The City of Gunter, Texas, is hereby divided into zoning districts as listed in the [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 35,000 square feet. Density in this district will usually be no greater than one (1) unit per gross acre. See Section 9 for SF-E - Single-Family Residential District - Estate regulations.

SF-O Residential Old Town Overlay District: The SF-O - Residential Old Town Overlay District is designed to alter front, rear and side yard setbacks within the entirety of the Old Town Plat and the Supplementary Plat of the City of Gunter that is zoned as SF-1 Single-Family Residential District-1, SF-2 Single-Family Residential District-2, and TF Two-Family Residential (Duplex) District.

SF-1 – Single-Family Residential District - 1: The SF-1 district provides for a minimum residential building site of 9,000 square feet. Density in this district will usually be no greater than four (4) units per gross acre. See Section 10 for SF-1 - Single-Family Residential District regulations.

SF-2 – Single-Family Residential District - 2: The SF-2 district provides for a minimum residential building site of 7,200 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 District regulations.

TF – Two-Family Residential (Duplex) District: The TF district provides for stable, quality residential development, including duplex, and similar residential development with densities ranging from four (4) to twelve (12) units per gross acre. See Section 12 for TF - Two-Family Residential (Duplex) District regulations.

TH – Townhouse Residential District: The TH district provides for stable, quality residential development, including townhouses, zero lot line homes, garden (patio) home, and similar residential development with densities ranging from four (4) to twelve (12) units per gross acre. See Section 13 for TH - Townhouse Residential District regulations.

MH-1 – Manufactured Home District: The MH-1 district provides an area for the placement of HUD-Code 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 14 for MH-1 - Manufactured Home Subdivision District regulations.

MH-2 – Manufactured Home Park District: The MH-2 district establishes a category in which manufactured home park development with a maximum density of approximately five (5) - six (6) units per gross acre can occur. See Section 15 for MH-2 - Manufactured Home Park District regulations.

MF – Multifamily District: The MF district permits multifamily developments of maximum densities of fifteen (15) units per acre.

C-1 – Commercial District - Office, Light, Retail, and Neighborhood Services: Retail, commercial, and office uses developed under the standards of the C-1 District are designed to provide a compatible relationship between the C-1 development and adjacent residential areas. See Section 17 for C-1 Commercial District - Office, Light Retail, and Neighborhood Services regulations.

C-2 – Commercial District - General: 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 Commercial District. See Section 18 for C-2 - General Commercial District regulations.

C-3 – Commercial District - Heavy: 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, and not compatible with general commercial district regulations are located in the C-3 Commercial District. See Section 19 for C-3 - Heavy Commercial District regulations.

M-1 – Manufacturing/Industrial District - Light: 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, jobbing and warehouse uses and certain specialized manufacturing and research uses of a type which will not create nuisances. See Section 20 for M-1 - Manufacturing/Industrial District - Light regulations.

M-2 – Manufacturing/Industrial District - Heavy: 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 21 for M-2 - Manufacturing/Industrial District - Heavy regulations.

PD – Planned Development District: The Planned Development District provides a zoning category for the planning and development of larger tracts of land for 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 22 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 23 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 23 for FP - Floodplain District regulations.

THOR – Thoroughfare Overlay District: The Thoroughfare District is designed to provide for the diverse uses that can take advantage of the access provided by a major arterial or freeway, without sacrificing the integrity of the thoroughfare or freeway in its primary function as a means of moving vehicular traffic through the community.