6.1. Residential district development standards.

   A.   Single-family residential dimensional standards.

	Single-Family Residential Districts
	R-40	R-20	R-15	R-12	R-9	RMH
Lot Dimensions:
Minimum Lot Area	40,000 sq. ft.	20,000 sq. ft.	15,000 sq. ft.	12,000 sq. ft.	9,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.* 70 ft. in Park
Minimum Lot Width	100 ft.	90 ft.	80 ft.	70 ft.	60 ft.	50 ft. in Subdiv.
Minimum Yards:
Front Yard	35 ft.	35 ft.	30 ft.	30 ft.	25 ft.	25 ft.
Rear Yard	25 ft.	25 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.	25 ft.
Side Yard	10 ft.	10 ft.	6’ minimum 15’ combined**	6’ minimum 15’ combined**	6’ minimum 15’ combined**	10 ft.
Corner LotSide Yard	25 ft.	25 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.	25 ft.
Maximum Height	35 ft.	35 ft.	35 ft.	35 ft.	35 ft.	35 ft.
Maximum Gross DU/Acre  (Applies to Cluster Only)	0.8	1.5	2.0	2.5	3.0	—

* Note: 10,000 square foot minimum required for RMH lots without both public water and sewer. Wake County Health Department may require larger lot sizes.

** Interior side setback distance less than 10 feet requires a five-foot property maintenance easement be provided on the adjoining lot and recorded on the final subdivision plat.

   B.   Special lot area reduction adjacent to conservation or other designated buffer . Lots adjacent to a conservation or other officially designated buffer may be reduced by up to 20 percent where the buffer itself would, in theory, make up the remaining lot size. No lots shall extend into the conservation buffer other designated buffer and such buffers shall be protected in perpetuity by a conservation easement.

(Ord. No. 3813, § 1, 4-19-16)