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What are property zones?

Zoning is used by Municipalities to section off areas of a city for a specific purpose, or to prevent a specific use of a piece of land. Zoning can be frustrating for property owners, but it serves a purpose: A Real Estate owners in a new housing development would not be happy with a smelly industrial complex opening up next door. If you want to learn more, there's a long history of zoning and why it was started in the US.

Usage

The Zoning tiles are available for Amarillo proper, and can be turned on and off by opening the Amarillo.land map and clicking the green zoning button located in the bottom right hand corner of the window. Each zone will show up in one of the following colors:

  • Residential: Green
  • Commercial: Blue
  • Industrial: Yellow
  • Agriculture: Pink
  • Planned: Pink
  • Neighborhood Services: White
Residential Zones

Residential Zoning is designed to provide not only for the property owner, but also for the community. Zoning allows communities to have uniform densities built around parks and other amenities improving property values.

Amarillo has 3 primary residential zone types, a primary difference between them being minimum lot size, Yard setbacks, and max lot coverage.

For official documentation see the More Information section below.

  • Residential R-1

    Minimum lot size: 7,500 Square feet
    Yard Setback: 25 Square feet

  • Residential R-2

    Minimum lot size: 6,000 Square feet
    Yard Setback:
    front: 25 Square feet

  • Residential R-3

    Minimum lot size: 6,000 Square feet
    Yard Setback:
    front: 15 Square feet

  • Manufactured Home MH

    Mimum Mobile home lot size: 5,000
    Allows for a mobile home park.

City of Amarillo Contacts and Zoning Information
High Density Residential Zones

These consist of Duplexes to large Apartment complexes. The primary difference between each type is the SQFT of land per apartment unit.
Amarillo has 3 primary high density zones: MD, MF-1 and MF-2.

For official documentation see the More Information section below.

  • Moderate Density

    Minimum lot size per Apartment 1,800 Square feet

  • Mutliple Familty MF-1

    Minimum lot size per Apartment 1,200 Square feet

  • Mutliple Familty MF-2

    Minimum lot size per Apartment 600 Square feet

City of Amarillo Contacts and Zoning Information
Commercial Office and Retail Zones

These zones are used for retail stores and offices.
For official documentation see the More Information section below.

  • Office O-1
  • Office O-2
  • General Retail GR </p>
  • Central Business CB
  • Light Commercial LC
  • Heavy Commercial HC
City of Amarillo Contacts and Zoning Information
Industrial Zones

Used for Manufacturing and processing type properties

For official documentation see the More Information section below.

  • Light Industrial I-1
  • Heavy Industrial I-2
City of Amarillo Contacts and Zoning Information
Other Zones

The following zones do not fit into any of the other classifications above.

For official documentation see the More Information section below.

  • Neighborhood Service NS

    Color: White

  • Agricultural District A

    Color: Light Green
    Agriculture property.

  • Planned Development

    Color: Pink

Official Contacts and Zoning Information
More information

Detailed Zoning information can be found in the Zoning Document on the Amarillo.gov website.

You can also contact Capital Projects and Engineering directly for specifics about Zoning laws and ordinances for Amarillo.

Capital Projects and Planning Contacts