RA — Residential Agricultural District
Single family: average lot size 5 acres, minimum lot width 50 feet (Sec. 5.1.1 residential table). All other uses also require an average lot size of 5 acres.
Lot size and width in Apex, NC
What the Apex zoning ordinance says about lot size and width, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
RR — Rural Residential District
Single family: average lot size 1 acre, minimum lot width 50 feet. Congregate living facility: minimum lot width 50 feet.
LD — Low Density Residential District
Single family: minimum lot size 10,000 square feet, minimum lot width 50 feet.
MD — Medium Density Residential District
Single family: minimum lot size 10,000 square feet, minimum lot width 50 feet. Townhouses, detached: minimum lot width 26 feet (Sec. 4.4.1.J).
HDSF — High Density Single-Family Residential District
Single family: minimum lot width 40 feet. Townhouses: minimum lot width 18 feet. Townhouses, detached: minimum lot width 26 feet (Sec. 4.4.1.J).
HDMF — High Density Multi-Family Residential District
Townhouses: minimum lot width 18 feet. Townhouses, detached: minimum lot width 26 feet (Sec. 4.4.1.J). No listed average lot size or minimum lot width for duplexes, triplexes/quadplexes, or multi-family/apartments in this chart.
MH — Manufactured Housing Residential District
No average lot size or minimum lot width listed in this chart for manufactured home or single family home rows.
MHP — Mobile Home Park District
Mobile home: minimum lot width 50 feet.
MORR — Mixed Office-Residential-Retail District
Single family: minimum lot width 50 feet. Townhouses: minimum lot width 18 feet. Townhouses, detached: minimum lot width 26 feet (Sec. 4.4.1.J).
O&I — Office and Institutional District
Hospital: minimum lot width 300 feet. No minimum lot width listed for other O&I use rows in this chart.
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