A special ordinance controls land use around Ray Roberts Lake

Ray Roberts Lake was built mainly as a water source for Dallas and Denton. The county land-use rule reaches 5,000 feet from the lake's 645-foot elevation line. That line is a legal project boundary, not the moving water's edge. Land inside city or town limits is left out.

Within the district, zoning can set allowed uses, lot size, yards, building height, and permit needs. County plat rules also apply. Septic systems have a separate review and permit path through Denton County Environmental Health.

Development Services can confirm a parcel's district and zoning. Environmental Health handles the septic side. Those two checks keep a broad lake rule from becoming a promise about one tract.