(A) 
Minimum Regulations.
The regulations set by this GDC for each district are minimum regulations and apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as hereinafter provided.
(B) 
Purpose of Zoning Districts.
Each zoning district herein established is provided a specific purpose, in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan (as amended), for the location of various activities and development types throughout the City. It is intended that these districts will be used to implement the policies and objectives of the City, as stated in its Comprehensive Plan.
(C) 
Specific Zoning Districts.
The City of Garland is hereby divided into the following zoning districts, which are grouped into the following four categories: Residential, Nonresidential, Mixed-Use, and Overlay/Special districts, and are represented by the following abbreviations and district names:
Residential Districts
AG
Agricultural District
SF-E
Single-Family Estate District (30,000 square-foot lot size)
SF-10
Single-Family District (10,000 square-foot lot size)
SF-7
Single-Family District (7,000 square-foot lot size)
SF-5
Single-Family District (5,000 square-foot lot size)
SFA
Single-Family Attached District (townhouses)
2F
Two-Family District (duplexes)
MF
Multifamily District (18 units per acre)
Nonresidential Districts
NO
Neighborhood Office District
CO
Community Office District
NS
Neighborhood Services District
CR
Community Retail District
LC
Light Commercial District
HC
Heavy Commercial District
IN
Industrial District
Mixed-Use Districts
UR
Urban Residential District (75 units per acre/high density, predominantly residential with some support retail/services)
UB
Urban Business District (mixed-use, predominantly retail/services/business with some medium/high density residential)
Overlay and Special Districts
DT
Downtown District (Form-Based Code – see Chapter 7 of this GDC)
DAO
Downtown Automotive Overlay District (see Section 2.48 of this Chapter 2)
PD
Planned Development (see Article 2, Division 2 of this Chapter 2)
SUP
Specific Use Provision (see Article 2, Division 3 of this Chapter 2)
(D) 
Equivalency Table.
The following Table 2-2 identifies zoning districts that were adopted in the City’s previous Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 4647, as amended) and the equivalent zoning districts established in this GDC:
Table 2-2 - Zoning Districts Equivalency Table
New Zoning Districts
(GDC)
Former Zoning Districts
(Ordinance #4647)
Residential Districts
 
AG Agricultural district
AG Agriculture district
SF-E Single-Family Estate district (30,000 sf lots)
n/a
SF-10 Single-Family-10 district (10,000 sf lots)
SF-16 Single-Family-16 district (16,000 sf lots)
SF-10 Single Family-10 district (10.000 sf lots)
SF-10 Single Family-10 district (10,000 sf lots)
SF-7 Single-Family-7 district (7,000 sf lots)
SF-7 Single-Family-7 district (7,000 sf lots)
SF-5 Single-Family-5 district (5,000 sf lots/patio homes)
n/a
SFA Single-Family Attached district (townhouses)
TH Townhouse district
2F Two-Family district (duplexes)
D Duplex district
MF Multifamily district (18 du/acre)
MF-12 Multifamily district (12 du/acre)
MF-18 Multifamily district (18 du/acre)
Nonresidential Districts
 
NO Neighborhood Office district
O-1 Office-1 district
CO Community Office district
O-2 Office-2 district
HS Health Services district
NS Neighborhood Services district
NS Neighborhood Service district
CR Community Retail district
SC Shopping Center district
GB General Business district
LC Light Commercial district
C-l Commercial-1 district
HC Heavy Commercial district
C-2 Commercial-2 district
IN Industrial district
I-1 Industrial-1 district
I-2 Industrial-2 district
n/a
FW Freeway district
Mixed-Use Districts
 
UR Urban Residential district
n/a
UB Urban Business district
n/a
Overlay and Special Districts
 
DAO Downtown Automotive Overlay district
O-DTA Downtown Automotive Uses Overlay district
n/a
O-190 SH 190 Overlay district
n/a
O-635 IH 635 Overlay district
n/a
O-30 IH 30 Overlay district
DT Downtown district (form-based code)
CA-1 Central Area 1 district
CA-2 Central Area 2 district
Other existing districts within the DT boundaries
PD Planned Development
PD Planned Development
SUP Specific Use Provision
SUP Specific Use Permit
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)