(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 | |
PD | |
SUP | |
(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)