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  "city": {
    "slug": "fort-worth",
    "name": "Fort Worth",
    "state": "TX",
    "stateFullName": "Texas",
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    "coordinates": {
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    "adu": {
      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/adu/fort-worth",
      "path": "/adu/fort-worth",
      "title": "Can I Build an ADU in Fort Worth? | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check Fort Worth ADU rules instantly. Free ADU eligibility lookup with zoning, size, height, setback, and parking rules — takes 20 seconds.",
      "h1": "Can I Build an ADU in Fort Worth?",
      "intro": "Thinking about an ADU on your Fort Worth, Texas lot? Buildability™ reads Fort Worth's ADU ordinance against your exact parcel — zoning, setbacks, height, parking, owner-occupancy — and returns a Buildability Score™ in 20 seconds. First check is free.",
      "sections": [
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          "h2": "Fort Worth ADU rules at a glance",
          "body": "Fort Worth follows local ordinances layered on top of Texas state ADU law. Typical restrictions cover maximum size (often 800–1,200 sqft), height (16–25 feet), side setbacks (4 feet minimum in most jurisdictions), parking (often waived near transit), and owner-occupancy. Buildability™ reads Fort Worth's specific code against your exact lot."
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        {
          "h2": "Why this matters",
          "body": "A compliant ADU on a Fort Worth lot can add $150K–$500K in value depending on size and neighborhood. Roughly one in four lots has a dealbreaker — easement, overlay, setback encroachment — that isn't visible from the street. Check before you spend."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your Fort Worth property",
          "body": "Enter any Fort Worth address. Buildability™ pulls zoning, lot dimensions, easements, environmental overlays, utility access, and current Texas state ADU law. Results include your Buildability Score™, setback envelope, maximum ADU size, parking waiver eligibility, and an estimated permit timeline — in about 20 seconds. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Fort Worth's ADU rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Fort Worth planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Fort Worth planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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          "label": "What can I build in Fort Worth?",
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          "label": "ADUs in Houston",
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          "label": "ADUs in San Antonio",
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      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/can-i-build/fort-worth",
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      "title": "Fort Worth Lot Feasibility — Free Zoning Check | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check what you can build on any Fort Worth lot instantly. Free zoning, setback, and feasibility lookup — takes 20 seconds.",
      "h1": "Fort Worth Lot Buildability Check",
      "intro": "Buildability™ checks whether a Fort Worth lot can support new construction, a teardown-rebuild, an addition, or an ADU — all in one pass. Zoning, FAR, lot coverage, setbacks, height limits, and overlays, layered against Texas state law. Free for your first address.",
      "sections": [
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          "h2": "What's typically possible on a Fort Worth lot",
          "body": "Most Fort Worth lots fall under a residential zone that permits one or more of: a new single-family home, an addition, an ADU, a detached garage, or a teardown-rebuild. What's actually feasible depends on lot size, existing structures, setbacks, FAR, height limits, and overlays like historic districts, flood zones, or hillside/slope rules. Buildability™ reads your specific parcel against Fort Worth's code — not a neighborhood generalization."
        },
        {
          "h2": "The hidden blockers to check first",
          "body": "Builders in Fort Worth routinely spend $3,000–$8,000 on preliminary design before learning their project is blocked by an easement, overlay, or setback encroachment they didn't check first. Buildability™ catches those blockers before you spend soft costs."
        },
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          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your Fort Worth lot",
          "body": "Enter any Fort Worth address. Buildability™ pulls zoning, parcel dimensions, setbacks, FAR, height limits, easements, environmental overlays, utility access, and Texas state-level rules that apply. Results include your Buildability Score™, buildable envelope, the scenarios that are feasible (new build, addition, ADU, split), and the ones that aren't — in about 20 seconds. First check is free."
        },
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          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Fort Worth's buildability rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Fort Worth planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Fort Worth planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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        {
          "label": "What can I build in Houston?",
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        {
          "label": "What can I build in San Antonio?",
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    "floodzone": {
      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/flood-zone/fort-worth",
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      "title": "Fort Worth Flood Zones — Free Address Check | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check the FEMA flood zone on any Fort Worth property instantly. Zone, Base Flood Elevation, insurance flag, and Buildability Score™ impact — free.",
      "h1": "Is My Fort Worth Property in a Flood Zone?",
      "intro": "Check the FEMA flood zone for any Fort Worth address in about 20 seconds. Buildability™ pulls the latest FEMA flood maps and returns the exact zone designation (X, A, AE, V, VE), whether flood insurance is likely required, and how the zone affects your Buildability Score™. Free for your first check.",
      "sections": [
        {
          "h2": "Flood zones in Fort Worth",
          "body": "Fort Worth properties fall across several FEMA flood zones. Zone X means minimal risk — no insurance required. Zone A and AE are Special Flood Hazard Areas where most lenders require flood insurance and elevated foundations may apply. Zone V and VE are coastal high-velocity zones with the strictest building codes and the highest insurance costs. Buildability™ returns the exact zone for your specific Fort Worth parcel, not a street-level generalization."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Why this matters",
          "body": "Building in a Fort Worth flood zone triggers additional requirements: elevated foundation (often 1+ foot above Base Flood Elevation), flood vents, breakaway walls in V zones, and higher material costs. Budget 8–15% more for construction in AE/V zones versus X zones. Buildability™ flags the zone so your pro-forma is based on reality."
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          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your Fort Worth flood zone",
          "body": "Enter any Fort Worth address. Buildability™ queries the current FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, returns your exact zone designation, Base Flood Elevation (where published), insurance requirement flag, and how the zone affects your Buildability Score™. If the zone is AE or V, we also flag the likely elevation requirement and estimated insurance cost impact. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Fort Worth's flood zone rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Fort Worth planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Fort Worth planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/zoning/texas/fort-worth",
      "path": "/zoning/texas/fort-worth",
      "title": "Fort Worth Zoning Lookup — Districts & Rules | Buildability™",
      "description": "Look up Fort Worth zoning instantly. District, permitted uses, setbacks, height limits, overlays — plus your Buildability Score™. Free for first check.",
      "h1": "Fort Worth Zoning Districts & Rules",
      "intro": "Look up the zoning district on any Fort Worth address in about 20 seconds. Buildability™ returns your exact zone code (like R-1 or RM-2), what's permitted under that zone, the setback and height limits that apply, and any overlay districts that layer additional rules on top. Free for your first check.",
      "sections": [
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          "h2": "Understanding Fort Worth zoning districts",
          "body": "Fort Worth's zoning is built around a handful of base districts. Residential zones (often R-1, R-2, RM-1, etc.) control single-family and multi-family housing with different lot size, setback, and height limits. Commercial zones (C-1, C-2, C-3) permit retail, office, and mixed-use. Industrial zones (I or M) cover manufacturing, warehousing, and heavy uses. Mixed-use and transit-oriented zones layer housing above commercial. Buildability™ returns your exact district and decodes what it means for your specific Fort Worth parcel."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Overlays and the things that trip people up",
          "body": "Texas state law often overrides or supplements Fort Worth zoning — especially on ADUs, density bonuses, and ministerial approvals. A Fort Worth ordinance might say one thing while state law says another; the state law usually wins. Buildability™ reads both layers and tells you what actually applies."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ reads your Fort Worth zoning",
          "body": "Enter any Fort Worth address. Buildability™ pulls the current zoning district, permitted uses, development standards (FAR, lot coverage, setbacks, height), overlay districts, and Texas state-level rules that apply. Results include your Buildability Score™, permitted uses, maximum build envelope, and the overlays to watch. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Fort Worth's zoning rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Fort Worth planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Fort Worth planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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          "label": "Houston zoning codes",
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