Concord, NC Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

D measures building height as the vertical distance between the average natural grade along the foundation and, depending on roof type, the average height between the eaves and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the highest point of a mansard roof, or the highest point of the coping on a flat roof. 2-A then sets the maximum for each district: 35 feet in the AG, RE, RL, RM-1, RM-2, RV and RC districts, with a bonus allowance letting multi-family buildings in some of those districts reach four stories; 40 feet in R-CO; 35 feet in O-I; 50 feet in B-1; 75 feet in the CC City Center district; 48 feet in C-1 and C-2; and 72 feet in I-1 and I-2.

The CC figure is measured differently, from the lowest level the fire department's vehicle access can reach up to the tallest finished floor, and on I-2 parcels over 40 acres, height can climb to 140 feet if the building adds 1 extra foot of setback for every 2 feet of added height. F exempts specific rooftop features from every district's cap: belfries, cupolas, spires, domes, monuments, airway beacons, essential-service structures, windmills, flagpoles, chimneys and chimney flues face no height limit, and bulkheads, elevators, water tanks and similar mechanical appurtenances above the roof are also exempt as long as they cover no more than 33 percent of the roof area.

G caps multi-family and other attached buildings at 35 feet or two stories, whichever is less, when they sit within 100 feet of a detached single-family or duplex lot.