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Lot size and width in Mooresville, NC

What the Mooresville zoning ordinance says about lot size and width, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

RC — Rural Conservation

Minimum lot area is 1.0 acre outside conservation subdivision; none within conservation subdivision; minimum lot width is 75 ft at right-of-way and 120 ft at front setback outside conservation subdivision; 25 ft at right-of-way and 50 ft at front setback within conservation subdivision.

RLS — Residential Limited Service

Minimum lot area is 0.5 acres; minimum lot width is 50 ft at right-of-way and 100 ft at front setback.

RLI — Residential Low-Intensity

Minimum lot area is 10,000 sf; minimum lot width is 40 ft at right-of-way and 70 ft at front setback.

RG — Residential General

Minimum lot area is see Chapter 4 for duplex or attached residential dwellings; 0.5 acres for multifamily dwellings; 7,000 sf for all other uses; minimum lot width is see Chapter 4 for duplex or attached residential dwellings; 25 ft at right-of-way and 40 ft at front setback for multifamily and all other uses.

HMV — Historic Mill Village

Minimum lot area is none; minimum lot width is 55 ft at right-of-way.

TN — Traditional Neighborhood

Minimum lot area is see Chapter 4 for duplex or attached residential dwellings; 5,000 sf for multifamily and all other uses; minimum lot width is see Chapter 4 for duplex or attached residential dwellings; 25 ft at right-of-way and 40 ft at front setback for multifamily and all other uses.

DE — Downtown Extension

Minimum lot area is none; minimum lot width is none at front setback.

HLI — Hybrid Light Industrial

Minimum lot area is 1.0 acres; minimum lot width is 100 ft.

PD — Planned Development

Minimum PD district area is 10 acres, or 40 acres depending on the uses proposed for the development (Table 3-15 footnote 1). Within an established PD district, minimum lot area is as established in the PD Plan and PD Agreement; minimum lot width is as established in the PD Plan and PD Agreement.

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