |||
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CL5
Urban Center Level 5 Corridor District
mixed use
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By right | By right | Conditional use |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.4.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.004); 'Assisted Living' = P, 'Live Work Unit' = P, 'Skilled Nursing/Nursing Home' = P and 'Multi-Family, Urban' = C in the CL5 column (residential by right); 'Retail Sales and Services' = P, 'Restaurant' = P and 'Office: Administrative, Medical, Professional or Headquarters' = P (commercial by right); 'Industrial Uses (Light)' = S (requires a Specific Use Permit) - industrial conditional. Sec. 4.4.1: CL5 establishes 'dense, dynamic and walkable centers for living, working and shopping ... a retail and employment focus supplemented by dense residential development'. | |||
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GB1
General Business 1 District
commercial
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.3.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003); the Residential Uses block shows 'Assisted Living' = P, 'Live Work Unit' = P, 'Multi-Family' = C and 'Condominium' = C in the GB1 column (residential permitted); 'Retail Sales and Services' = P and 'Office: Administrative, Medical, or Professional' = P (commercial by right); the Industrial Uses category is not designated (Data Center = C only), so industrial development is prohibited. Sec. 4.3.1: GB1 'designed to accommodate a full range of retail and office uses ... compatible with typical office, retail, shopping, and high density residential environments'. | |||
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GB2
General Business 2 District
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Conditional use |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.3.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003); 'Retail Sales and Services' = P and 'Office: Administrative, Medical, or Professional' = P in the GB2 column (commercial by right); residential-use rows blank (prohibited); the formal 'Industrial Uses (Light)/(Heavy)' category is NOT designated in GB2, but limited industrial-type uses are permitted by right (Machine Shop = P, Contractor's Shop = P, Mini-warehouse/public storage = P, Office/Showroom = P) - industrial treated as limited/conditional. Sec. 4.3.1: GB2 'intended to provide a convenient location for small scale service and commercial related establishments, such as wholesale products, contractor shops, mini storage, major automotive repair, and similar more intense commercial uses'. | |||
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GI
General Industrial District
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.3.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003); GI is the heavy-manufacturing district - 'Office: Administrative, Medical, or Professional' = P (commercial/office by right) and industrial/manufacturing uses permitted (e.g. Research and Development Center = P, Print Shop Major = P, Recycling Center = P, Auto Salvage Yard = S); residential-use rows blank (prohibited). Sec. 4.3.1: GI 'intended to include land ... used ... for the development and protection of, manufacturing, and related undertakings which generate a large volume of traffic ... involve heavy equipment, and/or generate noise, dust, or light ... located away from residential uses and areas that are suitable for retail commercial use'. | |||
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LI
Light Industrial District
industrial
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.3.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003); 'Industrial Uses (Light)' = P and 'Industrial Uses, Heavy' = P in the LI column, plus 'Machine Shop' = P and 'Office/Warehouse' = P (industrial by right); 'Office: Administrative, Medical, or Professional' = P (commercial by right); residential-use rows blank (prohibited). Sec. 4.3.1: LI 'intended to include land ... used ... for light industrial purposes including ... research facilities, and specialized processing and assembling plants'. | |||
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MF-10
Multi-Family 10 Residential District
residential mid
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.2.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002); 'Multi-Family' = P, 'Condominium' = P and 'Single Family Attached (3 or more units) Townhome' = P in the MF-10 column; commercial/industrial rows blank (prohibited). Sec. 4.2.1: 'small, suburban multi-family developments with up to 10 units per acre'. | |||
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MF-20
Multi-Family 20 Residential District
residential high
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By right | Conditional use | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.2.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002); 'Multi-Family' = P and 'Condominium' = P in the MF-20 column; neighborhood non-residential uses (Retail Sales and Services, Restaurant, Bar/Tavern, Personal Services) = C2, permitted with conditions per Sec. 4.2.3 'Non-residential Uses in the MF-20 District' (commercial conditional); no industrial uses. Sec. 4.2.1: 'medium to high density residential, including multi-family and mixed use developments'. | |||
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MH
Manufactured Housing District
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.2.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002); 'Manufactured Home Dwelling' = P in the MH column; commercial/industrial rows blank (prohibited). | |||
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NS
Neighborhood Services District
commercial
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.3.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003); 'Retail Sales and Services' = P and 'Personal Services' = P in the NS column; residential-use rows blank (prohibited); no industrial uses. Sec. 4.3.1: NS is 'a limited retail category intended for use by residents of nearby neighborhood areas'. | |||
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O
Office District
office
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.3.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003); 'Office: Administrative, Medical, or Professional' = P and 'Retail Sales and Services' = P in the O column; the residential-use rows are blank in O (prohibited per the table preamble); no industrial uses designated. Sec. 4.3.1: O 'is established to create a flexible district for low intensity office and professional uses'. | |||
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PF
Public Facilities & Open Space District
special
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Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Sec. 4.3 (Non-Residential Districts), Table 4.3.2 Non-Residential Districts - Permitted Uses (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003); the residential-use rows are all blank in the PF column and no general retail/office use is designated in PF; only civic/open-space uses are permitted (Government Facilities = P, Park or Playground = P, Place of Worship = P, Golf Course and/or Country Club = P, Community Garden Private = P). Sec. 4.3.1: PF 'is established to preserve and enhance public and private open spaces and to develop and implement parks and recreational opportunities'. No residential, general commercial, or industrial development by right. | |||
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PUD
Planned Unit Development (PUD) District
planned development
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Pflugerville UDC Sec. 4.5.3 Planned Unit Development (PUD) District (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.005.003); a site-specific district whose permitted land uses are established individually per each PUD's own Regulating Plan and Development Code (Sec. 4.5.3.C 'Content Requirements' - written development regulations and General Regulations per use type), NOT by a fixed use table. Sec. 4.5.3.A: PUD 'is intended to encourage unique, well planned comprehensive developments [with] varied or different standards ... not otherwise accommodated in the zoning ordinance'. Because entitlements vary by the individual adopting ordinance, residential/commercial/industrial permissions are left null (site-specific, not inferred). NOTE: the live GIS ZONING_DES field mislabels PUD polygons as 'Urban Level 4 Corridor District' - a source-data artifact, not the district's actual regulation. | |||
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R
Retail District
commercial
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.3.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003); the Residential Uses block shows 'Assisted Living' = P, 'Live Work Unit' = P, 'Single Family Attached (3 or more)' = P, 'Multi-Family' = C and 'Condominium' = C in the R column (residential permitted by right / with conditions); 'Retail Sales and Services' = P (commercial by right); 'open storage as defined herein is not permitted' and no industrial uses designated (industrial prohibited). | |||
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SF-E
Single Family Estate District
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.2.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002); 'Single Family, Detached' = P and 'Accessory Dwelling Unit' = P in the SF-E column; commercial and industrial use rows carry no designation in SF-E (prohibited per the table preamble). Sec. 4.2.1: 'larger lot, single family development with lots generally greater than one half (1/2) acre'. | |||
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SF-MU
Single-Family Mixed Use Residential District
residential mid
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By right | Conditional use | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.2.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002); 'Single Family, Detached' = P and 'Single Family Attached (3 or more units) Townhome' = P in the SF-MU column; neighborhood non-residential uses (Retail Sales and Services, Restaurant, Personal Services, Financial Institution) = C1 in SF-MU, i.e. permitted with conditions per Sec. 4.2.3 'Non-residential Uses in the SF-MU District' (commercial conditional); no industrial uses listed. Sec. 4.2.1: 'Non-residential uses may be considered if cohesively designed as a mixed use neighborhood'. | |||
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SF-R
Single Family Residential District
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.2.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002); 'Single Family, Detached' = C and 'Accessory Dwelling Unit' = P in the SF-R column (residential permitted; C = permitted with conditions); commercial/industrial rows blank (prohibited). Sec. 4.2.1: used 'to master plan a large, low density residential subdivision'. | |||
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SF-S
Single Family Suburban Residential District
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Pflugerville UDC Table 4.2.2 (https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002); 'Single Family, Detached' = P and 'Accessory Dwelling Unit' = P in the SF-S column; commercial/industrial rows blank (prohibited). Sec. 4.2.1: 'low density, single family suburban housing types'. | |||
Sources
- City of Pflugerville Unified Development Code, Subchapter 4.2 Residential Zoning Districts (Table 4.2.2 Residential Districts - Permitted Uses), fetched as PDF from the city's encodeplus platform: https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.002
- City of Pflugerville UDC, Subchapter 4.3 Non-Residential Districts (Table 4.3.2 Non-Residential Districts - Permitted Uses): https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.003
- City of Pflugerville UDC, Subchapter 4.4 Corridor Districts (Table 4.4.2 Corridor Districts - Permitted Uses): https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.004
- City of Pflugerville UDC, Subchapter 4.5.3 Planned Unit Development (PUD) District: https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/export2doc.aspx?pdf=1&tocid=004.005.003
- City of Pflugerville UDC document viewer (browsable): https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/pflugerville/doc-viewer.aspx
- Live district inventory + code field (ZOINING_TY) verified against the city's Zoning_Districts GIS layer: https://maps.pflugervilletx.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Planning/Zoning_Districts/MapServer/0
Table verified against the sources above on 2026-07-21. Ordinances change, so check the current code before relying on any row for a decision.
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