Frisco, TX Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)

09, Density Bonus for Housing Integration, lets the Director approve a density bonus of up to twenty (20) percent of the permitted number of dwelling units in a residential cluster development. 12, Conveyance of Open Space; and the open space must be accessible to the public. 12 requires that conveyance go either to the City (approved by City Council, in a form approved by the City Attorney) or to a nonprofit conservation entity, homeowners' corporation, or cooperative trust, with a City-enforceable deed restriction recorded that keeps the land undeveloped except for limited amenities like a gazebo or fountain.

10 review criteria: the ten percent open space set-aside, pedestrian access to common open space, minimized alteration of natural features, preservation of scenic views, historic or archaeological features, protection of floodplains, wetlands and steep slopes, consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, and incorporation of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles. 04's Voluntary Buffer Area provision grants a bonus equal to the base number of dwelling units that could have been built within the buffer, plus an additional 15 percent, in exchange for leaving a 100-foot riparian buffer along major creeks undisturbed. 19, Appeals and the Appeal Process.