Setbacks in Apex, NC

Single family and all other uses: front 30 feet, side 15 feet, rear 25 feet, corner side 15 feet. Schools and government services carry larger setbacks (50 feet front/side/rear, 25 feet corner side).

Single family: front 40 feet, side 15 feet, rear 25 feet, corner side 15 feet. Farm residence: front 40 feet, side 15 feet, rear 25 feet, no separate corner side value listed in this chart. Government services: front 20 feet, side 15 feet, rear 25 feet, corner side 15 feet. Congregate living facility: 65 feet on all four sides, measured for the perimeter of the entire project only.

Single family: front 25 feet* (see the * note on pre-April 1, 2008 submittals), side 8 feet minimum / 20 feet total, rear 25 feet, corner side 18 feet**. Church or place of worship: front 50 feet, side 50 feet, rear 50 feet, corner side 25 feet.

Single family: front 25 feet* (see the * pre-2008 note), side 6 feet minimum / 16 feet total, rear 20 feet, corner side 15 feet**. Duplexes: front 15 feet, side 6 feet minimum / 16 feet total, rear 20 feet, corner side 15 feet (same as single family except a smaller front setback). Townhouses, detached: front 10 feet minimum / 15 feet maximum, side 3 feet, rear 5 feet, corner side 15 feet (Sec. 4.4.1.J).

Single family: front 15 feet, side 8 feet, rear 15 feet, corner side 15 feet. Duplexes: front 15 feet, side 8 feet, rear 15 feet, corner side 15 feet. Townhouses: front 15 feet, side 0 feet, rear 15 feet, corner side 15 feet (8 foot aggregate setback between buildings). Townhouses, detached: front 10 feet minimum / 15 feet maximum, side 3 feet, rear 5 feet, corner side 15 feet (Sec. 4.4.1.J).

Duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes: 25 feet on all four sides (perimeter of entire project only, Sec. 5.2.2.F). Congregate living facility, nursing/convalescent facility, and multi-family/apartments: 50 feet on all four sides (perimeter of entire project only, Sec. 5.2.2.F). Townhouses: front 15 feet, side 0 feet, rear 15 feet, corner side 15 feet (8 foot aggregate setback between buildings). Townhouses, detached: front 10 feet minimum / 15 feet maximum, side 3 feet, rear 5 feet, corner side 15 feet (Sec. 4.4.1.J).

Manufactured home and single family home: front 25 feet, side 8 feet, rear 25 feet, corner side 15 feet.

Mobile home: 25 feet on all four sides (perimeter of entire project only, Sec. 5.2.2.F); interior lot setbacks within the park are front 10 feet, side 6 feet, rear 10 feet.

Single family: front 25 feet maximum / 4 feet minimum of 15 feet total, side 10 feet, rear 15 feet. Duplex/multi-family/apartments: front 25 feet maximum, side 5 feet (perimeter only), rear 10 feet (perimeter only), corner side 15 feet (perimeter only). Congregate living/nursing facility: front 35 feet maximum, side 15 feet (perimeter only), rear 25 feet (perimeter only), corner side 15 feet (perimeter only). Townhouses: front 15 feet, side 0 feet, rear 15 feet, corner side 15 feet (8 foot aggregate setback between buildings).

Hospital: front/side/rear/corner side 75 feet (minimum lot width 300 feet). Office, business or professional: front 20, side 20, rear 20, corner side 20. Ambulatory healthcare facility with emergency department: front 20, side 20, rear 20, corner side 15. Medical or dental office/clinic: front 20, side 20, rear 20, corner side 15. Nursing or convalescent facility: 30-40 feet (perimeter of entire project only, Sec. 5.2.2.F). Church or place of worship: 40 feet on all sides. Government services: front 20, side 15, rear 25, corner side 15.

Office, business or professional and medical/dental office or clinic: front 20 feet, side 20 feet, rear 20 feet, corner side 20 feet. Government services: front 20, side 15, rear 25, corner side 15. All other uses: front 25, side 15, rear 20, corner side 15.

Office/business/professional and medical/dental office: front 20 feet, side 20 feet, rear 20 feet, corner side 20 feet. Government services: front/side/rear/corner side 10 feet. Where a B2 parcel is also within the Small Town Character Overlay District, the overlay's Central Business District row controls instead (front 10 feet maximum, side 0, rear 10 feet, corner side 10 feet maximum, per Sec. 5.1.6). Confirm which standard applies for the specific parcel.

All other uses: front 25 feet, side 15 feet, rear 20 feet, corner side 15 feet.

Office, business or professional and medical/dental office: front 20 feet, side 20 feet, rear 20 feet, corner side 15 feet. Nursing/convalescent facility: 20-40 feet (perimeter of entire project only, Sec. 5.2.2.F). Hotel or motel and all other uses: front 10 feet, side 8 feet, rear 25 feet, corner side 15 feet.

All other uses: front 20 feet, side 20 feet, rear 20 feet, corner side 20 feet. Schools: front 25, side 25, rear 25, corner side 25.

Regional Recreational Complex: front 20 feet, side 20 feet, rear 20 feet, corner side 20 feet. All other uses: front 20, side 20, rear 20, corner side 20.

All other uses: front 50 feet, side 50 feet, rear 50 feet, corner side 50 feet.

All uses: front 25 feet, side 25 feet, rear 25 feet, corner side 25 feet (see also Sec. 4.4).

Single family, townhouses, townhouses (detached), and all other uses: setbacks are set in the approved rezoning conditions under Sec. 2.3.4, not in a citywide chart. Maximum built-upon area 70 percent for all listed uses; density for townhouses (detached) 7 gross units per acre (Sec. 4.4.1.J).

Single family, townhouses, townhouses (detached), and all other uses: setbacks are set in the approved rezoning conditions under Sec. 2.3.4, not in a citywide chart. Maximum built-upon area 70 percent; density for single family and townhouses (detached) 7 gross units per acre (Sec. 4.4.1.J).

Single family, townhouses, townhouses (detached), and all other uses: setbacks are set in the approved rezoning conditions under Sec. 2.3.4, not in a citywide chart. Maximum built-upon area 70 percent; density for townhouses (detached) 7 gross units per acre (Sec. 4.4.1.J).

All intensity and dimensional standards (setbacks, height, lot coverage, density) are set forth in the Sustainable Development Plan approved for the specific SD-CZ district (minimum 500 contiguous acres, or a qualifying nearby parcel). There is no citywide default; get the approved plan for the property.