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Setbacks in Mooresville, NC

What the Mooresville zoning ordinance says about setbacks, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

HPO — Historic Preservation Overlay

HPO overlay setbacks and development limits depend on the overlay subarea and underlying base district. Confirm the overlay section and official zoning map before acting.

Sec. 3.6 Overlay Districts

BSRO — Brawley School Road Overlay

BSRO overlay setbacks and development limits depend on the overlay subarea and underlying base district. Confirm the overlay section and official zoning map before acting.

Sec. 3.6 Overlay Districts

RC — Rural Conservation

Front setback: 50 ft outside conservation subdivision; 25 ft within conservation subdivision. Side setback: 20 ft outside conservation subdivision; 5 ft within conservation subdivision. Rear setback: 50 ft outside conservation subdivision; 25 ft within conservation subdivision.

Sec. 3.2.2; Table 3-3

RLS — Residential Limited Service

Front setback: 35 ft. Side setback: 15 ft. Rear setback: 40 ft.

Sec. 3.2.3; Table 3-4

RLI — Residential Low-Intensity

Front setback: 35 ft. Side setback: 15 ft. Rear setback: 30 ft.

Sec. 3.2.4; Table 3-5

RG — Residential General

Front setback: 20 ft. Side setback: 8 ft for duplex or attached residential dwellings; 10 ft for multifamily dwellings; 5 ft for all other uses. Rear setback: 25 ft.

Sec. 3.2.5; Table 3-6

HMV — Historic Mill Village

Front setback: 5 ft minimum and 20 ft maximum. Side setback: lesser of 12 ft or the average side setback of structures on the same block. Rear setback: 25 ft.

Sec. 3.2.6; Table 3-7

TN — Traditional Neighborhood

Front setback: 10 ft, with additional driveway length rules for front-load garages. Side setback: 8 ft for duplex or attached residential dwellings; 10 ft for multifamily dwellings; 5 ft for all other uses. Rear setback: 20 ft for duplex or attached residential dwellings and all other uses; 25 ft for multifamily dwellings.

Sec. 3.2.7; Table 3-8

TD — Traditional Downtown

Front setback: 0 ft minimum and 15 ft maximum. Side setback: none. Rear setback: 10 ft.

Sec. 3.3.2; Table 3-9

DE — Downtown Extension

Front setback: 0 ft minimum and 15 ft maximum. Side setback: none. Rear setback: 10 ft.

Sec. 3.3.3; Table 3-10

CM — Corridor Mixed-Use

Front setback: 10 ft, with additional driveway length rules for front-load garages. Side setback: 5 ft. Rear setback: 25 ft.

Sec. 3.3.4; Table 3-11

CC — Community Commercial

Front setback: 10 ft, with additional driveway length rules for front-load garages. Side setback: outside node: 5 ft minimum with no maximum; within node: 5 ft minimum / 10 ft maximum. Rear setback: outside node: 10 ft; within node: 10 ft.

Sec. 3.3.5; Table 3-12

HLI — Hybrid Light Industrial

Front setback: 30 ft. Side setback: 10 ft. Rear setback: 15 ft.

Sec. 3.3.6; Table 3-13

PD — Planned Development

Front setback: as established in the PD Plan and PD Agreement. Side setback: as established in the PD Plan and PD Agreement. Rear setback: as established in the PD Plan and PD Agreement.

Sec. 3.5; Table 3-15

WPO — Watershed Protection Overlay

WPO overlay setbacks and development limits depend on the overlay subarea and underlying base district. Confirm the overlay section and official zoning map before acting.

Sec. 3.6 Overlay Districts

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