Tarrant County Zoning Map & Districts 2026
Explore zoning districts, official map resources, and recent rezoning activity in Tarrant County, TX. ZoneWire monitors council meetings to track every zoning change.
Official Tarrant County Zoning Resources
Zoning in Tarrant County
Tarrant County does not administer a conventional zoning ordinance of its own. Land-use rules here are set at the municipal level or through other instruments such as subdivision regulations and deed restrictions. ZoneWire tracks land-use and development decisions for this jurisdiction directly from the public meeting record.
Recent Rezoning Activity in Tarrant County
What gets approved in Tarrant County
In Tarrant County, 95% of land-use board decisions were approved over the last 24 months. Commercial / office / retail clear 96%, Subdivision / plat 83%. ZoneWire analyzed 39 land-use board decisions in Tarrant County over the last 24 months. Here are the most active project types and how often each one clears.
| Project type | Decisions | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial / office / retail | 25 | 96% |
| Subdivision / plat | 6 | 83% |
1 decisions that went against the odds
These are the denials and deferrals in categories that usually sail through, the deals worth understanding before you commit capital.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The official Tarrant County zoning map is maintained by the local planning department. You can access the interactive GIS map at https://mapit.fortworthtexas.gov/Html5Viewer/?viewer=zoning. ZoneWire also tracks rezoning activity discussed in council meetings.
Tarrant County does not administer a conventional zoning ordinance of its own — land-use rules here are set at the municipal level (or, as in Houston, through subdivision codes and deed restrictions). ZoneWire tracks land-use decisions from the public meeting record instead.
ZoneWire reads every council meeting in Tarrant County to detect rezoning discussions, variances, and zoning amendments. Start a free trial to receive alerts when rezoning activity is detected.
Tarrant County Commissioners Court, Fort Worth City Council, and Fort Worth Planning Commission are tracked by ZoneWire for preliminary plats, subdivision plats, development agreements, and annexation.
Tarrant County has approximately 6 zoning-related meetings per month across the Commissioners Court, Fort Worth City Council, and Planning Commission.
The most active areas for zoning in Tarrant County are the Alliance corridor and north Fort Worth, where ranch land is being converted to master-planned subdivisions, as well as the Haslet area for mixed-use development.
The fastest-growing areas in Tarrant County are the Alliance corridor and Haslet for large-scale master-planned communities, the Stockyards district for urban mixed-use redevelopment, and the cities of Mansfield and Southlake for suburban infill. These areas generate frequent plat and rezoning filings.
Key zoning terms for Tarrant County include rezoning, preliminary plat, subdivision plat, development agreement, annexation, PD (Planned Development), conditional use permit, and site plan. ZoneWire tracks all of these automatically across every Tarrant County governing body.
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Our Tarrant County record holds 2 land-use decisions heard in the last 60 days, with the vote where one was recorded.
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