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Cape Carteret City Zoning Code

Appendix A

CHART OF DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

District Minimum Lot Size
in
Square Feet 		Front Yard
Setback
in
Feet 		Side Yard
Setback
in
Feet 		Rear Yard
Setback
in
Feet 		Maximum Height
in
Feet
R-10 15,000 35 10 (g), (h) 10 (i) 40 (j), (k)
R-10M 87,120 35 10 (g), (h) 10 (i) 40 (j), (k)
R-13 13,500 35 10 (g), (h) 10 (i) 40 (j), (k)
R-20 20,000 35 10 (g), (h) 10 (i) 40 (j), (k)
R-30 20,000 40 10 (h) 40 (i) 40 (j), (k)
TC (a), (b) 43,560
(a), (b), (c)
7,200
(a), (b), (d) 		5 min., 10 max. (a), (b) 5 (a), (b), (e) 5 (a), (b), (f) 40 (j), (k)
B-10 20,000 35 5 25 40 (j), (k)
B-20 20,000 35 5 25 55 (j), (k)
B-30 40,000 35 5 25 55 (j), (k)

 

(A)

Traditional residential development in the TC zoning district shall be required to comply with all development standards applicable in the R-20 Single Family Residential District. Traditional commercial and institutional development in the TC zoning district shall be required to comply with all development standards applicable in the B-20 Business Retail Sales and Shopping Center District.

(B)

When the TC zoning district is developed with multi-family residential, mixed-use, and village residential dimensional requirements shall be required to comply with those depicted.

(C)

The lot size requirement in the TC zoning district for a multi-family or mixed use development.

(D)

The lot size requirement in the TC zoning district for village single family residential.

(E)

Where the parcel directly abuts property zoned R-10, R-10M, R-20, and R-30, the required side yard setback is 30 feet.

(F)

Where the parcel directly abuts property zoned R-10, R-10M, R-20, and R-30, the required rear yard setback is 30 feet.

(G)

A side yard of five feet required for a permitted accessory structures located ten feet or more behind the front line of the principal building.

(H)

Lots, corner. An additional ten-foot setback is required on the side street line.

(I)

All accessory structures shall adhere to minimum rear yard setback of ten feet from the rear property line.

(J)

Height, maximum. The height of any structure not requiring floodplain elevation certificate shall be measured vertically from the highest finished grade along the perimeter of the house to the peak of the roof.

(K)

Height, maximum. The height of any structure requiring floodplain elevation certificate shall be measured vertically from the top of the required freeboard elevation to the peak of the roof.

(1997 Code, Ch. 44, App. A; Am. Ord. passed 11-18-2002; Am. Ord. passed 5-10-2004; Am. Ord. 2006-2, passed 3-20-2006; Am. Ord. 2006-10, passed 6-19-2006; Am. Ord. 2009-11, passed 4-20-2009; Am. Ord. 2009-12, passed 5-11-2009; Am. Ord. 2009-13, passed 6-15-2009; Ord. 2017-06-03, passed 6-12-2017; Ord. 2017-06-04, passed 6-12-2017; Am. Ord. passed 10-10-2022)

(Ord. of 4-8-2024, § 1; Ord. of 9-9-2024, § 4; Ord. of 06-09-2025(1))