Unified Development Ordinance, 31st Supplement, May 2024

CHAPTER 3. ​MIXED USE DISTRICTS | Article 3.3. ​Height Requirements

Article 3.3. Height Requirements Sec. 3.3.1. Applicability

Sec. 3.3.2. Building Height Standards

A. Each Mixed Use District must include one of the following height designations. The designation establishes the maximum height in stories and feet for each mixed use district. For example, CX-5 has a maximum height limit of 5 stories and 80 feet.

B3

-3 3 stories / 50 feet max -4 4 stories / 68 feet max -5 5 stories / 80 feet max -7 7 stories -12 12 stories -20 20 stories -30 30 stories -40 40 stories

A1

, A

Alley

2

B3

B3

B1

B2

Street

Street

B2

B. The height requirements apply to apartments, general buildings, mixed use buildings and civic buildings. Maximum heights for detached house, tiny house, attached house, townhouse and open lot are set forth in Article 3.2. Base Dimensional Standards . C. The minimum height requirements apply only to the Urban Frontages. The Urban Frontages include the following: Green, Green Plus, Urban Limited, Urban General and Shopfront. Civic buildings are exempt from the minimum height requirements. D. The Transit Overlay District (TOD) allows for building heights in excess of the maximum height of the underlying district for certain uses or development types as defined in Section 5.5.1 Transit Overlay District. E. When a mezzanine or mezzanines comprise less than 50% of the floor area of the room or space in which they are located, they are not considered a story. When a mezzanine or mezzanines comprise 50% or more of the floor area of the room or space in which they are located, they are considered a story. If a building is taller than five stories, mezzanines are permitted within only two stories of that building. Any additional intermediate level otherwise qualifying as a mezzanine is considered an additional story. If a building has five or fewer stories, there is no limit on the number of stories in that building that may contain a mezzanine.

District -3 -4 -5 -7 -12 -20 -30 -40

A. Max Height A1 Building height (max stories) A2 Building height (max feet)

3 4 5 7 12203040

50'

68'

80'

B. Min Height (Urban Frontages Only) B1 Building height (min stories) street facing façade(s) at min

n/a n/a n/a

2 2 3 3 3

Height (cumulative min % of building width(s)) Depth of min height from front building façade into lot (min)

B2

n/a n/a n/a 75% 75% 75% 75% 75%

B3

n/a n/a n/a

30'

45'

60'

60’

60'

Supp. No. 31

3 – 14 Published May 2024

Part 10: Unified Development Ordinance City of Raleigh, North Carolina