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ZONING :: DISTRICT SUMMARY

Note: This summary is for illustrative purposes only. Some uses listed have conditions attached. For a complete listing of all permitted uses and conditions consult the Zoning Ordinance.

 Residential Zoning Districts
"E" ESTATE:  Single family detached dwellings on minimum 10,000 square foot lots; schools; churches. Specific Use Permit required for day care facility; bed and breakfast inn; university; philanthropic institution; personal care facility; country club with golf course; no mobile/manufactured homes.
"R" RESIDENTIAL:  Single family detached dwelling on minimum 7,200 square foot lots; shools; parks; churches; utility distribution lines.  Non-residential uses as permitted in "E".
"R1" RESIDENTIAL:  All uses permitted in "R" plus: Single family detached dwellings on minimum 6,000 square foot lots.
"R2" RESIDENTIAL: All uses permitted in "R1" plus:  Single family detached dwelling on 5,000 square foot lots.
"TH" TOWNHOUSE:  All non-residential uses permitted in "E" plus:  Townhouses (attached single family) on 3,600 square foot lots.
"D" DUPLEX:  Duplex  dwellings on minimum 6,000 square foot lots, the density and building types primarily for transition from areas of lower density; townhouses allowed.  Specific Use Permit required for day care facility; bed and breakfast inn.
"MF14" MEDIUM DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY:  All uses permitted in "D" plus:  Apartments at 14 dwelling units per acre; personal care facility; women's shelter; day care; boarding; fraternity and sorority house.  Specific Use Permit required for nursing homes; private club; lodge or fraternal organization; cemetery' museum or art gallery.
"MF18" MEDIUM DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY:  All uses permitted in "MF14" plus:  Apartments at 18 dwelling units per acre.
"MF22" MEDIUM DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY:  All uses permitted in "MF14" plus:  Apartments at 22 dwelling units per acre.
 Commercial Zoning Districts
"O" OFFICE SERVICE:  Office for a doctor, dentist, attorney, architect, CPA, engineer, psychologist, chiropractor, podiatrist; general business office not offering on-premise sale, rental, or repair of goods; crop production; mortgage banking company; optometrist office; church; public/private school; country club with golf course; public park or playground; museum of art gallery; customarily incidental uses; veterinary clinic; day care; office uses; private club; women’s shelter; yacht club; lodge or fraternal organization. Specific Use Permit required for cemetery; university/college; philanthropic institution; bed and breakfast inn.
"NS" NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE:  All uses permitted in "O" plus:  Convenience store; supermarket; beauty shop; dry cleaning and laundry service; rental store; health studio; drugstore; florist; nursing home; restaurant with no drive-in service or on-site consumption of alcoholic beverages; private vocational schools; pet shop - indoor only; auto parts accessory sales and service; massage therapy; alcohol sales; supervised living facility; antique shop; business school; catering service; copy center; general retail store, museum or art gallery; personal household service.
"LS" LOCAL SERVICE:  All uses permitted in "NS" (except crop production; university/college; cemetery; women's shelter) plus:  philanthropic institution; bed and breakfast, indoor theatre, banquet hall; wedding chapel; recreation-inside' sidewalk cafe; second hand goods; gasoline sales, radio or TV studio; swimming pool accessory sales and service; custom and craft work.
"CS" COMMUNITY SERVICE:  All uses permitted in "LS" (except for bed and breakfast inn) plus:  crop production; university/college; cemetery; women's shelter; nursing home; supervised living facility; hotel; teen club; bowling alley; skating rink; car wash; plant sales; building and landscape materials; lumber sales; rental gun sales; boat service and sales; large retail; auto service; car wash; vehicle rental; tattoo parlor; specialty paraphernalia; bail bond service; wholesale supply business; bank; savings and loan; custom craft work; food processing; mortuary or funeral chapel; hospital; recycling center; wrecker service.  Specific Use Permit required for nightclubs, motels; residence motel; indoor gun range; commercial parking; mini-warehouse; halfway house; psychiatric hospital; scientific research labs; and transit passenger terminal.
"B" BUSINESS:  All uses permitted in "CS" (except sidewalk café) plus: Motor vehicle sales and rental; muffler shop; minor motor vehicle repair garage; general retail store; commercial parking; commercial kennel; building maintenance and service; commercial cleaners; cold storage plant; warehouse; trade school; pawn shop; trailer park; pet shop (no outside runs); medical or scientific research lab; emergency shelter; recreation uses; package liquor stores. Specific User Permit required for large scale retail; psychiatric hospital; halfway house. 
 Industrial Zoning Districts
"LI" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL:  All uses permitted in "B" (except day care; supervised living facility; nursing homes; psychiatric hospital) plus: major auto repair garage; distribution center; light manufacturing; contractor's plant; electrical component assembly; manufacturing shop and storage yard; bars; heavy machinery sales and storage; outside storage with conditions; sexually oriented business; used motor vehicle parts; auto body paint shop; collision services and dismantling; small appliance manufacture; machine or welding shop; commercial stables; newspaper and commercial printing; salvage or reclamation of products (indoor); spray painting or motor vehicle conversion. Specific Use Permit required for schools; day care facility; hotel; gun club or outdoor target range.
"IM" INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING:  All uses permitted in "LI" (except hospitals) plus: manufacture of wood, paper, and plastic products; paints, oils, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, petroleum, and other chemical products; heavy manufacturing; manufacture of animal food; canning or bottling of food or beverages for human consumption; manufacture of textiles, furniture, and cabinets; wholesale storage; tire recapping; manufacture of motorcycles, cars, manufactured homes, and airplanes; foundry. Specific Use Permit required for horse or auto racing; asphalt or concrete plant; livestock sales; high impact use; outdoor salvage of products; prison.
 Special Purpose Zoning Districts
"A" AGRICULTURE:  Farm; ranch; plant nursery; other agricultural uses; public and private schools; parks; churches; and single family dwellings on minimum 5-acre lots. Specific Use Permit required for university/college; day care.
"MU" MIXED USE:  Established to provide areas in which a variety of housing types exists among neighborhood-serving commercial and institutional uses. The intent is to establish architectural character and to encourage pedestrian-oriented activities in key locations of Arlington and to encourage redevelopment in those areas deemed appropriate.
"MH" MANUFACTURED HOME:  Manufactured home parks and subdivisions with incidental uses. Minimum 10-acre sites. Crop production permitted.
"PD" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT:  Any residential or non-residential uses allowed within the City shall be permitted under this zoning. Specific permitted uses for each "PD" will be determined at the time the district is approved.
"DB" DOWNTOWN BUSINESS:  Office; specialized retail, institutional, cultural and multi-family including: Theater; restaurant; night club; open air vending; general business office; parking facilities; gasoline sales with associated convenience store; bed and breakfast; hotel; sidewalk café; antique shop; copy center; business school; cleaning laundry. Specific Use Permit required for restaurant drive-though; multi-family; farmer's market.
"F" FESTIVAL:  Recreation and/or entertainment facilities including: Amusement park; teen club; movie theater; park; general retail; general business office; parking facilities; major tourist attractions; private club or organization; inside recreation; day care; schools; gasoline sales with associated convenience store. Specific Use Permit required for single family; duplex; multi-family; hotel; horse and auto racing; night club; restaurant; farmers market; bed and breakfast.
Zoning District Overlays
"BP" BUSINESS PARK OVERLAY:  Special use and development standards are applied in this district to promote high-quality, high-intensity, mixed-use development in close proximity to controlled access freeways and other appropriate locations throughout the City. Specific Use Permit required for day care; schools; philanthropic institution.
"DN" DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY:  This area was established to aid in the revitalization of the transition area surrounding the Downtown Business (DB) area.  Special use and development standards are applied in this district to promote a mixture of uses in a high quality, high density, pedestrian-oriented setting.
"AP" AIRPORT OVERLAY:  Special use and development regulations are applied to those properties which are impacted by the noise and flight patterns around Arlington Municipal Airport.
"LP" LANDMARK PRESERVATION OVERLAY:  Intended to protect and preserve those buildings, structure sites, and areas of historical or cultural importance.
"LCMU" LAMAR/COLLINS MIXED USE OVERLAY:  Special use and development standards are applied in this district to promote high-quality, high-density, mixed-use development in a specific north Arlington location.
"ED" ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT OVERLAY:  The Entertainment District Overlay is intended to provide a more sustainable mix of uses and activities, while promoting high quality development and an aesthetically pleasing environment in an area including two major sports venues, Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor.
"VG" VILLAGE ON THE GREEN AT TIERRA VERDE OVERLAY:  Established to provide an area which will be a financially and environmentally sustainable community memorable for its rural character, village-like atmosphere, mix of high quality housing options and complementary commercial activity.

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