Zoning & Development

Look up a property on the zoning map

The interactive map shows the zoning district, floodplain status, lot lines and parcel record for every lot in Dongvile, along with city limits, the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and survey abstracts. Click any lot for its record.

Zoning districts

District	Name	Intent	Standards
AG	Agricultural	Farming, ranching and the occasional goat that wanders onto FM 1337.	Min. lot 5 ac · Height 35 ft
R-1	Single-Family Residential	Detached homes on lots of at least 7,000 sq ft. Lawn flamingos are permitted by right.	Min. lot 7,000 sf · Front setback 25 ft · Height 35 ft
R-2	Two-Family Residential	Duplexes allowed. Both halves must agree on the porch color.	Min. lot 6,000 sf · Front setback 20 ft · Height 35 ft
MF	Multifamily Residential	Apartments up to three stories. One grill per balcony, strictly enforced by the manager.	Max. 18 units/ac · Height 40 ft
MH	Manufactured Housing	HUD-code homes in a planned park. Skirting required. Flags optional but expected.	Min. space 4,000 sf
PD	Planned Development	Subdivision with its own ordinance and an HOA that takes mailbox color very seriously. Base district R-1.	Per PD ordinance · Base district R-1
CBD	Central Business District	Zero setbacks around the courthouse square. Ground floors must be storefronts. Sidewalk sale permits issued Thursdays.	No min. lot · Front setback 0 ft · Height 45 ft
C-1	Neighborhood Commercial	Small shops and offices. No drive-throughs, except the bank, which was here first.	Min. lot 5,000 sf · Height 35 ft
C-2	General Commercial	Retail, restaurants and auto uses along Hot Pocket Way. Inflatable tube men need a temporary sign permit.	Min. lot 10,000 sf · Height 45 ft
HC	Highway Commercial	Big box retail, fuel and lodging at the interstate. Pole signs may reach 65 ft, and every one of them does.	Min. lot 1 ac · Height 60 ft · Pole sign 65 ft
I-1	Light Industrial	Warehousing, ag processing, the grain elevator and the co-op gin.	Min. lot 1 ac · Height 120 ft (elevators)
I-2	Heavy Industrial	Manufacturing and outdoor storage east of the interstate, downwind on purpose.	Min. lot 2 ac · Height 75 ft
P	Public / Institutional	Government buildings, schools, cemeteries and the water tower.	Per approved site plan
PK	Parks & Open Space	City parks, trails and greenbelts. New benches require two readings before council.	No residential use

Floodplain overlay: Floodplain Overlay (FEMA Zone AE). Base flood elevations established. Building here requires a floodplain development permit. The ducks were consulted.

Changing the rules for a property

Zoning change (rezoning)

Requests to change a property's zoning district go to the Planning & Zoning Commission for a public hearing and recommendation, then to City Council for a second public hearing and an ordinance. Property owners within 200 feet receive written notice, and a sign is posted on the property. If owners of 20 percent of the land within 200 feet protest in writing, approval requires a three-fourths vote of Council (Tex. Loc. Gov't Code §211.006). The application fee is $400.

Specific use permit (SUP)

Some uses are allowed in a district only with a specific use permit, which can attach conditions such as hours, sound levels or the number of fog machine bursts per hour. SUPs follow the same hearing process as a zoning change. Fee: $350.

Variance

When a property's shape or size makes a standard impossible to meet, the Zoning Board of Adjustment can grant a variance after a public hearing. Variances cannot be granted for financial hardship or for self-created conditions, and they cannot be used to change a use. Fee: $250.

Platting

Dividing land in the city limits or the ETJ requires a plat approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission under Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances and Tex. Loc. Gov't Code ch. 212. Replats of residential lots require a public hearing.