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Tyler, Texas Zoning Map

Zoning, overlays and hazards on every parcel - and an answer to what the code actually lets you build. Compiled from current zoning data for all 26 districts.

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Zoning Districts

Tyler, Texas Zoning Districts: What Do They Mean?

Zoning districts are areas regulated by specific laws that determine land use, building types, and development rules. Each district below shows its zone type. Tyler's ordinance does not state permitted uses as citywide flags, so they are read from each district's own table rather than summarised here.

Zone CodeCategoryAreaDetails
R-1A
Single Family Residential District
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10,723.2 ac
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R-1B
Single Family Residential District
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3,418.1 ac
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M-1
Light Industrial District
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3,400.7 ac
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AG
Agricultural District
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2,961.3 ac
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City Context

How is Tyler zoned?

Tyler regulates land through 26 zoning districts, and the planned district family is split by intended use: Planned Unit Residential at roughly 2,093 acres, Planned Commercial Development at about 1,508, Planned Multifamily at roughly 742, Planned Mixed Use 1 at about 375, Planned Office at roughly 75 and Planned Mixed Residential at about 66.

Six planned categories, each naming its intended character, means a planned district code tells you what kind of project it governs before you read the plan.

The Adaptive Reuse District at roughly 66 acres is the notable instrument. Zoning adaptive reuse as its own district gives the city a standing tool for repurposing existing buildings rather than handling each conversion as an exception.

A Downtown Business Arts And Culture District covers roughly 191 acres, naming three functions in one district identity.

The residential districts are lettered A through D within a numbered series, with R-1A the largest at roughly 10,723 acres. R-1D is described as single family residential attached and detached, covering roughly 353 acres and combining both forms.

Light industrial covers roughly 3,401 acres and general industrial about 1,415.

An Institutional District covers roughly 936 acres and an Open Space And Parkland district about 358. This is pre-development intelligence, not legal advice - verify with the local planning department before acquisition.

FAQ

Tyler zoning: frequently asked questions

How is the planned district family split?

By intended use across six categories: planned unit residential, planned commercial development, planned multifamily, planned mixed use, planned office and planned mixed residential, together roughly 4,859 acres.

What is the Adaptive Reuse District?

A district covering roughly 66 acres giving the city a standing tool for repurposing existing buildings rather than handling each conversion as an exception.

What is the Downtown Business Arts And Culture District?

A district covering roughly 191 acres naming three functions in one district identity, giving the downtown a framework that covers business, arts and cultural use together.

How is residential zoning lettered?

Through districts A to D within a numbered series, with R-1A the largest at roughly 10,723 acres. R-1D covers single family attached and detached together at about 353 acres.

How much industrial land is there?

Light industrial covers roughly 3,401 acres and general industrial about 1,415, together the third and eighth largest classifications in the city.

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Zoning data is pre-development intelligence, not legal advice. Verify with the Tyler planning department before acquisition or design.