Cameron County sets no lot-coverage or floor-area ratio, since Texas counties cannot zone. Its Subdivision Rules do limit density: no more than one single-family dwelling per lot, and a minimum 5,000 sq ft lot on public sewer.
Cameron County has no zoning-style lot-coverage percentage or floor-area ratio for unincorporated land. The county's density controls come instead from its adopted Subdivision Rules. Section 2.7 provides: 'No more than one single family detached dwelling shall be located on each lot,' a restriction that must appear on the final plat and in deeds. For lot size, the rules set a minimum lot area of 5,000 square feet for lots served by a public sanitary sewer system; lots on septic must meet the larger of the county On-Site Sewage Facility order or state minimums, and mobile-home lots have their own 4,000-square-foot minimum. These are subdivision-platting standards, not coverage ratios.
Density or lot-size shortfalls are corrected at platting; a nonconforming plat can be denied. No county coverage-percentage fine exists.
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