What the Fuquay-Varina zoning ordinance says about lot size and width, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
Minimum lot size 3 acres, minimum lot width 100 feet, at a maximum density of less than 1 dwelling unit per acre. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance that most recently set these numeric values; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
Minimum lot size 20,000 square feet (requires connection to public water or an approved community water system); if public water is not available, the minimum lot size is 30,000 square feet (Wake County Health Department approval required for septic/well). Minimum lot width 90 feet. Maximum density 2.18 single-family detached dwelling units per gross acre. This is also confirmed verbatim in LDO Sec. 9-1151(b), read directly from the flipbook: "a zoning lot with a minimum size of 20,000 square feet, at a density not to exceed 2.18 single-family detached dwelling units per gross acre."
Minimum lot size 14,500 square feet, minimum lot width 80 feet, at a maximum density of 3 dwelling units per gross acre with public utilities. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
Minimum lot size 10,000 square feet, minimum lot width 70 feet. Single-family subdivision lots (not including townhome development) develop at a minimum of 10,000 square feet per lot, or 4.36 dwelling units per gross acre, while the district's overall maximum density is 6 dwelling units per gross acre with public utilities (LDO Sec. 9-1151(d), read directly from the flipbook, is the source for the two different density figures).
Minimum lot size 10,000 square feet, minimum lot width 60 feet. Single-family subdivision lots (not including townhome development) develop at a minimum of 10,000 square feet per lot, or 4.36 dwelling units per gross acre, while the district's overall maximum density is 16 dwelling units per gross acre with public utilities (LDO Sec. 9-1151(e), read directly from the flipbook: "not to exceed 16 dwelling units per gross acre").
Minimum lot size 10,000 square feet, minimum lot width 50 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
Minimum lot size 20,000 square feet, minimum lot width 100 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
Minimum lot size greater than 1 acre, minimum lot width 100 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
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