RSF — Rural Single-Family
Maximum building height is 35 feet per Table 500-1, subject to the measurement and exception rules in Chapter 1640.
Building height in Indian Trail, NC
What the Indian Trail zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
SF-1 — Single-Family, Low Density
Maximum building height is 35 feet per Table 500-1, subject to the measurement and exception rules in Chapter 1640.
SF-2 — Single-Family, Low to Medium Density
Maximum building height is 35 feet per Table 500-1, subject to the measurement and exception rules in Chapter 1640.
SF-3 — Single Family, Medium Density
Maximum building height is 35 feet per Table 500-1, subject to the measurement and exception rules in Chapter 1640.
SF-4 — Single-Family, Medium to High Density
Maximum building height is 35 feet per Table 500-1, subject to the measurement and exception rules in Chapter 1640.
SF-5 — Single-Family, High Density
Maximum building height is 35 feet per Table 500-1, subject to the measurement and exception rules in Chapter 1640.
MFR — Multi-Family Residential
Maximum building height is 40 feet per Table 500-1, subject to the measurement and exception rules in Chapter 1640.
NBD — Neighborhood Business District
Maximum height 50 feet. Maximum building area (gross floor area per establishment on a single floor level): 15,000 sq ft max GFA per establishment.
GBD — General Business District
Maximum height 50 feet. Maximum building area (gross floor area per establishment on a single floor level): 35,000 sq ft max GFA per establishment.
RBD — Regional Business District
Maximum height 70 feet. Maximum building area (gross floor area per establishment on a single floor level): None.
DCD — Downtown Core District
Maximum height 50 feet. Maximum building area GFA: 15,000 sq ft.
DTD — Downtown Transitional District
Maximum height 50 feet. Maximum building area GFA: 20,000 sq ft.
DTD-R — Downtown Transitional, Residential District
Maximum height 50 feet. Maximum building area GFA: NA.
L-I — Light Industrial
Maximum permitted building height 100 feet, subject to Chapter 1640 measurement and exception rules.
H-I — Heavy Industrial
Maximum permitted building height 100 feet, subject to Chapter 1640 measurement and exception rules.
I — Institutional
Maximum permitted building height 100 feet, subject to Chapter 1640 measurement and exception rules.
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