SMALL LOT HOUSING.
Fort Worth Zoning Ordinance § 6.509
in effect§ 6.509 SMALL LOT HOUSING.
(a) Small lot housing shall be allowed as required by Chapter 211, Subchapter D of the Texas Local Government Code and in accordance with this Section.
(b) Small lot housing is only allowed if it will be located on a tract of land in the city that:
(1) Will be platted and located in an area zoned for one-family residential;
(2) Is five acres or more; and
(3) Has no recorded plat.
(c) Small lot housing shall not be allowed in an area located within:
(1) 3,000 feet of an airport or military/ base;
(2) 15,000 feet of the boundary of a military base if the area is designated by the city or joint airport zoning board as a military airport overlay zone with a clear zone and accident potential zone designation, as described by the military base's air installation compatible use zone report; or
(3) In an area that is the subject of an agreement with the city that does not authorize or provide for small lot housing.
(d) Property development standards.
(1) Small lot housing must meet the standards in the following table:
Lot width | 30 feet minimum at building line
Lot length | 75 feet minimum
Lot area | 3,000 square feet minimum; 4,000 square feet maximum
Lot coverage | 70% maximum
Front yard* | 15 feet minimum
Side yard* | 5 feet minimum; fire and building codes apply
Rear yard | 10 feet minimum
Height | 3 stories maximum not exceeding 10 feet in heigh measured from the interior floor to ceiling.
No front yard entry driveway or parking.
* The Development Standards in Section 6.101 shall not apply.
(2) Small lot housing must comply with the following:
a. Signs. An unilluminated nameplate bearing the family name of the occupants residing in the residence not to exceed one square foot in area shall be allowed.
b. Access through residential districts. A driveway or walk on private property shall not provide access for uses in the "CR" district through the "K" district.
c. Location of carports/porte cocheres. Allowed in rear yards (See § 5.301(d) Accessory Buildings on Residential Lots and § 6.101(a) Yards.)
d. Maximum number of garages. No more than one garage, one carport, or one porte- cochere shall be allowed per residential unit on a single residential lot.
e. Fences. Eight feet high behind front yard. (See § 5.305 Fences for fence requirements for fences allowed for residential dwellings );
f. Facade. Compliance with § 4.708, except no wall articulation requirements.
g. Access through residential districts. A driveway or walk on private property shall not provide access for uses in the "CR" district through the "K" district; and
h. Parking requirement. One space per dwelling unit.
(Ord. 28525-05-2026, § 3, passed 5-12-2026, eff. 5-22-2026)
Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-78043Fetched: 10/26/2026