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*Cities with special requirements aimed to protect residents from being overwhelmed with high density residential (HDR) projects. What’s your city doing on this?
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Our compiled list of SB840 cities as of August 2026
Arlington
Austin
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Frisco
Garland
Grand Prairie*
Irving*
Killeen
Lubbock
McAllen
McKinney*
Mesquite City
Plano*
San Antonio
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Supplemental requirements to develop under SB840 are grouped here by city. As we get more insights, more cities will get added. If you don’t see your city, be sure to ask your city planner.
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Commercial locations only
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Commercial locations only; Supplemental requirements include minimum 8 stories for SB840 locations.
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Commercial locations only
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Interpretations vary by city. Some apply SB840 “citywide” while others limit SB840 to commercial locations.
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Commercial locations only; heavy industrial use exclusions from SB840 are: IP, LI, MI and PUD, PDA and R&D if use is specified in developer agreements.
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Citywide and Commercial locations
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Citywide and Commercial locations
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Commercial locations only
No supplemental rules found
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Citywide and Commercial locations