Farmersville, TX Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)

Section 77-66(a)(1) states that in a residential zoning district, an accessory building may not be used for commercial purposes and may not be rented. For the garage apartment or guest house that qualifies as an accessory dwelling unit under subsection (b), the code adds a specific bar in (b)(3), titled Independent sale and sublet prohibited: an accessory dwelling unit may not be sold separately from a sale of the entire property, including the main dwelling unit, and it shall not be sublet. Read together with the owner-occupancy condition in subsection (b) and the family-use limit requiring use by the same person or persons of the immediate family, the ordinance keeps the ADU tied to the main house as a single housing unit rather than a separately marketable rental.

Subsection (b)(6) reinforces the single-family character of the arrangement by limiting the unit to one bedroom, one kitchen and one bathroom, and by requiring parking to sit behind the front yard. A property owner who wants to convert a garage apartment into an independent short-term or long-term rental, or sell it off as a separate interest, needs a change in zoning classification or subdivision approval rather than relying on the accessory dwelling unit provisions of section 77-66.