The City of Caddo Mills, Texas, is hereby divided into zoning districts as listed in this section.

A - Agricultural District. This district provides for the continuance of farming, ranching, and gardening activities on land being utilized for these purposes. When land in an Agricultural District is needed for urban purposes, it is anticipated the zoning will be changed to the appropriate zoning district(s) to provide for orderly growth and development in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. See Section 8 for A - Agricultural District regulations.

SF-E - Single-Family Residential District - Estate. The SF-E district provides for residential development on large lots with a minimum building site of 43,560 square feet (one acre). Density in this district will generally be no greater than one (1) unit per gross acre. See Section 9 for RE - Single Family Residential District - Estate regulations.

SF-1 - Single-Family Residential District - 1. The SF-1 district provides for a minimum residential building site of 10,000 square feet. Density in this district will generally be no greater than four (4) units per gross acre. See Section 10 for SF-1 - Single-Family Residential 1 - District regulations.

SF-2 - Single-Family Residential District - 2. The SF-2 district provides for a minimum residential building site of 7,000 square feet and permits residential development of densities ranging from four (4) to six (6) units per gross acre. See Section 11 for SF-2 - Single-Family Residential - 2 District regulations.

SF-3 - Single-Family Residential District - 3. The SF-3 district provides for a variety of housing options, including single-family detached, duplex, townhome, bungalow court, and similar residential development with densities ranging from eight (8) to fourteen (14) units per gross acre. See Section 12 for SF-3 - Single-Family Residential - 3 District regulations.

MH - Manufactured Home District. The MH district provides an area for the placement of manufactured home and modular home units in subdivisions in which most lots and housing units are owner-occupied. Densities in this district will be comparable to that of the SF-2 District. See Section 13 for MH - Manufactured Home District regulations.

MF - Multifamily District. The MF district permits multifamily developments of maximum densities of twenty (25) units per gross acre, except under special mitigation conditions. See Section 14 for MF - Multifamily District regulations.

C-1 - Neighborhood Commercial District. The C-1 district allows retail, commercial, and office uses to be developed under applicable standards and providing a compatible relationship between the C-1 development and adjacent residential areas. See Section 15 for C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District regulations.

C-2 - General Commercial District. Uses which require considerable space for display, sales, or open storage, or by the nature of the use are generally not compatible with residential uses are located in the C-2 General Commercial District. See Section 16 for C-2 - General Commercial District regulations.

M-1 - Light Manufacturing/Industrial District. The Light Manufacturing/Industrial District is established to accommodate uses of a non-nuisance type located in relative proximity to residential and C-1 business areas. Development in the M-1 district is limited primarily to certain wholesale, employment, and warehouse uses, and certain specialized manufacturing and research uses of a type which will not create nuisances. See Section 17 for M-1 - Light Manufacturing/Industrial District regulations.

M-2 - Heavy Manufacturing/Industrial District. The Heavy Manufacturing/Industrial District is established to accommodate industrial uses not appropriate for inclusion in the M-1 district and likely to create noise, traffic, odor and/or other conditions incompatible with most residential and commercial uses. See Section 18 for M-2 - Heavy Manufacturing/Industrial District regulations.

OC - Old Caddo District. The Old Caddo District encompasses the original, historic downtown grid of Caddo Mills. This district is intended to support a mix of commercial and residential uses on smaller lots. See Section 19 for Old Caddo District regulations.

MU - Mixed Use District. The Mixed-Use District is established to accommodate two or more distinct uses within an area. This may take the form of multiple uses within a single building (vertical mixed use) or multiple uses within separate buildings within a single parcel or group of parcels (horizontal mixed use). The uses shall be generally compatible with one another and create synergy or efficiencies not typically achieved through singular uses. See Section 20 for Mixed Use District regulations.

PD - Planned Development District. The Planned Development District provides a zoning category for the planning and development of larger tracts of land with unique characteristics for a single use or combination of uses requiring flexibility and variety in design to achieve orderly development with due respect to the protection of surrounding property. See Section 21 for PD - Planned Development District regulations.

FP - Floodplain District. Zoning districts located in flood hazard areas which are subject to periodic inundation shall be preceded by the prefix FP, indicating a subdistrict. Areas designated FP may be used only for those uses listed in the provisions of Section 22 until a use in any area or any portion thereof located in FP subdistrict has been approved by the City Council. Approval shall only be given after engineering studies determine that the area, or any portion thereof, is suitable for uses in the district, and building construction or development would not create an obstruction to drainage nor a hazard to life or property, and that such construction is not contrary to the public interest. See Section 22 for FP - Floodplain District regulations.