Fort Worth Zoning Ordinance

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Article 8. NonResidential District Use Table

4.800 Allowed Uses

The table on the following pages sets forth the uses permitted within the nonresidential districts.

4.801 Key to Table Designations

Permitted Uses
A “P” in a cell indicates that a use is allowed by right in the respective zoning district. Permitted uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of this Zoning Ordinance. A “P*” in any cell means that supplemental use standards apply (See Chapter 5 ‘Supplemental Use Standards’). The specific section number of the standard is noted in the right-hand column, titled “Supplemental Standards”.
Special Exception Uses
An “SE” in a cell indicates that a use is allowed only if reviewed and approved as a special exception use, in accordance with the review procedures of Chapter 3.Article 3. An “SE*” in any cell means that supplemental use standards apply (See Chapter 5 ‘Supplemental Use Standards’). The specific section number of the standard is noted in the right-hand column, titled “Supplemental Standards”.
Uses Not Allowed
An empty cell indicates that a use is not allowed in the respective zoning district.
Supplemental Use Standards
The numbers contained in the right-hand column of the table are references to additional standards and requirements that may apply to the use listed. Standards referenced in this column apply only in zoning districts where the designation includes a “*”.
Use Also Included on Residential District Use Table
The “«” symbol in the second column from the right indicates this use can also be found in the Residential District Use Table in Article 6.

4.802 Unlisted Uses

Additional uses have been interpreted as part of or similar to many of the uses listed in the table. The full list of such uses is included in Appendix C, Use Index. If a use is not listed, then the Board of Adjustment shall, upon the request of any interested party and pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter 3, Article 2, make a determination within which district, if any, a proposed use is allowed.

USE TABLE KEY:

P = Permitted by right

SE = Only allowed following special exception review (see Section 3.300)

* = Supplemental standards apply; see right column

PD = Only allowed in PD District following PD review

◊ = May also be allowed following PD Review

blank = Not permitted

« = Also in residential districts, see Section 4.603

4.803 Nonresidential District Use Table

U S E		NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS																	Also In RES Table	Supple-mental Stds.
		COMMERCIAL								INDUSTRIAL					SPECIAL
		ER	E	MU-1	MU -1G	FR	F	G	H	I	MU-2	MU-2G	J	K	AG	CF	TU	PD
RESIDENTIAL USES
Household Living	One-family detached dwelling			P	P*						P				P*			◊	«	4.200 (AG) Lots not > 10,000 S. F.(MU-1G)
	One-family-attached (townhouse, rowhouse)			P	P				P		P	P					P		«
	Multifamily dwelling (apartment)			P	P				P		P	P					P	◊*	«	4.305B, 6.506
	One dwelling unit when part of a business			P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P				◊
Group Living	Community home			P*	P*						P*	P*				P*	P*		«	5.110
	Group home I			P*	P*						P*	P*				P*			«	5.115
	Group home II			P*	P*						P*	P*				P*			«	5.115
	Halfway house																	PD	«	4.305B
	Shelter																	P
PUBLIC & CIVIC USES
Education	College or university			P	P	P	P	P	P	P*	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	◊
	Day care center (child or adult)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊	«
	Kindergarten	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊
	School, elementary or secondary (public or private)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	◊	«
Govern-ment	Animal shelter													P				◊
	Correctional facility									P			P	P				◊
	Government maintenance facility									P			P	P	P	P		◊*
	Government office facility	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	◊	«
	Museum, library or fine art center	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	◊	«
	Probation or parole office					P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P*	◊		5.127
Health Care Facilities	Ambulance dispatch station	P	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊	«
	Assisted living facility		P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P				P	P	◊
	Blood bank					P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊
	Care facility	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊
	Health services facility; including doctor’s office or medical clinic	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊
	Hospice	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊	«
	Hospital	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊
	Massage Therapy and Spa		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P		◊
	Nursing home (with full medical services)		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊
Recrea-tion	Center, community recreation or welfare	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	◊	«
	Center, community recreation or welfare, private or non-profit	SE	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	◊	«
	Country club (private)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	◊	«
	Country club (public)															P		◊
	Golf course		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P		◊	«
	Golf driving range					P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊	«
	Park or playground (public or private)		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	SE	P	P	◊	«
Religious	Place of worship	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	◊	«
Religious	Place of worship auxiliary use	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	P	P	P	P	P	P	SE	P	P	◊
Utilities	Electric power substation	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	P	P	P	P	P	SE	P	◊	«
	Power plant or central station light												P	P	P	SE		◊
	Stealth Telecommunication Towers	SE*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	SE*	SE*			«	5.137
	Telecommunications antenna (on structure)	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	◊*	«	5.136
	Telecommunications tower	SE*	SE*	SE*	SE*	SE*	SE*	P*		P*	SE	SE	P*	P*	SE*	SE*	P*	◊*	«	5.137
	Utility transmission or distribution line, Natural Gas Compressor Stations	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	P	SE	SE	P	P	P	SE	P*	◊*	«	5.140
	Wastewater (sewage) treatment facility									P			P	P		SE		◊
	Water supply, treatment or storage facility	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	P			P	P	P	P		◊	«
COMMERCIAL USES
Entertain-ment and Eating	Amusement, indoor		P	P	P		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Amusement, outdoor					P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Baseball/softball facility (commercial)									P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Bowling Alley					P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Bar, tavern, cocktail lounge; club, private or teen				P		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Circus												P	P				◊
	Club, commercial or business					P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Drive-in restaurant or business		P*	P*	P*	P	P	P	P	P	P*	P*	P	P				◊*		5.112
	Gambling facility (including bingo)																	PD
	Health or recreation club		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Indoor Recreation				P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P				◊
Entertain-ment and Eating	Lodge or civic club		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		SE		◊
	Massage parlor						P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P				◊
	Museum/cultural facility		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊
	Racing; horse, dog or automotive																	PD*		4.305C
	Restaurant, café, cafeteria		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊		Chap 9 “Rest”
	Sexually oriented business									P*			P*	P*				◊		5.200
	Shooting or weapons firing range																	PD*		4.305C
	Stable, commercial, riding, boarding or rodeo arena									P*			P*	P*				◊*		5.132
	Swimming pool, commercial		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*‘	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*				◊*		5.135
	Theater, drive-in		SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	P			P	P				◊
	Theater, movie theater or auditorium		P*	P*	P*	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P				◊		5.138
Lodging	Bed and breakfast inn	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P		«	5.107
	Hotel, motel or inn					P*	P*	P*	P	P*	P	P	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.116
	Recreational vehicle (RV) park					P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P*	P*				◊*		5.129
Office	Bank, financial institution		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
Office	Offices	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
Retail Sales & Service	Antique shop		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Appliance, sales, supply or repair		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊		5.134
	Bakery		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Barber or beauty shop	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Boat rental or sales					P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Book, stationery stores or newsstand	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Burglar alarms sales or service	P	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Business college or commercial school		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Caterer or wedding service		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Clothing/wearing apparel sales, new	P	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.134
	Clothing/wearing apparel sales, used		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.134
	Convenience store		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Copy store or commercial print center without off-set printing		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
Retail Sales and Service	Dance studio		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P				◊
	Dressmaking, custom; millinery shop	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Duplicating Services		P	P	P	P*	P*	P*	P*	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊*		5.126
	Feed store, no processing/ milling			P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Firewood sales		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P	P	P	P	P			P*	◊*		5.113
	Furniture sales, new and used (office & residential) in a building.		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.134
	Furniture upholstery, refinishing or resale			P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	General merchandise store		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.134
	Greenhouse or plant nursery	SE*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P	SE		P	◊*	«	5.114, 5.134
	Grocery store, meat market		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.134
	Gunsmithing, repairs or sales					P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Home improvement store		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.134
	Interior decorating		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P				◊
	Kennel									P*			P*	P*				◊*		5.117
	Large retail store		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.134
	Laundry or dry cleaning collection office	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Laundry, dry cleaning or washeteria		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Leather goods shop		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Liquor or package store		P	P	P		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Locksmith		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Medical supplies/ equipment sales or rental	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	◊
	Mini-warehouses												P	P			P	◊
	Mortuary or funeral home		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊*
	Newspaper distribution center					P*	P*	P*	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊		5.124
	Optician		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Pawn shop					P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.125 5.134
	Pharmacy (drug store)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Photograph, portrait/camera shop or photo finishing	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
	Recording studio		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊		5.128
	Retail sales, general		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.134
Retail Sales and Service	Saddle or harness, repair or sales			P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Shoe shine shop		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Studio, art or photography	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Tailor, clothing or apparel shop		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Tattoo parlor					P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Taxidermist shop		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Veterinary clinic w/indoor kennels		P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P	P			P*	◊		5.142
	Veterinary clinic w/outdoor kennel									P*			P*	P*				◊*		5.142
Vehicle Sales & Service	Auto parts supply, retail			P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Automotive repair; paint and body shop					P*	P*	P*	P*	P	P*	P*	P	P			P	◊		5.104
	Car wash, full or self service	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*			P	◊*		5.108
	Gasoline sales		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P				◊
	Mobile home or manufactured housing sales									P			P	P				◊
	Parking area or garage, storage commercial or auxiliary	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*		P*	P	◊	«	6.202F
	Recreational vehicle (RV) sales/svc									P	P	P	P	P				◊
	Service station					P*	P*	P*	P*	P	P	P	P	P			P	◊		5.104
	Truck stop w/fuel & accessory services									P			P	P				◊
	Vehicle junkyard									SE*			SE*	SE*						5.141
	Vehicle sales or rental; including automobiles, motorcycles, boats or trailers					P	P	P	P	P			P	P				◊
	Vehicle steam cleaning									P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
INDUSTRIAL USES
Light Industrial Services	Assaying													P			P	◊		5.103
	Assembly of pre-manufactured parts, except for vehicles, trailers, airplanes or mobile homes									P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Blacksmithing or wagon shop									P			P	P				◊
	Bottling works, milk or soft drinks									P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
	Carpet and rug cleaning									P	P	P	P	P			P	◊
Light Industrial Services	Chicken Battery or brooder												P	P				◊
	Coal, coke or wood yard

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