Fayetteville, NC Zoning

16 districts. 5 overlays.
This profile is an earlier edition — some fields may be incomplete. An updated profile is in progress.

Districts

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CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
RSF-9Single-Family Low Densityres_sf9,000 sf35 ft0.50.54.8225 / 25 / 8
RSF-7.5Single-Family Low-Moderate Densityres_sf7,500 sf35 ft0.50.55.8225 / 25 / 8
RSF-6Single-Family Moderate Densityres_sf6,000 sf35 ft0.50.57.3225 / 20 / 8
RMF-8Multi-Family Low Densityres_mf8,000 sf45 ft0.50.55.4230 / 25 / 10
RMF-12Multi-Family Moderate Densityres_mf12,000 sf55 ft0.50.53.6230 / 25 / 10
RMF-16Multi-Family High Densityres_mf16,000 sf65 ft0.50.52.7230 / 20 / 10
NCNeighborhood Commercialcom5,000 sf45 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
GCGeneral Commercialcom5,000 sf55 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
HCHighway Commercialcom5,000 sf65 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
OPOffice / Professionalcom5,000 sf45 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
DBDowntown Businesscom5,000 sf100 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
LILight Industrialind20,000 sf50 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
GIGeneral Industrialind40,000 sf60 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
HIHeavy Industrialind5,000 sf75 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
TODTransit-Oriented Development (if any)mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
FBCForm-Based Code District (if any)mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

MCO
Military Compatibility
spec

Applies to: Residential, Office, Commercial, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.1
setback addition (ft)10
parking multiplier0.25
HDO
Historic
HP

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

coverage adjustment (%)-10
density multiplier-0.2
lot size multiplier0.15
EPO
Environmental Protection / Riparian Buffer
HS

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Office

coverage adjustment (%)-10
setback addition (ft)15
FPO
Floodplain
FP

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Office

coverage adjustment (%)-10
setback addition (ft)15
DBO
Downtown / Central Business
DT

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
setback addition (ft)5

Adopted building codes

Statewide

2021
2015
2020
2021
IECC (Residential)
2021
IECC (Commercial)
2021

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Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure.
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area.
far
Gross floor area / lot area.
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre.
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit unless noted.

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far
buildable_width_ft
lot_width_ft - setback_side_ft * 2
buildable_depth_ft
lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft
max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10

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Research status

Data quality

8%completeness4 confirmed34 partial13 inferred
Documented gaps
  • Quirks not populated — requires markdown source review

Known issues

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