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Building height in Frisco, TX

What the Frisco zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

OTC — Original Town Commercial

Sec. 2.04.04 (fetched directly this session) sets a maximum height of four (4) stories or 65 feet across all three OTC dimensional sub-columns, with maximum lot coverage listed as None. Standards for vehicle parking, building setbacks, and building height are set to match existing developed conditions in this part of the city and apply only within OTC. Within the delineated Original Town Commercial core, redevelopment or infill must be at least two stories, with residential on both floors or residential above office/retail uses below. A pedestrian area of 15-20 feet between curb and building is also required, subject to Sec. 2.04.04(I) OTC Downtown Architectural Design Standards. Confirm the cited section and the Downtown Architectural Design Standards before acting.

All districts

This session fetched both tables directly (guids 45144908 and 45144911 under Subsection 2.06). Residential maximum heights (Sec. 2.06.04): AG, RE, SF-16, SF-12.5, SF-10, SF-8.5, SF-7, OTR, PH, and 2F are all 40 feet / 2.5 stories; TH is 40 feet / 2 stories; MF-15 and MF-19 are 50 feet; MH is 20 feet. Nonresidential maximum heights (Sec. 2.06.05): O-1 is 30 feet (1 story) / 40 feet (2 story) within 60 feet of single-family or two-family zoning or development; O-2 cross-references Sec. 2.04.02(C)(1)-(3) (not separately fetched); R (Retail) is 40 feet; OTC cross-references Sec. 2.04.04, which this session separately confirmed as 4 stories or 65 feet; H (Highway) allows no height limit unless within 200 feet of single-family/two-family zoning or development, in which case 40 feet applies; C-1 and C-2 are both 40 feet; IT is 175 feet; I (Industrial) has no height limit. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify these figures; confirm the current chart before acting.

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