Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Using the Andrews Zoning Map
Zoning decides what can be built where, and the answer for a lot near McKinney Acres starts with the right map.
Main page: Andrews County, TX GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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If you have a specific use in mind for land near Frankel City, pull up the Andrews zoning map before anything else: a district label can make or break the plan. Covered here for Andrews: who controls zoning for a given parcel, how to match a parcel to its district, and the questions that save a wasted trip.
Getting started with the Andrews zoning map
Within municipal limits, zoning usually comes from the municipality, so property inside this town is governed there for land near Florey. For rural land toward McKinney Acres, the county's ordinance, if any, takes over; ask the county planning office to be sure. The quickest way to tell which applies: look for a city limits layer in the Andrews CAD interactive map.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Begin with the Andrews CAD interactive map; it maps each tax parcel from McKinney Acres to Frankel City. Out toward Frankel City, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For a home near Florey, the record panel usually lists the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and often a sale date.
Places you'll see on the map
Andrews is the county seat, where most land records are kept. You'll also find McKinney Acres, Florey, and Frankel City. Around 18,664 people call Andrews County home (Census estimate, 2023) across about 1,501 square miles. Andrews County was formed in 1910, so old deeds can run back a long way.
Where Andrews fits in
The town is part of Andrews County, Texas, and the county assessor maps its lots for land near Frankel City. As the county seat, Andrews hosts the courthouse, handy when you need recorded documents. Near Frankel City, City or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Acreage past the town limits out by McKinney Acres often falls under county rules, not municipal ones.
Backing up the map with records
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements covering ground around Frankel City are filed with the County Clerk. Long-held tracts around McKinney Acres may go back through several deeds, and a title company can sort it out on a real sale.
How land is described here
Tracts outside towns near Florey commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Subdivision lots in McKinney Acres are typically described by lot and block, making them easier to find. Keep the legal description for land near Florey when you talk to a surveyor.
Reading the district label
Look up the lot on the Andrews CAD interactive map first, copy its parcel ID, and use it when you ask the planning office near McKinney Acres. Around Frankel City, district codes like R-1, C-2 or A-1 point to a table of rules in the ordinance; the letters vary from place to place.
Permits after zoning
Even when zoning allows a use near McKinney Acres, you still need building permits and inspections; health and road departments may weigh in on land there.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Florey, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near McKinney Acres and its lines keeps working without signal.
Calling planning staff
When you call about land near Frankel City, give the parcel number and your intended use; staff can point to the right section of the ordinance. Also ask whether the lot near Florey is a legal lot of record, because nonconforming lots can carry limits.
What the district controls
For acreage around McKinney Acres, the ordinance spells out uses allowed by right, uses needing a permit, and uses not allowed. If the land is near McKinney Acres, overlay districts, such as floodplain, historic or airport zones, can add rules on top of the base district.
Changing what's allowed
With a lot near McKinney Acres, most of these involve time, so budget weeks or months before you close.
Limits of the parcel data
Listed acreage is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor sets the real corners for a parcel near Frankel City. If you're looking near Florey, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Questions about the Andrews zoning map
How do variances work near Frankel City?
Short answer: variances near Florey are usually decided by a board after a hearing.
Do I need a permit for a home business in Andrews?
It depends, but rules near McKinney Acres usually cover signs, traffic and employees; ask the planning office first.
Where is the Andrews zoning map?
Usually, find the parcel near McKinney Acres on the town CAD interactive map, confirm whether it's inside this town limits, then ask that planning office for the district.
Do deed restrictions override zoning near Frankel City?
HOA rules and zoning are separate systems near Frankel City, so follow whichever is stricter.
Where do I find the parcel number for land near McKinney Acres?
It's the number the appraisal district uses to track a tract near Frankel City; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Andrews County, TX parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.