Raleigh City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Sections
- Article 1.1. Legal Provisions
- Sec. 1.1.1. Title
- Sec. 1.1.2. Applicability
- Sec. 1.1.3. Effective Date
- Sec. 1.1.4. Purpose and Intent
- Sec. 1.1.5. Relationship to the Comprehensive Plan
- Sec. 1.1.6. Minimum Requirements
- Sec. 1.1.7. Conflicting Provisions
- Sec. 1.1.8. Severability
- Sec. 1.1.9. City Council Action
- Sec. 1.1.10. Penalties and Remedies
- Sec. 1.1.11. Existing Buildings and Structures
- Sec. 1.1.12. Adopted Manuals
- Sec. 1.1.13. Extraterritorial Representation on Boards and Commissions
- Article 1.2. Zoning Map
- Article 1.3. Zoning Districts
- Article 1.4. Building Types
- Article 1.5. Measurement, Exceptions & General Rules of Applicability
- Sec. 1.5.1. Site
- Sec. 1.5.2. Lot
- Sec. 1.5.3. Outdoor Amenity Area
- Sec. 1.5.4. Building Setbacks
- Sec. 1.5.5. Parking Setbacks
- Sec. 1.5.6. Build-to
- Sec. 1.5.7. Height
- Sec. 1.5.8. Pedestrian Access
- Sec. 1.5.9. Transparency
- Sec. 1.5.10. Blank Wall Area
- Sec. 1.5.11. Reserved
- Sec. 1.5.12. National Register Historic District Residential Garage Parking Options
CHAPTER 2
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- Article 2.1. General Provisions
- Article 2.2. Conventional Development Option
- Article 2.3. Compact Development
- Article 2.4. Conservation Development Option
- Article 2.5. Common Open Space Requirements
- Article 2.6. Additional Housing Patterns
- Article 2.7. Frequent Transit Development Option
CHAPTER 3
MIXED USE DISTRICTS
Sections
- Article 3.1. General Provisions
- Article 3.2. Base Dimensional Standards
- Article 3.3. Height Requirements
- Article 3.4. Frontage Requirements
- Article 3.5. Neighborhood Transitions
- Article 3.6. Additional Housing Patterns
- Article 3.7. Frequent Transit Development Option
CHAPTER 4
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- Article 4.1. General Provisions
- Article 4.2. Conservation Management (CM)
- Article 4.3. Agriculture Productive (AP)
- Article 4.4. Heavy Industrial (IH)
- Article 4.5. Manufactured Housing (MH)
- Article 4.6. Campus (CMP)
- Article 4.7. Planned Development (PD)
CHAPTER 5
OVERLAY DISTRICTS
Sections
- Article 5.1. General Provisions
- Article 5.2. Environmental Overlays
- Article 5.3. Corridor Overlays
- Article 5.4. Character Protection Overlays
- Article 5.5. Transit Overlays
- Article 5.6. Parking Overlays
CHAPTER 6
USE REGULATIONS
Sections
- Article 6.1. Allowed Uses
- Article 6.2. Residential Uses
- Article 6.3. Public & Institutional Uses
- Article 6.4. Commercial Uses
- Sec. 6.4.1. Day Care
- Sec. 6.4.2. Indoor Recreation
- Sec. 6.4.3. Medical
- Sec. 6.4.4. Office
- Sec. 6.4.5. Outdoor Recreation
- Sec. 6.4.6. Overnight Lodging
- Sec. 6.4.7. Parking
- Sec. 6.4.8. Passenger Terminal
- Sec. 6.4.9. Personal Service
- Sec. 6.4.10. Restaurant/Bar
- Sec. 6.4.11. Retail Sales
- Sec. 6.4.12. Shopping Center
- Sec. 6.4.13. Vehicle Sales/Rental
- Article 6.5. Industrial Uses
- Article 6.6. Open Uses
- Article 6.7. Accessory Uses & Structures
- Article 6.8. Temporary Uses
CHAPTER 7
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- Article 7.1. Parking
- Sec. 7.1.1. Applicability
- Sec. 7.1.2. Required Parking
- Sec. 7.1.3. Specialized Vehicle Parking Requirements
- Sec. 7.1.4. Vehicle Parking Mitigation
- Sec. 7.1.5. Additional Vehicle Parking Provisions
- Sec. 7.1.6. Vehicle Parking Location and Layout
- Sec. 7.1.7. Vehicle Parking Lot Landscaping
- Sec. 7.1.8. Vehicle Loading Areas
- Sec. 7.1.9. Parking Surface Standards
- Article 7.2. Landscaping and Screening
- Article 7.3. Signs
- Sec. 7.3.1. Applicability
- Sec. 7.3.2. Signs Allowed by District
- Sec. 7.3.3. Additional Sign Types
- Sec. 7.3.4. Wall Signs
- Sec. 7.3.5. Projecting Signs
- Sec. 7.3.6. Awning, Gallery, Marquee Signs
- Sec. 7.3.7. Window Signs
- Sec. 7.3.8. Low Profile Ground Signs
- Sec. 7.3.9. Medium Profile Ground Signs
- Sec. 7.3.10. High Profile Ground Signs
- Sec. 7.3.11. Tract Signs
- Sec. 7.3.12. A-Frame Signs
- Sec. 7.3.13. Special Sign Types
- Sec. 7.3.14. Off-Premise Signs
- Sec. 7.3.15. Prohibited Signs
- Sec. 7.3.16. General Sign Regulations
- Sec. 7.3.17. Nonconforming Signs
- Article 7.4. Site Lighting
- Sec. 7.4.1. Applicability
- Sec. 7.4.2. Light Level Measuring
- Sec. 7.4.3. Prohibited Sources
- Sec. 7.4.4. Design and Installation Requirements
- Sec. 7.4.5. Parking and Pedestrian Areas
- Sec. 7.4.6. Flood Lights and Flood Lamps
- Sec. 7.4.7. Vehicular Canopies
- Sec. 7.4.8. Outdoor Recreation Fields and Performance Areas
- Sec. 7.4.9. Signs
- Sec. 7.4.10. Building and Security Lighting
- Sec. 7.4.11. Parking Structures
- Sec. 7.4.12. Design Alternate Findings
- Article 7.5. Outdoor Display and Storage
CHAPTER 8
SUBDIVISION & SITE PLAN STANDARDS
Sections
- Article 8.1. General Provisions
- Article 8.2. Infrastructure Sufficiency
- Article 8.3. Blocks, Lots, Access
- Article 8.4. New and Existing Streets
- Article 8.5. Street Cross Sections
- Article 8.6. Reimbursements
- Article 8.7. Utilities
- Article 8.8. Surface Water Drainage
- Article 8.9. Facility Fees
- Article 8.10. Enforcement
- Article 8.11. Transit Infrastructure
CHAPTER 9
NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
Sections
- Article 9.1. Tree Conservation
- Sec. 9.1.1. Intent
- Sec. 9.1.2. Applicability
- Sec. 9.1.3. Tree Conservation Required
- Sec. 9.1.4. Tree Conservation Area Allocation
- Sec. 9.1.5. Documentation of Tree Conservation Areas
- Sec. 9.1.6. Permitted Tree Disturbing Activities
- Sec. 9.1.7. Penalties
- Sec. 9.1.8. Restoration
- Sec. 9.1.9. Watershed Protection Overlay Districts
- Sec. 9.1.10. Lots Without Recorded Tree Conservation Areas
- Article 9.2. Stormwater Management
- Article 9.3. Special Flood Hazard Area Regulations
- Sec. 9.3.1. General Purpose and Intent
- Sec. 9.3.2. Applicability
- Sec. 9.3.3. Special Flood Hazard Areas
- Sec. 9.3.4. Rules for Interpretation of SFHA Boundaries
- Sec. 9.3.5. Flood Hazard Reduction Standards
- Sec. 9.3.6. FEMA Designated SFHA Standards
- Sec. 9.3.7. SFHA Based on Drainage Basin Study, Flood Study, and Flood Hazard Soils Standards
- Sec. 9.3.8. Streets Crossing Watercourses
- Sec. 9.3.9. Streets in Special Flood Hazard Areas
- Sec. 9.3.10. Warning & Disclaimer of Liability
- Sec. 9.3.11. Sec. Permit and Inspection Procedures
- Sec. 9.3.12. Penalties
- Sec. 9.3.13. Stop Work Orders
- Sec. 9.3.14. Variances and Appeals
- Article 9.4. Erosion & Sedimentation Control
- Sec. 9.4.1. Applicability
- Sec. 9.4.2. Stormwater Design Manual Incorporated
- Sec. 9.4.3. Objectives
- Sec. 9.4.4. Standards for Land-Disturbing Activity
- Sec. 9.4.5. Maintenance
- Sec. 9.4.6. Land Disturbing Grading Permit & Control Plans Required
- Sec. 9.4.7. Additional Measures
- Sec. 9.4.8. Appeals
- Sec. 9.4.9. Compliance with Plan Requirements
- Sec. 9.4.10. Inspections
- Sec. 9.4.11. Enforcement
- Sec. 9.4.12. Revisions
- Article 9.5. Watershed Protection Areas
CHAPTER 10
ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- Article 10.1. Review Bodies
- Sec. 10.1.1. City Council
- Sec. 10.1.2. Planning Commission
- Sec. 10.1.3. Board of Adjustment
- Sec. 10.1.4. Historic Development Commission
- Sec. 10.1.5. Design Review Commission
- Sec. 10.1.6. Open Meeting Requirements
- Sec. 10.1.7. Planning Director and Development Services Director
- Sec. 10.1.8. Summary of Review Authority
- Sec. 10.1.9. Conflicts of Interest
- Article 10.2. Review Procedures
- Sec. 10.2.1. Common Review Procedures
- Sec. 10.2.2. Comprehensive Plan Amendment
- Sec. 10.2.3. UDO Text Changes
- Sec. 10.2.4. Rezoning
- Sec. 10.2.5. Subdivision Review
- Sec. 10.2.6. Non-Subdivision Final Plat and Recorded Instruments
- Sec. 10.2.7. Miscellaneous Zoning Permits
- Sec. 10.2.8. Site Plan Review
- Sec. 10.2.9. Special Use Permit
- Sec. 10.2.10. Variance
- Sec. 10.2.11. Appeal of an Administrative Decision
- Sec. 10.2.12. Common Signage Plan
- Sec. 10.2.13. Temporary Use Permit
- Sec. 10.2.14. Written Interpretation
- Sec. 10.2.15. Certificate of Appropriateness
- Sec. 10.2.16. Historic Landmark Designation
- Sec. 10.2.17. Design Alternate
- Sec. 10.2.18. Vested Rights
- Sec. 10.2.19. Streetscape Plan
- Sec. 10.2.20. Development Agreements
- Sec. 10.2.21. Custom Signage Plan
- Article 10.3. Nonconformities
- Article 10.4. Enforcement
CHAPTER 11
BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
Sections
- Article 11.1. Adoption of Codes by Reference
- Article 11.2. Development Services Department
- Article 11.3. Examining Boards & Licensing
- Article 11.4. Enforcement Provisions
- Sec. 11.4.1. Permit Requirements
- Sec. 11.4.2. Application for Permit
- Sec. 11.4.3. Plans and Specifications
- Sec. 11.4.4. Limitations on Issuance of Permits
- Sec. 11.4.5. Reserved for Future Use
- Sec. 11.4.6. Limitation on Issuance of Permits for Construction in Floodprone Areas
- Sec. 11.4.7. Issuance of Permit
- Sec. 11.4.8. Permit Fees
- Sec. 11.4.9. Violations
- Sec. 11.4.10. Civil Penalty
- Article 11.5. Unsafe Buildings
- Sec. 11.5.1. Short Title
- Sec. 11.5.2. Buildings and Structures Declared Unsafe; Notice Affixed
- Sec. 11.5.3. Designation of Community Development Target Area
- Sec. 11.5.4. Emergency Cases
- Sec. 11.5.5. Notice and Hearing; Order to Take Corrective Action
- Sec. 11.5.6. Appeal; Finality of Order if Not Appealed
- Sec. 11.5.7. Administrative Liability
- Sec. 11.5.8. Unlawful to Disregard Notices or Orders
- Sec. 11.5.9. Enforcement
- Sec. 11.5.10. Alternate Remedies
- Sec. 11.5.11. Lis Pendens
- Sec. 11.5.12. Administrative Fee and Costs
- Article 11.6. Housing Code
- Sec. 11.6.1. Preamble; Definitions
- Sec. 11.6.2. Conflict With Other Provisions
- Sec. 11.6.3. Minimum Standards for Basic Equipment and Facilities
- Sec. 11.6.4. Responsibilities of Persons
- Sec. 11.6.5. Powers of Department
- Sec. 11.6.6. Inspections
- Sec. 11.6.7. Abatement; Hearing on Charges; Filing; Petition and Charges; Investigation; Time and Conduct of Hearing
- Sec. 11.6.8. Service of Order, Contents
- Sec. 11.6.9. Methods of Service
- Sec. 11.6.10. Lis Pendens
- Sec. 11.6.11. Board of Adjustment to Hear Appeals
- Sec. 11.6.12. Placarding Premises
- Sec. 11.6.13. Approval by Governing Body of Removal or Demolition of Dwelling
- Sec. 11.6.14. Lien On Premises for Costs; Sale of Materials, etc.
- Sec. 11.6.15. Alternate Remedies
- Sec. 11.6.16. Penalty
- Sec. 11.6.17. Administrative Fee
- Article 11.7. Manufactured Homes
- Article 11.8. Demolition by Neglect of Historic Landmarks and Structures Within Historic Overlay Districts
- Article 11.9. Nonresidential Building or Structure Code
- Sec. 11.9.1. Title
- Sec. 11.9.2. Purpose
- Sec. 11.9.3. Definitions
- Sec. 11.9.4. Applicability and Compliance
- Sec. 11.9.5. Maintenance Standards for Nonresidential Buildings and Structures
- Sec. 11.9.6. Duties and Powers of Code Enforcement Coordinator or Officer
- Sec. 11.9.7. Inspections
- Sec. 11.9.8. Procedure for Enforcement
- Sec. 11.9.9. Limitations on Orders and Ordinances—Historic Landmark or Historic District
- Sec. 11.9.10. Limitations on Orders and Ordinances—Vacant Manufacturing Facility or Vacant Industrial Warehouse
- Sec. 11.9.11. Vacated and Closed Nonresidential Buildings or Structures
- Sec. 11.9.12. Methods of Service of Complaints and Orders
- Sec. 11.9.13. In Rem Action by The Code Enforcement Coordinator or Officer
- Sec. 11.9.14. Costs, a Lien on Premises
- Sec. 11.9.15. Ejectment
- Sec. 11.9.16. Filing of Ordinances
- Sec. 11.9.17. Alternative Remedies
- Sec. 11.9.18. Board of Adjustment to Hear Appeals
- Sec. 11.9.19. Temporary Injunction Remedy for Aggrieved Person
- Sec. 11.9.20. Conflict With Other Provisions
- Sec. 11.9.21. Violations; Penalty
CHAPTER 12
DEFINITIONS