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Lot size and width in Frisco, TX

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

AG — Agricultural

Minimum lot area 2 acres; minimum lot width 150 feet; minimum lot depth 250 feet; minimum dwelling area 800 square feet, per the Sec. 2.06.04 Residential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session). Front yard setback 40 feet; side yard setback 20 feet (25 feet on corner lots); rear yard setback 30 feet; maximum height 40 feet / 2.5 stories; maximum lot coverage (all buildings) listed as N/A. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify setbacks and heights. Confirm the current chart and any PD or SUP conditions before acting.

RE — Residential Estate

Minimum lot area 1 acre; minimum lot width 150 feet; minimum lot depth 200 feet; minimum dwelling area 800 square feet, per the Sec. 2.06.04 Residential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session). Front yard setback 40 feet; side yard setback 15 feet (25 feet on corner lots); rear yard setback 30 feet; maximum height 40 feet / 2.5 stories; maximum lot coverage (all buildings) 20 percent. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify setbacks and heights. Confirm the current chart and any PD or SUP conditions before acting.

SF-16 — Single-Family Residential-16

Minimum lot area 16,000 square feet; minimum lot width 90 feet; minimum lot depth 140 feet; minimum dwelling area 800 square feet, per the Sec. 2.06.04 Residential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session). Front yard setback 40 feet; side yard setback 15 feet (20 feet on corner lots); rear yard setback 30 feet; maximum height 40 feet / 2.5 stories; maximum lot coverage (all buildings) 30 percent. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify setbacks and heights. Confirm the current chart and any PD or SUP conditions before acting.

SF-12.5 — Single-Family Residential-12.5

Minimum lot area 12,500 square feet; minimum lot width 90 feet; minimum lot depth 120 feet; minimum dwelling area 800 square feet, per the Sec. 2.06.04 Residential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session). Front yard setback 30 feet; side yard setback 15 feet (20 feet on corner lots); rear yard setback 30 feet; maximum height 40 feet / 2.5 stories; maximum lot coverage (all buildings) 40 percent. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify setbacks and heights. Confirm the current chart and any PD or SUP conditions before acting.

SF-10 — Single-Family Residential-10

Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet; minimum lot width 80 feet; minimum lot depth 100 feet; minimum dwelling area 800 square feet, per the Sec. 2.06.04 Residential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session). Maximum height 40 feet / 2.5 stories; maximum lot coverage (all buildings) 45 percent. See the separate "setbacks" rule below for front, side, and rear yard figures. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify setbacks and heights. Confirm the current chart and any PD or SUP conditions before acting.

SF-8.5 — Single-Family Residential-8.5

Minimum lot area 8,500 square feet, similar in character to SF-12.5 and SF-10; minimum lot width 70 feet; minimum lot depth 100 feet; minimum dwelling area 800 square feet, per the Sec. 2.06.04 Residential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session). Front yard setback 25 feet; side yard setback 7 feet (15 feet on corner lots); rear yard setback 30 feet; maximum height 40 feet / 2.5 stories; maximum lot coverage (all buildings) 45 percent. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify setbacks and heights. Confirm the current chart and any PD or SUP conditions before acting.

SF-7 — Single-Family Residential-7

Minimum lot area 7,000 square feet; minimum lot width 60 feet; minimum lot depth 100 feet; minimum dwelling area 800 square feet, per the Sec. 2.06.04 Residential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session). Front yard setback 25 feet; side yard setback 7 feet (15 feet on corner lots); rear yard setback 30 feet; maximum height 40 feet / 2.5 stories; maximum lot coverage (all buildings) 45 percent. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify setbacks and heights. Confirm the current chart and any PD or SUP conditions before acting.

MF-15 — Multifamily-15

Maximum density 15 dwelling units per net acre. Per the Sec. 2.06.04 Residential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session), MF-15 and MF-19 share the same row: minimum dwelling area cross-references Sec. 4.12.01(E); front, side, and rear yard setbacks cross-reference Sec. 4.12.01(A), (B), and (C) respectively; minimum lot area/width cross-reference Sec. 4.12.01(D). Maximum height for MF-15 is 50 feet (distinct from MF-19's shared 50-foot figure in the same chart cell); maximum lot coverage 50 percent. This session fetched the Sec. 2.06.04 chart itself but did not fetch Sec. 4.12 (Multifamily Development Standards) in full, so the exact Sec. 4.12.01(A)-(E) numeric setback, lot area, lot width, and dwelling-area figures remain review-gated. Confirm Sec. 4.12 directly before acting.

MF-19 — Multifamily-19

Maximum density 19 dwelling units per net acre. Per the Sec. 2.06.04 Residential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session), MF-15 and MF-19 share the same row: minimum dwelling area, front/side/rear yard setbacks, and minimum lot area/width all cross-reference Sec. 4.12.01(E), (A), (B), (C), and (D) respectively. Maximum height 50 feet; maximum lot coverage 50 percent. This session fetched the Sec. 2.06.04 chart itself but did not fetch Sec. 4.12 (Multifamily Development Standards) in full, so the exact Sec. 4.12.01(A)-(E) numeric setback, lot area, lot width, and dwelling-area figures remain review-gated. Confirm Sec. 4.12 directly before acting.

O-1 — Office-1

Per the Sec. 2.06.05 Nonresidential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session): minimum lot area 10,000 square feet; minimum lot width 60 feet; minimum lot depth listed as N/A. Front yard 25 feet; side yard 1 story = 25 feet (20 feet adjacent to other districts, 25 feet adjacent to a dedicated street) / 2 story = 60 feet (same adjacency figures); rear yard 1 story = 30 feet (30 feet, 25 feet) / 2 story = 60 feet (30 feet, 25 feet); maximum height 1 story no greater than 30 feet; 2 story no greater than 40 feet within 60 feet of property zoned or developed as single-family or two-family; maximum lot coverage 25 percent. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify setbacks and heights. Confirm the current chart before acting.

O-2 — Office-2

Per the Sec. 2.06.05 Nonresidential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session): minimum lot area 12,500 square feet; minimum lot width 100 feet; minimum lot depth 125 feet. Front, side, and rear yard setbacks all cross-reference Sec. 2.04.02(C)(1)-(3), which this session did not separately fetch and remains review-gated. Maximum height is listed as None in the chart; maximum lot coverage 50 percent (30 percent maximum for accessory structures). Confirm the current chart and Sec. 2.04.02(C) directly before acting.

R — Retail

Per the Sec. 2.06.05 Nonresidential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session): minimum lot area 10,000 square feet; minimum lot width 100 feet; minimum lot depth 140 feet. Front yard 30 feet; side yard 1 story = 25 feet (20 feet adjacent to other districts, 25 feet adjacent to a dedicated street) / 2 story = 60 feet (same adjacency figures); rear yard 1 story = 30 feet (30 feet, 25 feet) / 2 story = 60 feet (30 feet, 25 feet); maximum height 40 feet; maximum lot coverage 40 percent. Subsection 6.18 (Alternative Compliance Standards) can modify setbacks and heights. Confirm the current chart before acting.

H — Highway

Per the Sec. 2.06.05 Nonresidential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session): minimum lot area 12,500 square feet; minimum lot width 125 feet; minimum lot depth 125 feet. Front yard 50 feet; side yard 1 story = 25 feet (20 feet adjacent to other districts, 30 feet adjacent to a dedicated street) / 2 story = 60 feet (same adjacency figures) / 3 story = 85 feet (20 feet, 30 feet); rear yard mirrors the same tiered structure. Maximum height is None, unless single-family or two-family zoning districts or developments are within 200 feet of the property line, in which a 40-foot height maximum applies; maximum lot coverage 50 percent. Confirm the current chart before acting.

C-1 — Commercial-1

Per the Sec. 2.06.05 Nonresidential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session): minimum lot area 8,000 square feet; minimum lot width 100 feet; minimum lot depth 100 feet. Front yard 30 feet; side yard 1 story = 25 feet (20 feet adjacent to other districts, 30 feet adjacent to a dedicated street) / 2 story = 60 feet (same adjacency figures); rear yard 1 story = 30 feet (30 feet, 30 feet) / 2 story = 60 feet (30 feet, 30 feet); maximum height 40 feet; maximum lot coverage 50 percent; maximum FAR 0.5:1. Confirm the current chart before acting.

C-2 — Commercial-2

Per the Sec. 2.06.05 Nonresidential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session): minimum lot area 5,000 square feet; minimum lot width 100 feet; minimum lot depth 100 feet. Front yard 30 feet; side yard 1 story = 25 feet (20 feet adjacent to other districts, 30 feet adjacent to a dedicated street) / 2 story = 60 feet (same adjacency figures); rear yard 1 story = 30 feet (30 feet, 25 feet) / 2 story = 60 feet (30 feet, 25 feet); maximum height 40 feet; maximum lot coverage 60 percent; maximum FAR 0.6:1. Confirm the current chart before acting.

IT — Information and Technology

Minimum district size 25 gross acres. Per the Sec. 2.06.05 Nonresidential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session): minimum front yard 50 feet (also see Sec. 2.04.08); minimum side yard 15 feet (also see Sec. 2.04.08); minimum rear yard 30 feet (also see Sec. 2.04.08); minimum lot area and minimum lot width are both listed as None; maximum height 175 feet; maximum lot coverage 55 percent (70 percent if parking garages are constructed); maximum FAR 1:1. Confirm the cited chart and Sec. 2.04.08 directly before acting.

I — Industrial

Per the Sec. 2.06.05 Nonresidential Districts Development Standards Chart (fetched directly this session): minimum lot area 43,560 square feet; minimum lot width 200 feet; minimum lot depth 200 feet. Front yard 25 feet; side yard 15 feet (25 feet on corner lots); rear yard 30 feet; maximum height listed as None; maximum lot coverage 80 percent; maximum FAR listed as None. Confirm the current chart before acting.

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