RA — Residential Agricultural District
Maximum 36 feet for single family and all other uses. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
Building height in Apex, NC
What the Apex zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
RR — Rural Residential District
Maximum 36 feet for single family, farm residence, congregate living facility, and all other uses. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
LD — Low Density Residential District
Maximum 40 feet for single family. Church or place of worship: 48 feet. All other uses: 36 feet. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
MD — Medium Density Residential District
Maximum 40 feet for single family. Duplexes, townhouses, and townhouses (detached): 36 feet. Congregate living facility: 36 feet. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
HDSF — High Density Single-Family Residential District
Maximum 36 feet for single family, townhouses, and townhouses (detached). Duplexes: 48 feet. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
HDMF — High Density Multi-Family Residential District
Maximum 48 feet for duplexes/triplexes/quadplexes, congregate living/nursing facilities, and multi-family/apartments. Townhouses and townhouses (detached): 36 feet. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
MH — Manufactured Housing Residential District
Maximum 24 feet for manufactured home and single family home. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
MHP — Mobile Home Park District
Maximum 20 feet for mobile home. All other uses: 36 feet.
MORR — Mixed Office-Residential-Retail District
Maximum 36 feet for single family, duplex/multi-family/apartments, townhouses, and townhouses (detached). Congregate living/nursing facility and church: 36 feet. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
O&I — Office and Institutional District
Maximum 48 feet for office/business/professional, medical/dental office or clinic, and hospital. Ambulatory healthcare facility with emergency department: 60 feet. Nursing/convalescent facility and church: 36-48 feet. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
B1 — Neighborhood Business District
Maximum 48 feet for office/business/professional, medical/dental office or clinic, and government services. All other uses: 36 feet. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
B2 — Downtown Business District
Base B2: maximum 48 feet for office/business/professional and medical/dental office; government services 70 feet. Within the Small Town Character Overlay's Central Business District row, height is capped at 2 stories and 36 feet, or 3 stories and 50 feet if the footnote 1 conditions are met (existing structure not historic-contributing, located on Salem Street, corner of two public streets or a street and alley, third story set back 18 feet, rooftop dining exempt) (Sec. 5.1.6).
B3 — Transitional Business District
Maximum 36 feet for all other uses.
PC — Planned Commercial District
Maximum 75 feet for office/business/professional, medical/dental office, and hotel/motel. Nursing/convalescent facility: 48 feet. All other uses: 60 feet.
TF — Tech/Flex District
Maximum 48 feet for all other uses. Schools may reach 5 stories and 75 feet.
LI — Light Industrial District
Maximum 60 feet for Regional Recreational Complex; 48 feet for all other uses.
HI — Heavy Industrial District
Maximum 70 feet.
CB — Conservation Buffer District
Maximum 36 feet.
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