What does RS-3 zoning mean in Tulsa?

RS-3 is one of Tulsa's Residential Single-family districts, permitting detached single-family homes at a standard suburban lot size; the numeric suffix distinguishes lot-size tiers within the RS family.

How do I find the zoning for an address in Tulsa?

The Tulsa Planning Office's GIS zoning map shows the current district for any parcel; the office — a joint City-County agency — can also confirm zoning and any attached PUD conditions directly.

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Tulsa, OK zoning map & districts

Tulsa zoning is codified in Title 42 (the Tulsa Zoning Code) of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances, administered by the Tulsa Planning Office — a joint City-County agency — with the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (TMAPC) reviewing rezonings and PUDs and the Board of Adjustment handling variances. The code was substantially rewritten in 2015, reorganizing districts into residential, mixed-use, office/commercial/industrial, and special-purpose chapters, and adding form-based downtown and corridor options alongside the conventional use-based districts.

The code Tulsa Zoning Code, Title 42 of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances

Tulsa zoning map

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Mixed-use 24
Residential 15
Special purpose 11
Commercial 7
Industrial 3
Downtown / core 1

Source: City of Tulsa Zoning (interactive map), retrieved 2026-09-04. Basemap: © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Find a district by address

District lookup only. No bulk standards and no ordinance citations are held for this city yet. Not a zoning verification.

Source: the official City of Tulsa Zoning (interactive map) , retrieved 2026-09-04 — the authoritative source for current boundaries.

The Tulsa Planning Office publishes the official zoning map and Title 42 zoning code text; zoning for a specific address can also be confirmed through the City of Tulsa's online GIS zoning lookup.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in Tulsa

The rewrite specifically targeted Tulsa's key transit and commercial corridors — including downtown and the city's bus rapid transit lines — with mixed-use and downtown-specific districts intended to allow denser, less parking-dependent development than the legacy suburban-pattern code permitted.

Tulsa zoning districts by family

The 13 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Tulsa, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the Tulsa Zoning Code, Title 42 of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 5 districts
RS-3	Residential Single-Family	Standard single-family district.
RD	Residential Duplex	Two-family/duplex district.
RM-1	Residential Multi-Family	Lower-density multifamily tier.
RM-2	Residential Multi-Family	Higher-density multifamily tier.
RT	Residential Townhouse	Townhouse-form residential district.
Commercial 5 districts
CS	Commercial Shopping/Corridor	Shopping-center and corridor commercial uses.
CG	Commercial General	General commercial uses.
CH	Commercial-High	zoneomics.com/code/tulsa-OK/chapter_4 ch.15: "CH: Commercial-High". Prior curated name "Commercial Heavy" was an approximation; family commercial unchanged.
OL	Office, Low Intensity	Low-intensity office district.
OM	Office, Medium Intensity	Medium-intensity office district.
Downtown / core 1 district
CBD	Central Business District	Replaces 'DX-2,' which does not appear anywhere in the city's official zoning GIS; downtown Tulsa is zoned CBD.
Industrial 2 districts
IL	Industrial, Light	Light industrial uses.
IM	Industrial, Medium	Medium-intensity industrial uses.

Tulsa zoning — common questions

What does RS-3 zoning mean in Tulsa?: RS-3 is one of Tulsa's Residential Single-family districts, permitting detached single-family homes at a standard suburban lot size; the numeric suffix distinguishes lot-size tiers within the RS family.
How do I find the zoning for an address in Tulsa?: The Tulsa Planning Office's GIS zoning map shows the current district for any parcel; the office — a joint City-County agency — can also confirm zoning and any attached PUD conditions directly.
What is a DX district in Tulsa?: DX districts are Tulsa's downtown-specific form-based zones, created in the 2015 code rewrite to allow denser, less parking-dependent development in the downtown core than the conventional use-based districts permit elsewhere in the city.

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Tulsa zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.