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Rowan County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

DIMENSIONAL CRITERIA

Sec. 21-81.- Dimensional requirements; general.

Requirements for lot area, width, depth, and frontage, front, side and rear yard shall be provided in section 21-84, unless modified by the board of commissioners through residential clustering, multifamily developments subject to section 21-60(16), planned development subdivisions subject to section 22-58 of the subdivision ordinance, or as otherwise provided.

(Ord. of 1-19-98, § V; Amend. of 10-4-10; Amend. of 4-21-14)

Sec. 21-82. - Measurement of setback or building line.

Setbacks or front or side street building lines and other applicable elements of this chapter shall be measured from the street or road rights-of-way. If no recorded rights-of-way exists, the assumed rights-of-way shall be thirty (30) feet from the centerline of the road.

(Ord. of 1-19-98, § V)

Sec. 21-83. - Rear yard triangular lot.

A triangular shaped lot where the side lot lines intersect at the rear of the lot, shall provide a rear yard as required for that district. The rear yard shall be determined by locating a point on each side lot line measured from the intersection of the side yards toward the front of the lot, and connecting these two (2) lines.

(Ord. of 1-19-98, § V)

Sec. 21-84. - Table of dimensional requirements.

DISTRICTS RA RR RS MHP MFR AI CBI NB INST IND
Minimum zone lot size:(1)(7)(8)
Septic tank and individual or multi-connection well 20,000
sq. ft. 		20,000
sq. ft. 		20,000
sq. ft. 		6 acres 2 acres
with 3
du/acre
(2) 		N/A N/A (2) 20,000
sq. ft. 		N/A N/A
Minimum zone lot size:(1)(7)(8)
Public water or community water or Public sewer or approved package treatment plant 15,000
sq. ft. 		15,000
sq. ft. 		15,000
sq. ft. 		6 acres 2 acres
with 8
du/acre
(2) 		N/A N/A (2) 15,000
sq. ft. 		N/A N/A
Minimum zone lot size:(1)(7)(8)
Public water and sewer 10,000
sq. ft. 		10,000
sq. ft. 		10,000
sq. ft. 		6 acres 2 acres
with 12
du/acre
(2) 		N/A N/A (2) 10,000
sq. ft. 		N/A N/A
Minimum lot width at rights-of-way 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. (6) 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft.
Minimum lot width at building setback line 70 ft. 70 ft. 70 ft. 70 ft. 70 ft. (6) 70 ft. 70 ft. 50 ft. 70 ft. 70 ft.
Minimum lot depth:(7)(8)
Without public water and sewer 150 ft. 150 ft. 150 ft. 150 ft. 150 ft. (6) 100 ft. 100 ft. (2) 100 ft. (2) 150 ft. 150 ft.
Public water and sewer 125 ft. 125 ft. 125 ft. 125 ft. 125 ft. (6) 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 ft. 125 ft. 150 ft.
Principal structure setback:(7)(8)(10)
Front Yard 30 ft 30 ft 50 ft 50 ft (4) 50 ft (6) 50 ft 50 ft (2) 30 ft 30 ft 50 ft
Side street 20 ft 20 ft 25 ft 50 ft (4) 50 ft (6) 25 ft 30 ft (2) 20 ft 20 ft 30 ft
Side yard 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft 50 ft (4) 50 ft (6) 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft
Rear yard 10 ft 10 ft 20 ft 50 ft (4) 50 ft (6) 20 ft 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft
Accessory structure setback: (7)(8)(9)(10)
Front 30 ft. 30 ft. 50 ft. 50 ft. (5) 50 ft. (6) 50 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft.
Any right-of-way 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 30 ft. (5) 50 ft. (6) 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft.
Side and rear yard 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. (5) 10 ft. (6) 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft.

 

(1)  May be increased based on location in regulated watershed.
(2)  For single-family use standards for RA district.
(3)  For individual lot size/space standards in an MHP district refer to subsection 21-60(11)n.
(4)  For individual space setbacks in an MHP district refer to subsection 21-60(11)d.
(5)  From exterior property lines.
(6)  Requirements may be modified or exempted as provided by section 21-60(16). Dimensional criteria for subdivided lots shall be as provided for in the RA district, excluding external boundaries of the development.
(7)  May be modified by section 21-60(15) [Residential Clustering].
(8)  May be modified by section 22-58 [Planned Development Subdivision].
(9)  Refer to section 21-285 for additional standards.
(10)  May be increased based on use as identified in this chapter.

(Ord. of 1-19-98, § V; Ord. of 2-1-99(1), § 12; Ord. of 10-18-99(1); Ord. of 6-17-02; Amend. of 3-7-05; Amend. of 11-2-09; Amend. of 3-5-12; Amend. of 1-22-13; Amend. of 4-21-14; Amend. of 9-19-22; Amend. of 9-15-25)