RC — Rural Conservation
Maximum building height is 3 stories.
Building height in Mooresville, NC
What the Mooresville zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
RLS — Residential Limited Service
Maximum building height is 3 stories.
RLI — Residential Low-Intensity
Maximum building height is 3 stories.
RG — Residential General
Maximum building height is 3 stories.
HMV — Historic Mill Village
Maximum building height is 1.5 stories.
TN — Traditional Neighborhood
Maximum building height is 3 stories.
TD — Traditional Downtown
Maximum building height is 2 story minimum; 4 story maximum on Main Street frontage and 5 stories elsewhere in TD.
DE — Downtown Extension
Maximum building height is 3 stories.
CM — Corridor Mixed-Use
Maximum building height is 3 stories outside node; 4 stories within node.
CC — Community Commercial
Maximum building height is 3 stories outside node; 5 stories within node.
HLI — Hybrid Light Industrial
Maximum building height is 80 ft.
IN — Industrial
Maximum building height is 100 ft.
PD — Planned Development
Maximum building height is as established in the PD Plan and PD Agreement.
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