Building Setbacks & Zoning in Craven County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Craven County, North Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Craven County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Structure Height Limits
Near Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, Craven County caps structure heights by zone: the horizontal zone tops out at 169 feet above sea level, and the outer conical zone allows up to 369 feet above sea level. Approach and transitional zones use sloped limits instead of flat heights, and any structure that would endanger aircraft is barred outright.
Airport Height Zone Limits, Craven County
Some RestrictionsCraven County Code ch. 41, art. III, pt. III (Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Zoning and Height Control Ordinance), § 301.3
301.3Airport height zone restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Part, no structure shall be erected, altered, or maintained in any zone created by this Part, to a height in excess of the applicable height limit herein established for such zone. ... 5.Horizontal zone: Established at 150 feet above the airport elevation or at a height of 169.0 feet above mean sea level.6.Conical zone:...
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