3 rules for unincorporated Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Setbacks in unincorporated Cumberland County are set by zoning district in the Section 1104 dimensional chart. In the common R6 residential district, the minimums are a 25-foot front yard, 10-foot side yard, and 30-foot rear yard, and no residence may sit within 50 feet of a street centerline.
Cumberland County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 1102 B; Sec. 1104
In no case, however, shall any residential structure be placed closer than 50 feet from the centerline of a street on which it faces or within 40 feet from the centerline of a side street.
Cumberland County does not cap the height of multifamily, office, commercial, or industrial buildings, but each foot above 35 feet requires one added foot of side and rear yard setback. Building height is measured from average finished grade at the front to the highest point.
Cumberland County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 1102 I
Building Height. Multiple family dwellings and office, commercial and industrial buildings shall not be limited to height except that for each one foot of height greater than 35 feet, the side and rear yard setbacks shall be increased by one foot.
Cumberland County's zoning ordinance defines building lot coverage as the percentage of a lot covered by principal buildings, but the district dimensional chart controls density through minimum lot size rather than a fixed residential coverage cap. Watershed-protected areas add impervious limits.
Cumberland County Zoning Ordinance (Building Lot Coverage definition); Sec. 1104
Building Lot Coverage: The amount of net lot area or land surface area, expressed in terms of a percentage that is covered by all principal buildings.
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