Frisco City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
SECTION 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Subsection 1.02 Purpose
- Subsection 1.03 Zoning District Map
- Subsection 1.04 Zoning District Boundaries
- Subsection 1.05 Compliance Required/Interpretation/Rules of Construction
- Subsection 1.06 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- § 1.06.01 Intent of Provisions.
- § 1.06.02 Establishment of Legal Nonconforming Status.
- § 1.06.03 Burden of Demonstration.
- § 1.06.04 Continuing Lawful Use of Property And Existence of Structures.
- § 1.06.05 Changing Uses and Nonconforming Rights.
- § 1.06.06 Expansion of Nonconforming Uses and Structures.
- § 1.06.07 Restoration of Nonconforming Structures.
- § 1.06.08 Movement of Nonconforming Structures.
- § 1.06.09 Completion of Structures.
SECTION 2
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Subsection 2.01 Zoning Districts Established
- Subsection 2.03 Residential Zoning Districts
- § 2.03.01 AG – Agricultural District.
- § 2.03.02 RE – Residential Estate District.
- § 2.03.03 SF-16 – Single-Family Residential-16 District.
- § 2.03.04 SF-12.5 – Single-Family Residential-12.5 District.
- § 2.03.05 SF-10 – Single-Family Residential-10 District.
- § 2.03.06 SF-8.5 – Single-Family Residential-8.5 District.
- § 2.03.07 SF-7 – Single-Family Residential-7 District.
- § 2.03.08 OTR – Original Town Residential District.
- § 2.03.09 PH – Patio Home District.
- § 2.03.10 2F – Two-Family Residential (Duplex) District.
- § 2.03.11 TH – Townhome District.
- § 2.03.12 MF-15 – Multifamily-15 District.
- § 2.03.13 MF-19 – Multifamily-19 District.
- § 2.03.14 MH – Manufactured Home District.
- Subsection 2.04 Nonresidential Zoning Districts
- § 2.04.01 O-1 – Office-1 District.
- § 2.04.02 O-2 – Office-2 District.
- § 2.04.03 R – Retail District.
- § 2.04.04 OTC – Original Town Commercial District.
- § 2.04.05 H – Highway District.
- § 2.04.06 C-1 – Commercial-1 District.
- § 2.04.07 C-2 – Commercial-2 District.
- § 2.04.08 IT – Information and Technology District.
- § 2.04.09 I – Industrial District.
- Subsection 2.05 Special Zoning Districts
- § 2.05.01 PD – Planned Development District.
- § 2.05.02 SUP or "S" – Specific Use Permits.
- § 2.05.03 HL – Historic Landmark District.
- § 2.05.04 PRO – Preston Road Overlay Design District.
- § 2.05.05 TO – Tollway Overlay Design District.
- § 2.05.06 US 380 Overlay Design District.
- § 2.05.07 Cotton Gin Road Overlay Design District.
- Subsection 2.06 Development Standards Tables
SECTION 3
LAND USES
Sections
- Subsection 3.01 Use of Land and Buildings
- Subsection 3.02 Use Chart
SECTION 4
SITE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- Subsection 4.01 Tree Preservation Requirements
- Subsection 4.02 Landscape Requirements
- § 4.02.01 Purpose.
- § 4.02.02 Scope.
- § 4.02.03 Approved Plant Materials and Landscape Standards.
- § 4.02.04 Landscape Area and Screening/Buffer Requirements for Nonresidential, Mixed Use, and Multifamily Zoning Districts.
- § 4.02.05 Street Frontage Landscape Areas.
- § 4.02.06 (Reserved)
- § 4.02.07 Facade Landscape Areas.
- § 4.02.08 (Reserved)
- § 4.02.09 (Reserved)
- § 4.02.10 Landscaping Requirements for Single-Family, Two-Family, and Townhome Lots.
- Subsection 4.03 Screening Standards
- § 4.03.01 Purpose.
- § 4.03.02 Standards.
- § 4.03.03 Screening/Buffer Areas.
- § 4.03.04 Location of Required Screening.
- § 4.03.05 Screening for Outside Storage and Display.
- § 4.03.06 Screening for Loading Docks, Bays and Service Areas.
- § 4.03.07 Screening for Refuse (Trash) and Recycling Storage Container Screening.
- § 4.03.08 Screening for Utilities, Mechanical, and Service Facilities.
- § 4.03.09 Entryway Wall Standards for Subdivisions.
- Subsection 4.04 Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
- § 4.04.01 Purpose.
- § 4.04.02 Special Off-Street Parking Provisions: Residential Districts.
- § 4.04.03 Special Off-Street Parking Provisions: Nonresidential and MF Districts.
- § 4.04.04 Off-Street Loading Space: All Districts.
- § 4.04.05 Parking Access From a Public Street: All Districts.
- § 4.04.06 Rules for Computing Number of Parking Spaces.
- § 4.04.07 Circulation and Parking Requirements for All Nonresidential Developments.
- § 4.04.08 Parking Requirement Based on Use.
- § 4.04.09 Location of Parking Spaces.
- § 4.04.10 Uses of Required Parking Spaces, Nonresidential Districts.
- § 4.04.11 (Reserved)
- § 4.04.12 Bicycle Parking.
- Subsection 4.05 Lighting Standards
- Subsection 4.06 Accessory Structure Standards
- Subsection 4.07 Supplementary Regulations
- § 4.07.01 Residential Lot Regulations.
- § 4.07.02 Front Yard Setback.
- § 4.07.03 Side Yard Setbacks.
- § 4.07.04 Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Small.
- § 4.07.05 Special Height Regulations.
- § 4.07.06 Miscellaneous Requirements.
- § 4.07.07 (Reserved)
- § 4.07.08 Modular (Industrialized) Home.
- § 4.07.09 Exterior Construction of Main Buildings.
- § 4.07.10 Handicap Accessibility.
- § 4.07.11 Mini-Warehouse/Self-Storage Facilities.
- § 4.07.12 Adjacency of Certain Uses To Residential Zoning.
- § 4.07.13 Residential Development Adjacent to Railways.
- § 4.07.14 Nonresidential and Multifamily Development Adjacent to a Major Creek.
- § 4.07.15 Single-Family Residential Density Bonus Adjacent to a Creek.
- § 4.07.16 Front Porch Standards.
- § 4.07.17 Interconnectivity of Residential and Nonresidential Developments.
- § 4.07.18 Residential Front Entry Garage Standards.
- § 4.07.19 Site Development Requirements on Uses Subject to the Texas Local Government Code, chapter 218.
- § 4.07.20 Site Development Standards on Uses Subject to the Texas Local Government Code, chapter 211, subchapter D.
- Subsection 4.08 Nonresidential Development Standards
- Subsection 4.09 Nonresidential Design Standards
- Subsection 4.10 Residential Cluster Development Option
- § 4.10.01 Applicability.
- § 4.10.02 Minimum Required Area for a Cluster Development.
- § 4.10.03 Development Requirements.
- § 4.10.04 Preliminary Plat Requirements.
- § 4.10.05 Amount of Open Space Required for Cluster Development.
- § 4.10.06 Base Zoning District's Net Dwelling Unit Per Acre (DUA).
- § 4.10.07 Amount of Permitted Dwelling Units for Cluster Development.
- § 4.10.08 Calculating the Permitted Number of Dwelling Units.
- § 4.10.09 Density Bonus for Housing Integration.
- § 4.10.10 Director Review Criteria.
- § 4.10.11 Approval of a Residential Cluster Development.
- § 4.10.12 Conveyance of Open Space.
- § 4.10.13 Examples of Conventional and Cluster Residential Development.
- Subsection 4.11 Voluntary Buffer Areas for Creeks and Tributaries
- Subsection 4.12 Multifamily Development Standards
- Subsection 4.13 Usable Open Space Requirements
SECTION 5
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BODIES
Sections
- Subsection 5.01 Director of Development Services
- Subsection 5.02 Planning & Zoning Commission
- Subsection 5.03 City Council
- Subsection 5.04 Board of Adjustment
- § 5.04.01 Establishment of the Board of Adjustment.
- § 5.04.02 Board Membership.
- § 5.04.03 Board Administration and Procedures.
- § 5.04.04 Officers.
- § 5.04.05 By-laws.
- § 5.04.06 Duties and Responsibilities.
- § 5.04.07 Public Hearing Required.
- § 5.04.08 Concurring Vote Required.
- § 5.04.09 Appeal of a Board of Adjustment Decision.
- § 5.04.10 Power to Obligate and Finance.
- § 5.04.11 Ex Parte Communication.
- § 5.04.12 Summary of the Powers of the Board of Adjustment.
SECTION 6
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES
Sections
- Subsection 6.01 Zoning Upon Annexation
- Subsection 6.02 Platting Property Not Zoned
- Subsection 6.03 Creation of Building Site
- Subsection 6.04 Certificates of Occupancy and Compliance
- Subsection 6.05 Site Plan Requirements
- § 6.05.01 Purpose.
- § 6.05.02 General.
- § 6.05.03 Applicability.
- § 6.05.04 Exemptions.
- § 6.05.05 Submission of Applications.
- § 6.05.06 (Reserved)
- § 6.05.07 Preliminary Site Plan.
- § 6.05.08 Site Plan.
- § 6.05.09 Site Plan Amendments.
- § 6.05.10 Revocation of Site Plan Approval.
- § 6.05.11 Additional Development and Redevelopment.
- § 6.05.12 Design Standards and Specifications.
- Subsection 6.06 Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance/Districts and Administrative Procedures
- Subsection 6.07 Vesting and Complete Application Filing Requirements
- § 6.07.01 Filing Procedures.
- § 6.07.02 Incomplete Application Procedures.
- § 6.07.03 Development Review Schedule Dates.
- § 6.07.04 Fees, Forms and Procedures.
- § 6.07.05 Mandated Action for Permits.
- § 6.07.06 Zoning Applications.
- § 6.07.07 No Accrual of Vested Rights From Specific Applications.
- § 6.07.08 30-Day Action Extensions Request.
- Subsection 6.08 Dormant Development Projects/Expired Projects
- Subsection 6.09 Variance Procedures
- Subsection 6.10 Special Exception for Building Official Error
- Subsection 6.11 Amortization of Nonconforming Uses
- Subsection 6.12 Reinstatement of Nonconforming Rights
- Subsection 6.13 Landscape Plan Review
- Subsection 6.14 PD Application and Review
- § 6.14.01 Planned Development Requirements.
- § 6.14.02 Appropriate Plans and Standards for Planned Developments (Zoning Exhibit "B" And "C").
- § 6.14.03 Mixed Use Standards for Planned Developments.
- § 6.14.04 Infill Development Standards for Planned Developments.
- § 6.14.05 New urbanism Planned Developments.
- § 6.14.06 Form-Based Code Manual Requirement for Planned Developments.
- § 6.14.07 District Procedures for Planned Developments.
- § 6.14.08 Impact Report for Planned Developments.
- § 6.14.09 Zoning Map and PD List.
- § 6.14.10 City-Initiated Zoning Change for Planned Developments.
- § 6.14.11 Existing Planned Development Ordinances.
- Subsection 6.15 Specific Use Permit (SUP) Application and Review
- Subsection 6.16 Facade Plan Review
- Subsection 6.17 Historic Landmark Procedure
- Subsection 6.18 Alternative Compliance Standards
- Subsection 6.19 Appeals and the Appeal Process
- § 6.19.01 Summary of Appeal Applications.
- § 6.19.02 Appeal of Commercial Stealth Antenna Decision
- § 6.19.03 Appeal of a Temporary Building Decision to Council.
- § 6.19.04 Appeal of a Rescinded Shared Parking Agreement Approval.
- § 6.19.05 Appeal of a Temporary Outdoor Lighting Decision.
- § 6.19.06 Appeal of a Residential Cluster Development.
- § 6.19.07 Appeal of an Administrative Decision.
- § 6.19.08 Appeal of a Preliminary Site Plan.
- § 6.19.09 Appeal of a Site Plan.
- § 6.19.10 Appeal of a SCSP Decision to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
- § 6.19.11 Appeal of a SCSP Decision to the City Council.
- § 6.19.12 Appeal of a Revised PSP or SP Decision.
- § 6.19.13 Appeal of a Planning & Zoning Commission Decision to Deny a Zoning Amendment.
- § 6.19.14 Appeal of a Minor PD Amendment Decision.
- § 6.19.15 Facade Plan Appeal Process.
- § 6.19.16 Appeal Process.
SECTION 7
DEFINITIONS
Sections
- Subsection 7.01 Terms and Words Defined.
SECTION 8
ADMINISTRATIVE CLAUSES
Sections
- Subsection 8.01 Administrative Clauses
SECTION 9
APPENDICES
Sections
- Subsection 9.01 Illustrations