Dallas Texas Zoning Regulations and Services

The Planning and Zoning Resource Corporation (PZR^®) has been partnering with commercials lenders, title companies, attorneys, businesses, etc to provide them zoning services, solutions, reports/documents and research related to their to commercial real estate project throughout the USA. Clients investing in the Dallas, Texas area have been hiring us for all their zoning needs.

Dallas Zoning

Zoning is the division of land into districts. These districts have uniform zoning regulations including those on land use, height, setbacks, lot size, density, coverage, and floor area ratio (FAR). Use the online zoning map to determine the zoning on our your property.

Dallas Zoning Districts

Dallas has classified the area into zoning districts. Below are the Dallas zoning districts which define and regulate - front, side, rear yard setbacks, height restrictions, lot coverage, floor area ratio and other additional provisions for each district.

Central Area
Commercial Service and Industrial
Mixed Use
Multiple Commercial
Office
Residential
Retail

City of Dallas Use Regulations

NOTE: The following use regulations are prepared by the city staff and are intended for use as a guide only.

The following classifications help define zoning land use and regulations.

For complete details refer
http://www.dallascityhall.com/zoning/html/zoning_use_regulations.html

Agricultural Uses

Animal Production
Commercial Stable
Crop Production
Private Stable

Commercial and Business Service Uses

Building Repair and Maintenance Shop
Bus or Rail Transit Vehicle Maintenance or Storage Facility
Catering Service
Custom Business Services
Commercial Cleaning or Laundry Plant
Custom Woodworking, Furniture Construction, or Repair
Electronics Service Center
Job or Lithographic Printing
Labor Hall
Machine or Welding Shop
Machinery, Heavy Equipment, or Truck Sales and Services
Medical or Scientific Laboratory
Technical School
Tool or Equipment Rental
Vehicle or Engine Repair or Maintenance

Industrial Uses

Potentially Incompatible Industrial Use
Industrial (inside)
Industrial (inside) Light Manufacturing
Industrial (outside)
Medical / Infectious Waste Incinerator
Metal Salvage Facility
Mining
Municipal Waste Incinerator
Organic Compost Recycling Facility
Outside Salvage or Reclamation
Pathological Waste Incinerator
Temporary Concrete or Asphalt Batching Plant

Institutional and Community Services Uses

Adult Day Care Facility
Cemetery or Mausoleum
Child-Care Facility
Church
College, University, or Seminary
Community Service Center
Convalescent and Nursing Homes, Hospice Care, and Related Institutions
Convent or Monastery
Foster Home
Halfway House
Hospital
Library, Art Gallery or Museum
Public or Private School

Lodging Uses

Hotel or Motel
Lodging or Boarding House
Overnight General Purpose Shelter

Miscellaneous Uses

Carnival or Circus (Temporary)
Hazardous Waste Management Facility
Placement of Fill Material
Temporary Construction or Sales Office

Office Uses

Financial Institution Without Drive-In Window
Financial Institution with Drive-in Window
Medical Clinic or Ambulatory Surgical Center
Office

Recreation Uses

Country Club with Private Membership
Private Recreation Center, Club, or Area
Public Park, Playground, or Golf Course

Residential Uses

College Dormitory, Fraternity or Sorority House
Duplex
Group Residential Facility
Handicapped Group Dwelling Unit
Manufactured Home Park, Manufactured Home Subdivision, or
Campground
Multifamily
Residential Hotel
Retirement Housing
Single Family

Retail and Personal Service Uses

General Provisions
Ambulance Service
Animal Shelter or Clinic
Auto Service Center
Alcoholic Beverage Establishments
Business School
Car Wash
Commercial Amusement (Inside)
Commercial Amusement (Outside)
Commercial Parking Lot or Garage
Drive-in Theater
Dry Cleaning or Laundry Store
Furniture Store
General Merchandise or Food Store 3,500 square feet
General Merchandise or Food Store Greater Than 3,500 square feet
Home Improvement Center, Lumber, Brick or Building Materials Sales Yard
Household Equipment and Appliance Repair
Liquor Store
Mortuary, Funeral Home, or Commercial Wedding Chapel
Motor Vehicle Fueling Station
Nursery, Garden Shop or Plant Sales
Outside Sales
Pawn Shop
Personal Services Use
Restaurant Without Drive-In or Drive-Through Service
Restaurant with Drive-In or Drive-Through Service
Surface Parking
Swap or Buy Shop
Taxidermist
Temporary Retail Use
Theater
Vehicle Display, Sales and Service

Transportation Uses

Airport or Landing Field
Commercial Bus Station and Terminal
Heliport
Helistop
Private Street or Alley
Railroad Passenger Station
Railroad Yard, Roundhouse, or Shops
STOL (Short Takeoff or Landing) Port
Transit Passenger Shelter
Transit Passenger Station or Transfer Center

Wholesale, Distribution, and Storage Uses

Auto Auction
Building Mover's Temporary Storage Yard
Contractor's Maintenance Yard
Freight Terminal
Livestock Auction Pens or Sheds
Manufactured Building Sales Lot
Mini-Warehouse
Office Showroom / Warehouse
Outside Storage
Petroleum Product Storage and Wholesale
Recycling Buy-Back center
Recycling Collection Center
Recycling Drop-off Container
Recycling Drop-off for special occasion collection
Sand, Gravel, or Earth Sales and Storage
Trade Center
Vehicle Storage lot
Warehouse

Utility and Public Service Uses

Commercial Radio or Television Transmitting Station
Electrical Generating Plant
Electrical Substation
Local Utilities
Police or Fire Station
Post Office
Radio, Television, or Microwave Tower
Refuse Transfer Station
Sanitary Landfill
Sewage Treatment Plant
Tower / Antenna for Cellular Communication
Utility or Government Installation Other Than Listed
Water Treatment Plant

Accessory Uses

Accessory Community Center (Private)
Accessory Game Court (Private)
Accessory Helistop
Accessory Medical / Infectious Waste Incinerator
Accessory Outside Display of Merchandise
Accessory Outside Sales
Accessory Outside Storage
Accessory Pathological Waste Incinerator
Amateur Communication Tower
Day Home
General Waste Incinerator
Home Occupation
Occasional Sales (Garage Sales)
Private Stable
Swimming Pool (Private)
Pedestrian Skybridges

Dallas Zoning Chart defines zoning regulations including those on land use, height, setbacks, lot size, density, coverage, and floor area ratio (FAR).

Importance of Zoning Services, Analysis and Research

As you can see for large commercial projects - zoning compliance can become complex and Overwhelming for individuals/institutions whose core specialization is something else. Zoning laws dictate how a commercial site or property can be used or constructed. Moreover zoning laws and zoning ordinances are constantly changing. A change in land use and zoning ordinances may trigger a zoning compliant property to become non-compliant.

PZR^® simplifies this complexity for our clients. We have been an integral part of some of the largest multi-site transactions on record, as well as single site transactions financed by local and national lenders. The Planning and Zoning Resource Corporation is the creator and sole provider of The PZR Report^® (Zoning Report) which sets the standard in zoning reports, letters, analysis, endorsements and is highly recognized and accepted by virtually every segment of the commercial real estate industry.

The Planning and Zoning Resource Corporation will obtain all available municipal documents such as:

Zoning Verification Letters
Zoning Reports (PZR Report^®)
Building and Zoning Code Violation Letters
Certificates of Occupancy
Building Permits
Variances (Special Use Permits or Conditional Use Permits)
Planned Unit Developments
Site Plans
Zoning Codes
Certificate of Zoning Compliance

The Planning and Resource Corporation recommends PZR^® Zoning Reports because they are supported by local municipal documentation which provides project staff with a reliable, independently confirmed statement that speaks to the compliance status of the property. PZR^® will also provide assistance in resolving specific zoning issues or non-conformities that are revealed out of this review process.