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Lot size and width in Forney, TX

What the Forney zoning ordinance says about lot size and width, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

AG — Agricultural

Minimum lot area 1 acre (43,560 square feet). Minimum lot width 100 feet. Minimum lot depth 200 feet. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 2,400 square feet of air-conditioned floor area (Sec. 14.4.E).

R1 — Single-Family Residential-R1

Minimum lot area 43,560 square feet (1 acre). Minimum lot width 150 feet. Minimum lot depth 200 feet. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 2,400 square feet of air-conditioned floor area (Sec. 15.4.E).

SF-20 — Single-Family Residential-20

Minimum lot area 20,000 square feet. Minimum lot width 100 feet. Minimum lot depth 150 feet. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 2,400 square feet of air-conditioned floor area (Sec. 16.4.E).

SF-15 — Single-Family Residential-15

Minimum lot area 15,000 square feet (average lot area at least 17,500 square feet per SF-15 neighborhood). Minimum lot width 80 feet. Minimum lot depth 120 feet. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 2,200 square feet of air-conditioned floor area (Sec. 17.4.E).

SF-11 — Single-Family Residential-11

Minimum lot area 11,000 square feet (average lot area at least 12,500 square feet per SF-11 neighborhood). Minimum lot width 75 feet. Minimum lot depth 120 feet. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 2,000 square feet of air-conditioned floor area (Sec. 18.4.E).

SF-8 — Single-Family Residential-8

Minimum lot area 8,800 square feet (average lot area at least 9,500 square feet per SF-8 neighborhood). Minimum lot width 70 feet. Minimum lot depth 110 feet. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 1,800 square feet of air-conditioned floor area (Sec. 19.4.E).

SF-6 — Single-Family Residential-6

Minimum lot area 7,700 square feet; parcels with a permanent zoning classification or approved final plat as of the current Ordinance's effective date may use a minimum of 6,000 square feet (average at least 7,200 square feet). Minimum lot width 60 feet. Minimum lot depth 100 feet. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 1,500 square feet of air-conditioned floor area (Sec. 20.4.E).

SF-PH — Single-Family Residential-Patio Home

Minimum lot area 4,500 square feet (average at least 5,200 square feet per neighborhood). Minimum lot width 45 feet. Minimum lot depth 100 feet. Project size: minimum 5 acres, maximum 40 acres. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 1,000 square feet of air-conditioned floor area (Sec. 21.4.E).

2F — Two-Family Residential (Duplex)

Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet per duplex lot (5,000 square feet per dwelling unit). Minimum lot width 90 feet per duplex lot (45 feet per unit). Minimum lot depth 100 feet. Minimum floor area 1,800 square feet of air-conditioned floor area per pair of duplex units, with the smaller unit no smaller than 800 square feet (Sec. 22.4.E).

SFA — Single-Family Attached Residential (Townhomes)

Minimum lot area 3,500 square feet. Maximum density 8 units per gross acre. Project size 5 to 15 acres. Minimum lot width 35 feet. Minimum lot depth 100 feet. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 800 square feet of air-conditioned floor area (Sec. 23.4.E).

MF-15 — Multi-Family Residential-15 (Apartments)

Minimum lot area 2,000 square feet per dwelling unit, not to exceed 15 dwelling units per acre (gross acreage). Minimum project size 10 acres for newly platted MF-15 (a special exception preserves the original size/configuration of MF-15 platted or zoned before the current Ordinance). Minimum lot width 100 feet. Minimum lot depth 150 feet. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit (Sec. 24.4.C): efficiency 500 square feet; one-bedroom 725 square feet; two-or-more-bedroom 875 square feet for the first two bedrooms plus 125 square feet for each bedroom over two. At least 60 percent of total building area for dwelling units must be on the first floor.

MH — Manufactured Home

Manufactured home park space: minimum 3,500 square feet per unit, minimum width 40 feet, minimum depth 80 feet; park project area 3 to 35 acres. Manufactured home subdivision (undeveloped lots): minimum 20,000 square feet per lot. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 800 square feet (Sec. 26.3.C).

O — Office

Minimum lot area 6,000 square feet. Minimum lot width 60 feet (120 feet along U.S. 80 or I-20 frontage). Minimum lot depth 100 feet; maximum lot depth 3 times the lot width absent an exception.

NS — Neighborhood Service

Minimum lot area 6,000 square feet. Minimum lot width 60 feet (120 feet along U.S. 80 or I-20 frontage). Minimum lot depth 100 feet; maximum lot depth 3 times the lot width absent an exception.

GR — General Retail

Minimum lot area 6,000 square feet. Minimum lot width 60 feet (120 feet along U.S. 80 or I-20 frontage). Minimum lot depth 100 feet; maximum lot depth 3 times the lot width absent an exception.

CBD — Central Business District

No minimum lot area, width, or depth specified for the Central Business District.

C — Commercial

Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet (one-half acre / 21,780 square feet with U.S. 80 or I-20 frontage). Minimum lot width 60 feet (120 feet with U.S. 80 or I-20 frontage). Minimum lot depth 100 feet (150 feet with U.S. 80 or I-20 frontage).

MU — Mixed-Use

Minimum lot area 20,000 square feet. Minimum lot width 100 feet. Minimum lot depth 100 feet; maximum lot depth 3 times the lot width absent an exception.

LI — Light Industrial

Minimum lot area 20,000 square feet (1 acre / 43,560 square feet with U.S. 80 or I-20 frontage). Minimum lot width 100 feet (200 feet with U.S. 80 or I-20 frontage). Minimum lot depth 125 feet (200 feet with U.S. 80 or I-20 frontage).

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