Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Talty, Texas

Town of Talty’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures inside Talty town (and ETJ where authorized)

  • Adopts 2021 IRC, IBC, IECC, IPC, IFGC, IEBC and IFC with NCTCOG regional amendments; the mechanical code is stated as the 2018 International Mechanical Code in the adopting text
  • Where the comprehensive zoning ordinance is more restrictive, zoning controls
  • Master fee schedule applies to inspections and permits

  “section 1. that the city of talty hereby adopts the provisions of the 2021 international residential code; the 2021 international building code, the 2021 international energy conservation code, the 2021 international plumbing code, the 2018 international mechanical code, the 2021 international fuel gas code, the 2021 international existing building code and the 2021 international fire code with all code appendices and incorporating all regional amendments recommended within each code by the north central texas council of governments”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Talty town limits (the town's documents call it the City of Talty)

  • Ordinance 99-08 adopted Oct 23, 1999, as amended; Article 2 rewritten by Ordinance 2021-05

  “the city of talty, texas is hereby divided into the following zoning districts.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Talty town

  • Base districts: AG, SF-1ac, SF-20, SF-15, SF-11, SF-8.5, SF-PH, 2F, SFA, MF-14, MH, O, NS, GR, CBD, C, MU, LI; overlays PD and CUP

  “the districts established herein shall be known as: base districts ag sf-1ac sf-20 sf-15 sf-11 sf-8.5 sf-ph 2f sfa mf-14 mh o ns gr cbd c mu li”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  SF-1ac single-family residential district inside Talty town

  • Smaller SF districts (SF-20 etc.) not read

  minimum floor area per dwelling unit: >= 2500 sq ft air-conditioned

  “e. minimum floor area per dwelling unit - two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of air-conditioned floor area.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — AG agricultural district inside Talty town

    “e. minimum floor area per dwelling unit - two thousand eight hundred (2,800) square feet of air-conditioned floor area”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  SF-1ac single-family residential district inside Talty town

  • Corner lots need 160 ft width; smaller SF districts not read

  minimum lot area: >= 43560 sq ft · minimum lot width: >= 150 ft (160 ft for street corner lots) · minimum lot depth: >= 200 ft

  “1. minimum lot area -forty three thousand five hundred and sixty (43,560) square feet 2. minimum lot width - one hundred fifty feet (150'); one hundred sixty feet (160') for street corner lots 3. minimum lot depth - two hundred feet (200')”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — AG agricultural district inside Talty town

    “a. size of lots: 1. minimum lot area 2. minimum lot width 3. minimum lot depth - two acres (i.e., 87,120 square feet) two hundred feet (200') two hundred-fifty feet (250')”

• SetbacksSpecified

  AG agricultural district inside Talty town

  • Accessory buildings: 10 ft inside property lines; 20 ft from street right-of-way for corner lots
  • Agricultural structures at least 100 ft or 3x height from property lines

  minimum front yard: >= 75 ft · minimum side yard: >= 40 ft (45 ft from street right-of-way for corner lot) · minimum rear yard: >= 25 ft (large buildings over 250 sq ft and accessory buildings)

  “b. size of yards: 1. minimum front yard - seventy-five feet (75') 2. minimum side yard - forty feet (40'); forty-five feet (45') from a street right-of-way line for a corner lot, accessory buildings- ten feet (10') inside of property lines; twenty feet (20') from street right-of-way for corner lots.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — SF-1ac single-family residential district inside Talty town

    “1. minimum front yard - seventy-five (75'), for principal residence, one hundred feet for all accessory buildings. 2. minimum side yard - principal buildings- thirty-five feet (35') for all interior lot lines; forty feet (40') from a street right-of-way line for a corner lot.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  AG agricultural district inside Talty town

  maximum lot coverage, all buildings: <= 15 percent

  “c. maximum lot coverage: fifteen percent (15%) all buildings”

• Building heightSpecified

  AG agricultural district inside Talty town

  • Agricultural structures 45 ft if at least 100 ft from any residence and set back 100 ft or 3x height
  • Other accessory buildings (detached garage, shed, accessory dwelling units) 25 ft

  main building maximum height: <= 45 ft (3 stories)

  “three (3) stories, and not to exceed forty-five feet (45'), for the main building/house.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — SF-1ac single-family residential district inside Talty town

    “2.303 height regulations. a. maximum height: 1. three (3) stories, and not to exceed forty-five feet (45'), for the main building/house. 2. other requirements (see section 2.22).”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  RV, travel trailer or motor home used as a dwelling in the AG district inside Talty town

  • The same sentence appears in the SF-1ac district special requirements; other districts not checked

  “2.205 special requirements. a. recreational vehicles, travel trailers or motor homes may not be used for on-site dwelling purposes.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  HUD-code manufactured homes inside Talty town

  • Provided for in the MH district; lots under one acre must be served by an approved wastewater system
  • Whether manufactured homes are permitted in other districts was not checked

  “the mh, manufactured home, district is a detached residential district establishing standards for the development of hud-code manufactured home parks and subdivisions.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Talty or Kaufman County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Talty town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Talty town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Talty town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Talty town
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping inside Talty town

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.