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Building Setbacks & Zoning in Iredell County, NC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Iredell County, North Carolina.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Iredell County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Setback Rules

Iredell County's Land Development Code sets minimum yard setbacks by zoning district in dimensional-requirement tables. In the county's baseline R-A Residential Agricultural District, Table 2.5 requires a 35-foot front yard, 15-foot side yard, 35-foot rear yard and 25-foot corner-lot setback for single-family homes, and the same figures apply in the R-20 Single-Family Residential District.

Iredell County Yard Setback Minimums

Some Restrictions

Iredell County Code of Ordinances, Land Development Code § 2.5 (Table 2.5)

Table 2.5 Dimensional Requirements in the R-A District Principal Structures / Sq. ft. per Dwelling Unit / Lot Width / Front / Side / Rear / Corner / Maximum Height Single-Family: 20,000 / 100 / 35 / 15 / 35 / 25 / 35 Two-Family: 15,000 / 110 / 35 / 15 / 35 / 25 / 35 Other: 20,000 / 100 / 35 / 15 / 35 / 25 / 35
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Structure Height Limits

Iredell County caps residential structures at 35 feet in its core zoning districts. Table 2.5 sets a 35-foot maximum height for single-family and two-family homes in the R-A Residential Agricultural District, and the R-20 Single-Family Residential District carries the identical 35-foot cap, with narrow public-building and utility-structure exceptions under Section 2.2.5.

Iredell County Residential Height Limit 35 Feet

Some Restrictions

Iredell County Code of Ordinances, Land Development Code §§ 2.5 (Table 2.5), 2.2.5

Table 2.5 Dimensional Requirements in the R-A District Principal Structures / Sq. ft. per Dwelling Unit / Lot Width / Front / Side / Rear / Corner / Maximum Height Single-Family: 20,000 / 100 / 35 / 15 / 35 / 25 / 35 Section 2.2.5. - Height Limitation Exceptions. The height limitations of this Ordinance shall not apply to public buildings, churches, temples, schools, hospitals, belfries, cupo...
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