Permitted uses in Little Elm, TX

Single-family detached dwellings, together with allowed incidental and accessory uses (Sec. 106.03.02(g)(1)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Single family detached dwellings and allowed incidental uses (Sec. 106.03.02(a)(1)). The full residential use table, including accessory and institutional uses, is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Single family detached dwellings and allowed incidental uses (Sec. 106.03.02(b)(1)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Single-family detached dwellings, together with allowed incidental and accessory uses (Sec. 106.03.02(c)(3)). On parcels of three acres or more, agricultural/farm accessory buildings such as a stable, barn, pen, corral, kennel, greenhouse, or coop are also allowed, set back at least 25 feet from any property line (Sec. 106.03.02(c)(4)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Single family detached dwellings and allowed incidental uses (Sec. 106.03.02(d)(1)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Single-family detached dwellings, together with allowed incidental and accessory uses (Sec. 106.03.02(e)(1)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Single-family detached dwellings, together with allowed incidental and accessory uses (Sec. 106.03.02(f)(1)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Single-family detached dwellings, together with allowed incidental and accessory uses (Sec. 106.03.02(h)(4)). A minimum of three lot sizes must be provided within the subdivision: at least 20 percent of lots at the largest size and at most 50 percent at the smallest size (Sec. 106.03.02(h)(2)-(3)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Two-family (duplex) dwellings, with utilities provided separately and individually metered to each unit (Sec. 106.03.02(i)(1)-(2)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Townhomes, subject to site plan review and approval by the director, with deviations from standards possible through the planning and zoning commission and town council (Sec. 106.03.02(j)(1)-(2)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Patio homes: single-family dwellings smaller in scale than typical residential homes, on a unique platted lot, that may use a zero lot line on one side, subject to site plan review and approval by the director (Sec. 106.03.02(k)(1)-(3)). If a zero lot line or any side setback under five feet is chosen, no windows may face that side. The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Multifamily dwellings, with accessory buildings and uses permitted so long as they are not used for commercial purposes (Sec. 106.03.02(l)(1)-(2)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Manufactured and modular dwellings meeting state and federal standards, and single-family and two-family dwelling units (Sec. 106.03.02(m)(1)). The MH-1 base district standards remain only to support existing planned developments approved before January 5, 2021; it is not available for new base zoning (Sec. 106.03.02(m)(4)). The full residential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(a), Article V Table A.

Primarily agricultural uses. Sec. 106.03.03(a)(2) lists all forms of agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry with necessary farm structures, agricultural/farm buildings, riding schools or horse boarding stables, on-site sale of farm products (75 percent must be produced on-site), bed and breakfast, and storage of uninhabited recreational vehicles, camp trailers, or similar wheeled vehicles. One primary residential structure is allowed per lot (Sec. 106.03.03(a)(4)). The full nonresidential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(b), Article V Table B.

Office uses (Sec. 106.03.03(b)(1)). The full nonresidential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(b), Article V Table B.

Neighborhood-serving retail and service uses (Sec. 106.03.03(c)(1)). The full nonresidential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(b), Article V Table B.

Federal, state, and local government uses, public and private educational and medical facilities, and limited incidental retail or service uses that are subordinate to the principal institutional use (Sec. 106.03.03(d)(1)). The full nonresidential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(b), Article V Table B.

General retail, office, and service commercial uses (Sec. 106.03.03(e)(1)). The full nonresidential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(b), Article V Table B.

More intensive commercial uses than LC, including auto sales/repair, portable building sales, and industrial-adjacent retail (Sec. 106.03.03(f)(1)). The full nonresidential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(b), Article V Table B.

Light manufacturing, warehousing, and industrial service uses (Sec. 106.03.03(g)(1)). The full nonresidential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(b), Article V Table B.

Heavy manufacturing and industrial uses, including uses by specific use permit that are prohibited elsewhere, such as electric power generating plants, machine/welding shops, and salvage or wrecking yards (Sec. 106.03.03(h)(1)). The full nonresidential use table is in Sec. 106.05.01(b), Article V Table B.

Mixed use, pedestrian-oriented development including residential, retail, and office uses within a form-based code framework (Sec. 106.04.02, Division 1). Point tests at Little Elm Town Hall (100 W. Eldorado Pkwy.) and at a second nearby point both returned the zoning layer value "Lakefront District (LF)" on 2026-07-03, confirming Town Hall and the surrounding civic core sit in this district. This pack summarizes the Lakefront Code only at a high level; the detailed building types, frontage standards, and block rules run to a separate, lengthy code within Sec. 106.04.02 and are review-gated, see Sec. 106.04.02 directly for a specific parcel.

The base zoning district determines permitted uses; the only base districts allowed within the overlay are LC, HC, LI, HI, and related PD districts (Sec. 106.04.01(d)(1)). A long list of uses is prohibited within the overlay unless approved through a specific use permit, including auto sales/leasing, batching plants, flea markets, pawn shops, self-storage, sexually oriented businesses, and truck/heavy vehicle sales or repair (Sec. 106.04.01(d)(2)).

Town council may authorize a PD for service, retail, office, or residential uses on 3 or more acres; industrial uses on 10 or more acres; medical center, hospital, or institutional uses on 3 or more acres; a combination of the above; or as a transition district regardless of acreage where consistent with the comprehensive plan (Sec. 106.04.03(b)). Every PD contains at least one base zoning district, and any standard not specifically modified in the PD ordinance reverts to that base district (Sec. 106.04.03(c), (i)).