What does RM-18 zoning mean in Arlington?

RM-18 is a multifamily residential district capped at 18 dwelling units per acre — a higher-density apartment classification than RM-12, Arlington's lower-density multifamily district.

How do I find the zoning for an address in Arlington, Texas?

Planning and Development Services maintains Arlington's zoning map and can confirm the base district plus any Planned Development (PD) overlay for a specific parcel, which is especially common near the Entertainment District and Downtown.

Is there special zoning around AT&T Stadium in Arlington?

Yes. The area around AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, and Texas Live! falls within entertainment-district zoning and event-related parking standards layered on top of the underlying commercial base district.

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Arlington, TX zoning map & districts

Arlington is land-locked between Dallas and Fort Worth with no rail transit, so its zoning ordinance — administered by Planning and Development Services — leans heavily on auto-oriented commercial and single-family residential districts. The area around AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, and the Texas Live! entertainment complex carries special entertainment-district zoning and event-parking standards that don't apply elsewhere in the city.

The code City of Arlington Zoning Ordinance

Arlington zoning map

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Residential 10
Commercial 5
Mixed-use 4
Industrial 3
Downtown / core 3
Other / unclassified 2
Special purpose 1

Source: City of Arlington Open Data - Zoning Districts, retrieved 2026-08-30. 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 Arlington Open Data - Zoning Districts , retrieved 2026-08-30 — the authoritative source for current boundaries.

Arlington's Planning and Development Services department maintains the zoning map and the Zoning Ordinance text for parcel-level verification.

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 Arlington

The city has also been using its Planned Development (PD) tool to push a more walkable, mixed-use Downtown Arlington, so a downtown-area site should be checked for a specific PD overlay rather than assumed to follow standard commercial district rules.

Arlington zoning districts by family

The 12 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Arlington, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the City of Arlington Zoning Ordinance — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 5 districts
RS-7.2	Residential Single-Family-7.2	Standard detached single-family district; city GIS has no bare 'RS' code, only numbered RS-5/7.2/15/20 tiers.
RM-12	Residential Medium Density-12	Apartment district capped at 12 units per acre.
RMF-22	Residential Multi-Family-22	Higher-density apartment district capped at 22 units per acre; city GIS has no 'RM-18' code.
RE	Residential Estate	Large-lot estate residential district.
MH	Manufactured Home District	Manufactured/mobile home development.
Commercial 4 districts
OC	Office Commercial	Office development, often as a buffer to residential areas; city GIS has no bare 'O' code.
CC	Community Commercial	General retail and service commercial.
NC	Neighborhood Commercial	Smaller-scale retail serving nearby neighborhoods; city GIS has no 'CS' (Community Service) code.
GC	General Commercial	Broader commercial uses along arterial corridors.
Industrial 2 districts
LI	Light Industrial	Warehousing and light manufacturing.
IM	Industrial Manufacturing	Heavier manufacturing; city GIS has no 'HI' (Heavy Industrial) code, IM is the heaviest industrial tier.
Special purpose 1 district
PD	Planned Development	Site-specific negotiated zoning, common around the Entertainment District and Downtown.

Arlington zoning — common questions

What does RM-18 zoning mean in Arlington?: RM-18 is a multifamily residential district capped at 18 dwelling units per acre — a higher-density apartment classification than RM-12, Arlington's lower-density multifamily district.
How do I find the zoning for an address in Arlington, Texas?: Planning and Development Services maintains Arlington's zoning map and can confirm the base district plus any Planned Development (PD) overlay for a specific parcel, which is especially common near the Entertainment District and Downtown.
Is there special zoning around AT&T Stadium in Arlington?: Yes. The area around AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, and Texas Live! falls within entertainment-district zoning and event-related parking standards layered on top of the underlying commercial base district.

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