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ZONING DESIGNATIONS

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

R-20 Single family minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet

R-15 Single family minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet

R-12 Single family minimum lot size of 12,000 square feet

R-9 Single family minimum lot size of 9,000 square feet

R-15MF Multi-family lot area varies based on type of uses and number of dwellings

R-12MF Multi-family lot area varies based on type of uses and number of dwellings

R/I Residential/Institutional minimum lot size of 2 acres

R-MH Manufactured Home minimum 20 feet of separation between structures

NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

0-15 Office minimum lot size 15,000 square feet

0-9 Office minimum lot size of 9,000 square feet

AU Adult Uses no minimum lot size

B-l Neighborhood Business no minimum lot size

B-2 General Business no minimum lot size

B-3 High-Rise Business minimum lot size of 1 acre

B-D Business Distributive no minimum lot size

HUC Historic Urban Core downtown commercial area; no minimum lot size

1-1 Light Industrial no minimum lot size

I-2 Heavy Industrial no minimum lot size

SPECIAL PROVISION DISTRICTS

RU Rural minimum lot size 40,000 square feet for residential and 15,000 square feet for other use

CrC Crestdale Conservation for Crestdale Neighborhood; minimum lot area varies based on size of land developed

OVERLAY DISTRICTS (used in conjunction with underlying zoning designation)

DOD Downtown Overlay District including Precincts 1 & 2 Design Guidelines & Streetscape Improvements - Downtown Master Plan

HO Highway Overlay District 500 feet to 1,000 feet on each side of the NC HWY 51 right-of-way

CONDITIONAL DISTRICTS

B-1SCD Shopping Center District minimum lot of 100,000 square feet commercial space

R-PUD Planned Unit Development lot area varies by use; minimum lot area combined is 36 acres

R-VS Residential Varied Style Higher-Density Single-Family Residential

C Conditional a designation no longer in the ordinance but a hold-over from mid-80s zoning actions (East Point, Windsor Square, Matthews Festival area, etc.)

* Each of the above districts may be followed by (CD) indicating it is a Conditional District

* The single-family designations may also follow a cluster (CL) design process and be so noted on a zoning map, although cluster is not officially a separate zoning designation